| LEOSAYER | When I Need You in 1977 was his first UK No 1 hit (3,5) |
| STRONGER | Song by U.S. rapper Kanye West that was his first UK No. 1 hit in 2007 (8) |
| ACKERMANN | Rosemarie, who in 1977 was the first female high jumper to clear two metres (9) |
| BLINDINGLIGHTS | Song by Canadian singer The Weeknd released in 2019 that became his first UK No 1 hit (8,6) |
| LEO | Singer who released single When I Need You in 1977, --- Sayer (3) |
| ODDITY | Space - - -, David Bowie's signature song and his first UK hit (6) |
| SAYER | Leo with the 1977 #1 hit "When I Need You" |
| FIGURINE | I need you to put a finger on that statuette (8) |
| COMEHERE | "I need you" |
| SACRIFICE | Song by Elton John that was his first solo UK No. 1, in 1990 (9) |
| EXPLAIN | "You ask how much I need you, must I ...? I need you, oh my darling, like roses need rain," sang Johnny Mathis in The Twelfth Of Never |
| INEED | "You ask how much ... you, must I explain? I need you, oh my darling, like roses need rain," sang Johnny Mathis in The Twelfth Of Never (1,4) |
| BLACKAND | With 44-Across, 2010 Wiz Khalifa hit that was his first #1 single: 2 wds. |
| CROCODILEROCK | 1973 Elton John song that was his first #1 hit: 2 wds. |
| STARR | "It Don't Come Easy" was his first solo hit |
| AMIS | The Rachel Papers was his first novel in 1973 (6,4) |
| MARTIN | The Rachel Papers was his first novel in 1973 (6,4) |
| NAS | Rapper whose 2018 album was his first in six years |
| REDDESERT | 1964 Antonioni film that was his first to be shot in color |
| BOWWOW | Rapper whose album "Unleashed" was his first after dropping "Lil'" from his stage name |
