| WYNNE | Arthur __, credited with creating the first crossword in 1913 (5) |
| BETSY | Ross who is credited with creating the first American flag |
| WORLD | Paper that ran the first crossword in 1913, the New York ___ |
| EASIEST | Like the first crossword in a book, often |
| NEW | Like crosswords in 1913 |
| BERNINI | Gian Lorenzo ---, Italian artist credited with creating the Baroque style of sculpture (7) |
| ABRAHAM | US psychologist credited with creating the 'hierarchy of human needs' theory, ... Maslow |
| TANDU | Letters Of the alphabet, which are, fittingly for 2021's first crossword, the initials of the theme entries |
| UNION | College gets on with creating alliance (5) |
| CROWD | Caught crossword in the press (5) |
| UHURA | She's been played by Nichelle Jotter pad You can now solve our crosswords in the new FT crossword app at ft.com/crosswordapp Nichols and Zoe Saldana |
| CLAIM | "I can write a crossword in an hour," e.g. |
| BETTY | ___ Williams, famed for creating the Rovers' hotpot recipe in Corrie (5) |
| METAS | Contest crosswords in the Wall Street Journal, e.g. |
| MANIA | Crosswords in the '20s, e.g. |
| CRAZE | Crosswords, in the 1920s |
| BEVAN | Nye _; politician noted for creating the National Health Service (5) |
| QUANT | English fashion designer credited for creating the 'Chelsea look', Mary ... |
| HERGE | Pen name of Belgian cartoonist Georges Prosper Remi, known for creating The Adventures of Tintin (5) |
| DEVIL | POSSESSOR CREATING THE BEST USE OF HISTORY (DAYS) |
