| KATERI | The first Indigenous person of North America to become a Saint, she was born in New York state ...and lived in the present-day Mohawk territory of Kahnawake (near Montreal) in the last years of her li |
| MARYSIMON | Inuk leader who is the first Indigenous person to be Governor General of Canada: 2 wds. |
| ATLATL | A stick used by some indigenous people of North America to propel a dart or spear (6) |
| USCITIZEN | Person of North America, e.g.: acr. + wd. |
| POTATO | Vegetable brought back from South America to become an Irish staple |
| NICHOLAS | Has Colin become a saint for Christmas? |
| GUESTS | Gets us to become visitors |
| FREDSASAKAMOOSE | Sports legend, the first Indigenous player in the nhl, who has been appointed to the Order of Canada: 2 wds. |
| TORRE | Only Yankees manager who was born in New York City |
| NAMATJIRA | Who is the first Indigenous artist to win the Archibald Prize? (9) |
| RAJ | "The Big Bang Theory" character who was born in New Delhi |
| LORDE | Royals singer who was born in New Zealand (5) |
| MOLLYKOOL | Captain ___ ___ (b.1916 - d.2009 ...Canadian who became, in 1939, the first woman in North America to attain the certification of 'Master of a Cargo Steamship in the Home-trade') |
| SANDIEGOZOO | Birthplace of the first giant panda in North America to survive to adulthood |
| THORA | She was born in Lancashire, England, and appeared in more than 100 films, on TV and stage, with a career spanning over 70 years. Her name? (5,4) |
| HIRD | She was born in Lancashire, England, and appeared in more than 100 films, on TV and stage, with a career spanning over 70 years. Her name? (5,4) |
| MARIEANTOINETTE | *She was born in Vienna and died in Paris |
| ZONE | "I think she was born in an arctic ___" (song lyric from 1980) |
| GOVERNORGENERAL | Mary Simon was the first Inuk and Indigenous person to be sworn into the office |
| NEVADA | Dave is westbound in North America to see the Las Vegas state (6) |
