| ANCESTRESS | Crass teens running around, but she was first (10) |
| TREADWATER | We dart and tear around, but don't make any progress (5,5) |
| LIVEINHOPE | Recalling evil I phone around, but stay optimistic (4,2,4) |
| MEDUSA | No beauty, but she was ill-used in some degree (6) |
| MANICURIST | Her job is filing but she needs a hand (10) |
| LOVING | Val blooping? But she was fond of his art in the movie (6,5) |
| PABLO | Val blooping? But she was fond of his art in the movie (6,5) |
| WHODATGIRL | 2011 Flo Rida hit with the lyric "She ain't no rock star, but she got groupies" |
| AIRHOSTESS | Flighty maybe, but she has stories to unfold (3-7) |
| HERMAJESTY | A "pretty nice girl, but she doesn't have a lot to say," per a Beatles song |
| OPRAH | She was first broadcast nationally 30 years ago (5) |
| LEVEE | She was first in the French reception (5) |
| EVENT | She was first at the territory to see the happening |
| EVER | She was first to be right, always! (4) |
| CARTER | "You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through." She was first lady in the United States from 1977 to 1981. Who said this? |
| OBAMA | "There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." She was first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Who said this? |
| ROOSEVELT | "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." She was first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. Who said this? |
| LADDERED | Viper was led around, but there was a snag (8) |
| REDUNDANT | Nun darted around but was no longer needed |
| EDNA | "But she was not made for any man, / And she never will be all mine" poet ___ St. Vincent Millay |
