| BUTWHYCANTIWEARIT | ...on the first day of school |
| NEWKID | Object of curiosity on the first day of school |
| BYEBYEBABY | Farewell to a tot on the first day of school |
| NEWFACES | Something to see on the first day of school |
| SHY | Like a kindergartner on the first day of school, maybe |
| NEMO | Film character whose first line is "First day of school!" |
| CALENDAR | Word for a book of accounts due on the first day of a Roman month originally, later an almanac, chart, diary or other system of divisions of the year (8) |
| PASCHALLAMB | In the Old Testament, the young sheep killed and eaten on the first day of the Passover (7,4) |
| NEWYEAR | In the Chinese calendar this will occur on the first day of the first lunar month (3,4) |
| APRILFOOL | Any victim of a prank played on the first day of the fourth month (5,4) |
| ASH | The Ai ligature; an oleaceous tree bearing bunches of keys; cinders, such as those traditionally sprinkled on the first day of Lent; or, a pallid hue (3) |
| PEARTREE | Where one of the Partridge family may be found on the first day of Christmas? (4,4) |
| WATTLE | The acacia plant celebrated in Australia on the first day of Spring |
| DREWBLOOD | What the vampires did on the first day of art class? |
| PEAR | The fruit mentioned - "On the First Day of Christmas' song (4) |
| FORRESTSELBOW | Downhill left-hander at Bathurst's Mount Panorama, named after a rider who ground down a body part there on the first day of practice at the venue. (8,5) |
| ASHES | Symbol bestowed on the first day of Lent |
| BELTANE | Celtic festival held on the first day of May |
| SENTTO | "On the first day of Christmas, my true love ___ me ..." |
| JOANBAEZ | *Singer on the first day of Woodstock |
