| DIDO | Founder and first queen of the city of Carthage (4) |
| TUNISIA | According to Greek legend, Dido founded the city of Carthage in this country in the 9th century BCE. That city is now a suburb of the country's capital. |
| ANNE | First queen of Great Britain and Ireland |
| CATE | Recent recipient of the Freedom of the City of London, _ Blanchett (4) |
| FITT | Gerry ___, co-founder and first leader of the SDLP in Northern Ireland in 1970 (4) |
| OTTO | ___ von Bismarck, founder and first chancellor of the German Empire |
| TANG | Imperial dynasty of China (618-907) whose founder and first emperor was Gaozu (4) |
| SEAS | Seven ___ of Rhye, first Queen hit (4) |
| TROY | Weight of the city of Paris (4) |
| SOHO | A district of the City of Westminster, London, chiefly known for restaurants, clubs, etc. (4) |
| RANI | Country relocating first queen (4) |
| SONIA | First Queen of Hyrule, as we learned in "Tears of the Kingdom" |
| TUNIS | African capital city founded close to the site of the historical city of Carthage (5) |
| SISTERS | Second and first queen's relatives (7) |
| MARYI | The daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon who became the first queen to rule England in her own right (4,1) |
| KUBLAIKHAN | Founder and first emperor of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China (6,4) |
| REMUS | The twin brother of the legendary founder and first king of Rome (5) |
| KURTWEILL | German composer who wrote the music for Bertolt Brecht's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and The Threepenny Opera |
| REYNOLDS | Co-founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts who was the second artist to have been honoured with a knighthood after Sir James Thornhill (8) |
| MAOZEDONG | Founder and first head of state (1949-59) of the People's Republic of China (3,6) |
