| ANARCHIST | Revolutionary principal first applied to Paine regularly (9) |
| REDLEAD | Sort of paint a revolutionary principal player (3,4) |
| REDHEAD | Revolutionary principal having reputation of fiery temper? (3-4) |
| FIRSTLADY | Title first applied to Dolley Madison |
| PDA | Term first applied to the Apple Newton |
| TENNIS | Game theory's first applied to town in Ireland (6) |
| BRIM | Lip balm's first applied to lip |
| EPICUREAN | Follower of philosophy of Paine, unfortunately without remedy (9) |
| NOIR | see 26dn, Cinematic term first applied to Hollywood movies by French critic Nino Frank in 1946 |
| FILM | and 50dn, Cinematic term first applied to Hollywood movies by French critic Nino Frank in 1946 |
| SKYSCRAPER | Term first applied to buildings such the Home Insurance Building, built in Chicago in 1885 |
| PANTOMIME | Farcical situation originally mentioned in Tom Paine treatment |
| PATAGONIA | Torres del Paine is a popular tourist destination in the Chilean part of this tableland region of so |
| HEADRESTRAINT | During break, school principal's first to offer support (4,9) |
| INSPECTORATE | OFSTED in department? Principal's first to enter, worried |
| CRIMSON | Lips, after cosmetic's first applied, may be this |
| LEADER | Orchestra's principal first violin; a dog or horse at the front of a team; the head of an expedition; or, the first climber on a rope (6) |
| ARCHDIOCESE | See principal first in large church area |
| LEADINGQUESTION | Who shall be principal first violin? Me? |
| LIEDER | Songs principal first violinist mentioned in speech |