| ROGERBACON | "Doctor Mirabilis," 13th-century English philosopher considered by some to be the world's first scie |
| SYRIA | Country that was home to the Ebla library, thought to be the world's first (2500 B.C.) |
| KDKA | Pittsburgh radio station since 1920, said to be the world's first |
| PARMENIDES | Greek philosopher considered the founder of the Eleatic School (10) |
| SIRFRANCISBACON | Philosopher considered the father of empiricism |
| ETH | 13th century English letter |
| COLLINS | A friend of Charles Dickens considered by some to be the first detective novelist whose books includ |
| ULLSWATER | A body of water in Cumbria considered by some to be the most beautiful of the Lakeland lakes (9) |
| EROICA | Work considered by some to be the first Romantic-era symphony |
| WILT | -- Chamberlain, he is considered by some to be the greatest basketball player ever (4) |
| BACON | English 13th-century philosopher/scientist who came to be known as 'Doctor Mirabilis' (5) |
| OFFAL | The entrails and internal organs of an animal, especially those bits considered, by some, to be edib |
| THIRDEYE | A brain's pineal gland, believed by some to be the source of spiritual insight; or, the Ajna chakra through which to gaze in yogic drishti (5,3) |
| SEVEN | Number considered by some to be lucky (5) |
| RICOTTA | What cheese, made from ewe's milk, is considered by some to be a milk product rather than a cheese? (7) |
| JERICHO | Palestinian town near the north end of the Dead Sea considered to be the world's oldest settlement (7) |
| TINTAGEL | Cornish castle, claimed by some to be the birthplace of King Arthur (8) |
| USHUAIA | Arguably the place with the strongest claim to be the world's southernmost city |
| AMANITA | Psychedelic mushroom whose color and role in Nordic shamanic rituals is believed by some to be the source of Santa Claus's red-and-white suit |
| SIVA | Believed by some to be the supreme being |
