| FAMILYNAME | It appears first in China |
| SURINAME | It comes first in China, but second in the U.S. |
| NITROGEN | Gas that appears first in Newcastle (8) |
| ABUDHABI | Capital city which appears first in alphabetical lists; one of the UAE (3,5) |
| KIMONO | Exclaim in the negative when she appears first seen in Japan (6) |
| GOBANANAS | Pineapple chunk appears first - lose it |
| NOVELIST | Writer is original and appears first |
| IOWAN | Pale moon appears first from Midwest (5) |
| SAGA | Forsyte story after Galsworthy appears first (4) |
| DEBUT | Say you, in debt, appear first (5) |
| CHARLIECHAPLIN | The Tramp thread is short: idiot bloke appears first (7,7) |
| ATDAWN | Want ad to appear first thing in the morning (2,4) |
| RANKING | Order German crime writer to appear first (7) |
| RIFTS | The cracks that may appear first (5) |
| BASIN | As it appears in the wine store, one may wash in it (5) |
| SKATED | Miss Kate did it in winter, it appears (6) |
| CELANDINE | It appears in the spring of an antelope in a moving start (9) |
| HERITAGE | It is handed down to one, it appears, in a lady's years (8) |
| OBJ | It is closer than it appears in a vehicle's mirror for short |
| ARPEGGIO | Encourage ten, it appears, playing rap first, play in quick succession (8) |
