| DIDO | Founder and first queen of the city of Carthage (4) |
| TUNISIA | According to Greek legend, Dido founded the city of Carthage in this country in the 9th century BCE. That city is now a suburb of the country's capital. |
| ANNE | First queen of Great Britain and Ireland |
| FITT | Gerry ___, co-founder and first leader of the SDLP in Northern Ireland in 1970 (4) |
| OTTO | ___ von Bismarck, founder and first chancellor of the German Empire |
| TANG | Imperial dynasty of China (618-907) whose founder and first emperor was Gaozu (4) |
| SEAS | Seven ___ of Rhye, first Queen hit (4) |
| TROY | Weight of the city of Paris (4) |
| TUNIS | Which capital is built on the site of the ancient city of Carthage? (5) |
| MARYI | The daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon who became the first queen to rule England in her own right (4,1) |
| SISTERS | Second and first queen's relatives (7) |
| KUBLAIKHAN | Founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China (6,4) |
| KURTWEILL | German composer who wrote the music for Bertolt Brecht's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and The Threepenny Opera |
| REYNOLDS | Co-founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts who was the second artist to have been honoured with a knighthood after Sir James Thornhill (8) |
| MAOZEDONG | Founder and first head of state (1949-59) of the People's Republic of China (3,6) |
| WILLIAMBOOTH | The founder and first general of the Salvation Army (7,5) |
| LINACRE | Thomas -, chief founder and first president of the Royal College of Physicians in London |
| SAMUELGOMPERS | Founder and first president of the American Federation of Labor: 2 wds. |
| PETER | Traditionally, founder and first bishop of the Church of Rome (5) |
| STEPNEY | District to the east of the City of London, now part of the borough of Tower Hamlets (7) |
