| MISTERED | Wilbur was the first person he thought was worth talking to |
| MISTERWRIGHT | What aviator Orville or Wilbur was called? |
| MRED | Wilbur was his owner |
| THEMEANINGOFLIFE | What the computer Deep Thought was programmed to figure out in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" |
| CHARLES | In about 1840, which naturalist was the first person to add wheeled legs to a chair, the precursor of the modern office chair? (7,6) |
| DARWIN | In about 1840, which naturalist was the first person to add wheeled legs to a chair, the precursor of the modern office chair? (7,6) |
| PATENTEE | He thought originally he should have the protection of the law (8) |
| LUDDITE | He thought machinery smashing? No: he was the one smashing! (7) |
| UPSTART | Out of bed, he'll commence being the vulgar person he is (7) |
| SIDEKICK | Close companion generally regarded as a subordinate to the person he accompanies (8) |
| LIKENED | Compared to the person he told untruths about (7) |
| COOPER | Which boxer was the first person to win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award twice? (6) |
| WEBB | Howard ____ was the first person to referee the Champions League and World Cup finals in the same year |
| COPPI | In 1949, Fausto ___ was the first person to win the 30A and Giro d'Italia in the same year |
| KNOXJOHNSTON | Surname of the British sailor who was the first person to perform a single-handed, nonstop circumnavigation of the globe (4-8) |
| NYAD | Diana who was the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of shark protection (2013) |
| RICHARD | ___ Rodgers composer with works like Oklahoma!' and The Sound of Music who was the first person to win the EGOT |
| YEAGER | US test pilot who was the first person to break the sound barrier (6) |
| OMAR | Ilhan who was the first person to wear a hijab on the House floor |
| ABEL | He was the first person to be late! (4) |
