| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| RUNCIE | Coggan, ____, Carey, Williams, Welby |
| YOUARENOTALONE | Michael Jackson song that was the first ever to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| TIGERWOODS | On May 6, President Trump made him the youngest athlete ever to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom |
