| LAISABELA | Village in the Dominican Republic considered the first formal European settlement in the New World, founded by Christopher Columbus during his second voyage in 1493 |
| PETONE | Wellington suburb, site of first European settlement in the area (6) |
| LANSE | This site, on the northern tip of Newfoundland island, is one of the first known European settlements in the New World. Norse explorers established a large base there about the year 1000. The site was |
| PLYMOUTH | ___ Colony, English settlement in the New World, founded in 1620 (8) |
| ROANOKE | ___ Colony (first English settlement in the New World) |
| GOOD | Name given to the first European settlement in South Africa (4,2,4,4) |
| HOPE | Name given to the first European settlement in South Africa (4,2,4,4) |
| CAPEOF | Name given to the first European settlement in South Africa (4,2,4,4) |
| MAIDEN | The first formal speech given by a new MP (6,6) |
| SPEECH | The first formal speech given by a new MP (6,6) |
| SENECAFALLS | New York location of the first formal women's rights convention |
| PRIME | Original stiffly-formal European (5) |
| SANTO | The remains of Christopher Columbus are believed to lie in the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor in the Dominican Republic's capital, ... Domingo |
| BALBOA | Explorer who founded the first permanent European settlement on the mainland of the Americas (in present day Panama) |
| RUSSELL | Once known as 'The Hell Hole of the Pacific', New Zealand's first European settlement (7) |
| ALHORFORD | 5-time NBA All-Star center born in the Dominican Republic: 2 wds. |
| MERENGUE | Type of lively dance music originating in the Dominican Republic (8) |
| BACHATA | Music and dance genre originating in the Dominican Republic and containing Spanish and African elements (7) |
| ERIK | ___ the Red, Norse explorer who founded the first European settlement on Greenland (4) |
| DIA | A day in the Dominican Republic |
