Initial

The answer

FIRST

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FIRST answer page.

Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• MAIDEN (3 uses in xd)
• OKAY (3 uses in xd)
• LTR (1 uses in xd)
• PREMIERE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for FIRST

Every other clue in this collection answered by FIRST, most used first.

• Historic event - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Gold medalist's place - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Leading - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Blue-ribbon position - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Primary - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• "For starters ..." - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• At the head of the line - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• In the lead - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• "Who's on ___?" - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Original - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Who's position - used 6 times, most recently in 2019

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Initial stage - ONSET, used 66 times
• Initial phase - ONSET, used 19 times
• Initial venture - FORAY, used 9 times
• Initial comment, for short - INTRO, used 7 times
• Initial assault - ONSET, used 6 times
• Initial poker payments - ANTES, used 6 times

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