| TONYJACKLIN | His British Open triumph of 1969 was the first by a Briton in 18 years |
| LUNAR | The Eagle which landed on the moon in 1969 was Apollo 11's ... module |
| SOS | 2022 studio album by US singer SZA which was the first by a woman to spend 100 weeks in the Billboard 200's top 10 (3) |
| FANTASY | 1995 Mariah Carey song that was the first by a female artist to debut at #1 |
| ASCOT | A Briton in cravat (5) |
| ONES | Bills not used in 18 years |
| SEHWAG | His triple century - the first by an Indian - helped the visiting team beat Pakistan for the first time (6) |
| HAJJ | Trip of a lifetime hampered at first by a couple of jokers |
| GRANDREMONSTRANCE | List of grievances presented to Charles the First by the English Parliament on December 1 1641 which partly precipitated the English Civil War (5,12) |
| JOSEPH | Eleventh son of the Old Testament patriarch Jacob, the first by his second wife Rachel (Genesis 30:22-24) (6) |
| ALOEVERA | Perhaps a girlfriend's taken in easily at first by a cosmetic substance |
| CAMPANILE | Was a runner affected, at first, by a bell tower? (9) |
| SHORTHEAD | Swimmer taking the gold (first) by a narrow margin (5,4) |
| STYLIST | Fashion was cut short, at first, by a hair-dresser (7) |
| FINISHINGPOST | What you have to reach first, by a nose or more, to win the Guineas or Oaks (9,4) |
| CATS | Musical whose first run in London lasted 21 years, and 18 years on Broadway, made into a film in 2019 (4) |
| SABEERA | Which 18-year-old girl won a bronze in the trap mixed team event at the ISSF World Cup for shotgun shooters held in May 2025 in Nicosia, Cyprus? (7) |
| BABYBOOMER | Person born in a period of up to 18 years starting in 1946 |
| GARCIA | Golfer who won the 2017 US Masters, his first major, after 18 years as a professional (6) |
| OTT | Baseball great who led his team in home runs 18 years in a row |
