| TELEFUNKEN | German radio and TV apparatus manufacturer that was the first in the world to sell televisions with cathode-ray tubes (10) |
| ARIEL | Birmingham manufacturer that was founded at the turn of the 20th Century. (5) |
| TRANSMIT | I must leave schools with German radio |
| STOCKTON | ___ and Darlington Railway, former public railway that was first in the world to use steam locomotives (8) |
| MEMPHISBELLE | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress whose aircrew was the first in the US Eighth Air Force to complete 25 missions in Europe and return to the United States |
| ROSSI | Who is the only football player in the world to have won the World Cup, Golden Boot, Golden Ball and Ballon d'or awards - all four in the same year? (5) |
| DELTA | In 1997, which airline became first in the world to board more than 100 million passengers in one year? (5) |
| IKEA | Company that was the first in the U.S. to air a TV ad with a gay couple (1994) |
| OBERLIN | Ohio college that was the first in the U.S. to award degrees to women |
| KIRIBATI | First country in the world to enter the New Year, in the central Pacific SW of Hawaii (8) |
| MELBOURNE | In 1956 this city was the first in the southern hemisphere to host the Olympic Games |
| LEGAVROCHE | London restaurant that was the first in the UK to be awarded three Michelin stars (2,8) |
| CAMBERWICKGREEN | 1966 children's TV series that was the first in the Trumptonshire trilogy (10,5) |
| HUGH | Who became the first player in the world to perform two hat-tricks in Test cricket? (4) |
| AMISS | Which former English opener became the first player ever in the world to score a century in ODIS? (5) |
| GEORGIADOME | Only facility in the world to have hosted the Olympics, Super Bowl and Final Four |
| EPIE | Gilles ___, renowned French chef who was the youngest in the world to receive a Michelin Star (4) |
| STEPHENSON | George ___, English engineer who built the first public railway line in the world to use steam locomotives (10) |
| LIFER | One with all the time in the world to stay inside? (5) |
| OMBRE | 17th-century card game that was the first in which a trump suit was established by bidding |
