| MARIAH | ___ Carey, singer and the first ever to be a good sport in CK (pictured bottom) (6) |
| FRANKLIN | Aretha ___ Think singer and the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| JENNIFER | ___ Hudson, singer and Voice UK judge who joined the fun in CK (8) |
| PILLOWFIGHT | Thumping good sport in the bedroom? |
| UKELELE | One is played by a plucky sort from Neighbours - the first ever to be covered by women's magazine (7) |
| ROSELLE | New Jersey village that was the first ever to be incandescently lit |
| NELLMCANDREW | Glamour model who took part in Celebrity Fort Boyard in 2001 and the first ever series of I'm A Celeb in 2002 (4,8) |
| KAPLINSKY | TV newsreader and the first ever winner of Strictly Come Dancing, Natasha --------- (9) |
| PENNYMORDAUNT | MP and the first-ever female secretary of state for defence (5,8) |
| TENNIS | Be a good sport! Return from the hotel and take the set (6) |
| DUARTE | California town whose Rotary Club was the first ever to admit women (in 1976) |
| FIGURESKATING | Alain Calmat, this sports' silver medalist at the 1964 Winter Olympic Games also Men's World Champion in 1965. He was the first and, to date, the only Jew ever to be honored to carry the torch and lig |
| RECKON | Count miniature CK One bottles (6) |
| BAKINGSODA | What raises family is covered by "for a start, be a good sport and fuss around!" (6,4) |
| CARLI | and 50dn, American soccer player, the first ever to score three goals in a FIFA Women's World Cup final |
| MARYAH | _ Carey - all she Wants For Christmas Is You! (6) |
| ISLAM | Identify the surname of this bowler who became the first-ever to take a hat-trick on ODI debut in 2014. (5) |
| LLOYD | see 1dn, American soccer player, the first ever to score three goals in a FIFA Women's World Cup final |
| BERT | Ballplayer Campaneris who was the first ever to play all nine positions in a single game |
| PHILIP | ___ Carey ('Of Human Bondage' protagonist) |
