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Crossword answer

FIRST

5 letters · Used for 34 different clues · 66 appearances · Last seen Daily Themed, August 5, 2026
Letter pattern
FIRST
Starts with F, ends with T · 5 letters
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Clues that lead to FIRST

Most recent first
ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
With 46-Across, Starbuck vis-à-vis Captain Ahab5New York TimesAug 5, 2026 "___ and foremost ..."5Daily ThemedAug 5, 2026 Gold medalist's place5NewsdayJul 22, 2026 Original rifts given new form5Daily ExpressJun 26, 2026 With 7-Across, something often marked with a star in elevators5NYT MiniJun 25, 2026 Initial source of much terrible strife5Evening StandardJun 15, 2026 Tree starts to sprout twigs before anything else5The IndependentJun 2, 2026 Winning a blue ribbon5New York TimesMay 11, 2026 Foremost5Daily ExpressApr 23, 2026 Best position in a race5Daily ThemedApr 6, 2026 Initial5Evening StandardApr 5, 2026 The __ of the five vowels is nowhere in the clues or solution5NewsdayMar 6, 2026 Initially5NewsdayDec 7, 2025 Quickest to cause endless strife?5Evening StandardOct 14, 2025 Opposite of last5Evening StandardSep 20, 2025 Starting to foment endless strife5Evening StandardJul 21, 2025 Smallest number in Wood Street5Evening StandardMay 25, 2025 Destination of a walk5New York TimesFeb 19, 2025 "50 ___ Dates," 2004 rom-com movie where Lucy's memory resets daily, and her partner rekindles their love with a new date each time5Daily ThemedJan 30, 2025 Initially right in hand5Evening StandardJan 7, 2025 Gold medal position5Daily ThemedJan 2, 2025 Earliest5Evening StandardNov 6, 2024 Starting no end of terrible strife5Evening StandardMar 6, 2024 Intial5Evening StandardMar 5, 2024 No. 1 Wood Street5Evening StandardFeb 28, 2024 Raw beginner taken in hand at the outset5Evening StandardFeb 19, 2024 "50 ___ Dates," 2004 rom-com starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore that was shot in Hawaii5Daily ThemedJul 6, 2023 "___ of May," 1969 song by the Bee Gees whose title means "foremost"5Daily ThemedJan 2, 2023 Beginning to stir up endless strife5Evening StandardJul 25, 2022 Before all others5Evening StandardMay 30, 2022 Primary5Eugene ShefferMar 11, 2022 To start with, take a raw beginner in hand5Evening StandardSep 23, 2021 Original5Evening StandardAug 30, 2019 Initial cause of endless strife5Evening StandardAug 28, 2019

About FIRST in crosswords

FIRST is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 66 times in our database across 34 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “"___ and foremost ..."” in the Daily Themed crossword on August 5, 2026.

Every appearance of FIRST (66)

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Aug 5, 2026
"___ and foremost ..." · Daily Themed · 48 Across
Aug 5, 2026
With 46-Across, Starbuck vis-à-vis Captain Ahab · New York Times · 43 Across
Jul 22, 2026
Gold medalist's place · Newsday · Down
Jun 26, 2026
Original rifts given new form · Daily Express · 14 Across
Jun 25, 2026
With 7-Across, something often marked with a star in elevators · NYT Mini · 4 Across
Jun 15, 2026
Initial source of much terrible strife · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Jun 2, 2026
Tree starts to sprout twigs before anything else · The Independent · 22 Across
May 11, 2026
Winning a blue ribbon · New York Times · 23 Down
Apr 23, 2026
Foremost · Daily Express · 20 Down
Apr 6, 2026
Best position in a race · Daily Themed · 21 Down
Apr 5, 2026
Initial · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Mar 6, 2026
The __ of the five vowels is nowhere in the clues or solution · Newsday · Across
Dec 7, 2025
Initially · Newsday · Across
Oct 23, 2025
Gold medalist's place · Daily Themed · 35 Across
Oct 14, 2025
Quickest to cause endless strife? · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Oct 5, 2025
Foremost · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Sep 20, 2025
Opposite of last · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jul 21, 2025
Starting to foment endless strife · Evening Standard · 5 Down
May 25, 2025
Smallest number in Wood Street · Evening Standard · 26 Down
May 21, 2025
___ and foremost · New York Times · 39 Across
May 1, 2025
Gold medalist's place · Daily Themed · 33 Down
Apr 8, 2025
Initial · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Mar 11, 2025
Opposite of last · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Feb 19, 2025
Destination of a walk · New York Times · 1 Across
Jan 30, 2025
"50 ___ Dates," 2004 rom-com movie where Lucy's memory resets daily, and her partner rekindles their love with a new date each time · Daily Themed · 12 Down
Jan 7, 2025
Initially right in hand · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 2, 2025
Gold medal position · Daily Themed · 5 Down
Nov 6, 2024
Earliest · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Oct 3, 2024
Foremost · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Mar 6, 2024
Starting no end of terrible strife · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Mar 5, 2024
Intial · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Feb 28, 2024
No. 1 Wood Street · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Feb 19, 2024
Raw beginner taken in hand at the outset · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Oct 13, 2023
"___ and foremost..." · Daily Themed · 5 Down
Jul 6, 2023
"50 ___ Dates," 2004 rom-com starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore that was shot in Hawaii · Daily Themed · 5 Down
Jan 2, 2023
"___ of May," 1969 song by the Bee Gees whose title means "foremost" · Daily Themed · 34 Across
Oct 14, 2022
Initially · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Aug 23, 2022
Initial · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jul 25, 2022
Beginning to stir up endless strife · Evening Standard · 1 Across
May 30, 2022
Before all others · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Mar 11, 2022
Primary · Eugene Sheffer · 35 Across
Dec 23, 2021
Earliest · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Dec 2, 2021
Primary · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Sep 23, 2021
To start with, take a raw beginner in hand · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jul 15, 2021
Initial · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Apr 22, 2021
Primary · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Down
Apr 20, 2021
Initial source of much terrible strife · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Oct 16, 2020
Initial · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Apr 13, 2020
Quickest to cause endless strife? · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Mar 11, 2020
Foremost · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Feb 13, 2020
Opposite of last · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Nov 18, 2019
Starting no end of terrible strife · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Oct 24, 2019
Opposite of last · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Sep 10, 2019
Foremost · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Aug 30, 2019
Original · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Aug 28, 2019
Initial cause of endless strife · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Aug 27, 2019
Foremost · Evening Standard · 13 Down
May 15, 2019
Starting to foment endless strife · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Feb 13, 2019
Smallest number in Wood Street · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jan 22, 2019
Initial · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Nov 22, 2018
Opposite of last · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Oct 11, 2018
Initially right in hand · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Sep 13, 2018
Earliest · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jul 3, 2018
Foremost · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Feb 6, 2018
Intial · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jan 1, 2018
Starting no end of terrible strife · Evening Standard · 30 Down