Answer: FIRST
FIRST is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 98 times.
Referring Clues:
- Blue-ribbon position
 - Certain base
 - Blue-ribbon
 - Foremost's partner
 - One for the history books
 - Unprecedented
 - Historic event
 - Start of many instructions
 - End of the response
 - Where the U.N. is in Manhattan, with 27-Across
 - Leading the pack
 - Mark McGwire's position
 - See 53-Across
 - In the lead
 - Guinness adjective
 - "To begin with …"
 - "Which came __, the chicken ..."
 - Leading the league
 - "For starters ..."
 - Gold medalist's place
 - Before anything else
 - At the forefront
 - "Before anything else ..."
 - Who's there, in a bit
 - Gold medalist's position
 - Winner's position
 - Base place
 - On top
 - Who's base
 - Original
 - Leading
 - Maiden
 - ''Before anything else ...''
 - To begin with
 - Foremost partner
 - Low grade?
 - Shift position?
 - Successful finish
 - "Before anything else . . ."
 - Ahead of the rest
 - Leader's position
 - Who's on it
 - Opposite of 36-Across
 - "To begin with "
 - Word before and after "things"
 - Preceding all others
 - Blue-ribbon place
 - Safety ___
 - Safety ____
 - Primary
 - Primarily
 - Primordial
 - At the head of the line
 - Billing date
 - Earliest
 - Top prize
 - Initial
 - Winner's spot
 - What Lou Gehrig played
 - With 38-Across, preemptive attack
 - Before all others
 - Who's position, in a famous sketch
 - Place to walk to
 - Number one
 - Ahead of the pack
 - Before the rest
 - Top spot
 - ___ aid kit
 - Second to none
 - Winning position
 - "That's a ___!"
 - Foremost
 - Word on a blue ribbon
 - Who's position, in a comedy routine
 - Who's there
 - It's 90 feet from home
 - Word that may precede the initial parts of 17- and 62-Across and 9- and 33-Down
 - Walk destination
 - Base Gehrig covered
 - Guinness Book adjective
 - Who's station
 - Unprecedented event
 - Where a gold medalist finishes
 - In the van
 - Who's position
 - Word in a White House title
 - Like the egg, some say
 - Paramount
 - Historic happening
 - Word of distinction
 - Guinness classification
 - Opening
 - Accomplishment that's never been done before
 - Gold medalist's rank
 - "The ___ Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
 - For starters
 - Destination of a walk
 - ___ and foremost
 
Last Seen In:
- New York Times - May 21, 2025
 - New York Times - February 19, 2025
 - LA Times - November 11, 2024
 - LA Times - May 17, 2024
 - USA Today - May 31, 2023
 - New York Times - April 26, 2023
 - USA Today - January 31, 2023
 - LA Times - December 30, 2022
 - USA Today - December 21, 2022
 - USA Today - September 01, 2022
 - LA Times - August 10, 2022
 - USA Today - July 13, 2022
 - LA Times - January 20, 2022
 - New York Times - August 14, 2021
 - New York Times - June 29, 2021
 - LA Times - June 25, 2021
 - LA Times - May 10, 2021
 - Netword - August 09, 2020
 - Netword - July 15, 2020
 - Netword - June 19, 2020
 
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