| SHERYLSWOOPES | Openly gay basketballer who was the first woman to be signed by the WNBA: 2 wds. |
| BENWHITE | The Brighton centre-back who has been signed by Arsenal. (3,5) |
| BRESTLITOVSK | Name given to the treaty signed by the Bolsheviks and the Central Powers to end Russia's participation in the first world war (5-7) |
| ISRAEL | Roy Nissany, the first driver from this country, to be signed up by a Formula 1 team. (6) |
| TINAFEY | "You can't be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute." She was the first woman to be head writer on Saturday Night Live. |
| HALLOWES | Secret agent tortured by the Gestapo who became the first woman to be awarded the George Cross (8) |
| STEVIENICKS | American singer and songwriter who became the first woman to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| FLORENCE | British hospital reformer who was the first woman to be awarded the Order of Merit (8,11) |
| NIGHTINGALE | British hospital reformer who was the first woman to be awarded the Order of Merit (8,11) |
| ODETTE | _ Hallowes, Second World War agent who was the first woman to be awarded the George Cross (6) |
| FISHERMAN | Ring of the ___, signet used until 1842 to seal official documents signed by the Pope (9) |
| DRAWNUP | All waiting ___ to be signed? (5,2) |
| DESIGNATE | Name the sort of tea to be signed for |
| STANDBACK | 1983 top 10 hit for Stevie Nicks the first woman to be inducted twice (in 1998 and 2019) into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| CORI | First woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her role in the discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen (surname only) |
| KNIGHT | Painter Dame Laura who, in 1936, broke tradition when she became the first woman to be elected to full membership of the Royal Academy (6) |
| CHAMBERLAIN | Wilt ___ former basketballer who holds the record for the most points in a NBA game |
| KAREEM | ___ Abdul- Jabbar former basketballer who holds the record for most NBA wins by a player |
| CURRY | Stephen ___ basketballer who holds the record for most 3-point field goals by a point guard in a NBA season |
| HARDEN | James ___ basketballer who holds the record for most triple-doubles by a shooting guard |
