| BARBIES | The first ones were introduced in blonde and brunette in 1959 |
| PAGERS | The first ones were introduced in 1950 by physicians in the New York City area |
| DVR | Some of the first ones were ReplayTV and TiVo |
| UNDERTHETABLE | Reckless lad and brunette smuggling heroin and ecstasy secretly (5,3,5) |
| BISHOPS | Which chess pieces were introduced in the 12th century, replacing the elephants of Islamic tradition? (7) |
| DYED | Went from blond to brunette, in a way |
| OVERPOWERED | First ones were proved to be completely trounced |
| TOWERS | Tall buildings for the first ones in debt |
| HOLLANDTAYLOR | The role of Evelyn Harper in the TV sitcom Two And A Half Men is played by this US actress, whose films include Legally Blonde and The Truman Show (7,6) |
| RELICTS | Mementos holding the first ones surviving |
| CHANGELING | Substitute drape that parts ceiling after the first one's dropped (10) |
| IDS | "Real" ones were first issued in the 2010s |
| AXELS | Quadruple ones were first landed in competition in 2022 |
| SALON | Workplace featured in Steel Magnolias, Legally Blonde, and in the heights. |
| RINGS | Five golden ones were sent to me by my true love in the Christmas carol |
| WATCHMEN | First ones to spot the king's ghost, in "Hamlet" |
| SEMPERFI | "First ones in the fight" Trace Adkins tune |
| REDYED | Changed from brunette to blonde and back to brunette |
| PALS | Groups of friends or workmates who joined the British Army in World War One were sometimes kept together in " battalions". (4) |
| STATEQUARTERS | 50 different ones were released over a 10-year period starting in 1999 |
