| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MORSE | Code first used in 1844. |
| ERNANI | Verdi opera first performed in 1844 |
| ALLFOR | Start of a motto first published in an 1844 book |
| ALLFORONE | Start of a motto first published in an 1844 book |
| NINE | First digit in a California zip code |
| NINE | First digit in an Alaskan zip code |
| NINE | First digit in a Hawaiian zip code |
| NINE | First digit in a California ZIP code |
| TWO | First and last digit in a Manhattan area code |
| decemvir | member of a permanent board or a special commission of ten members in ancient Rome, esp. the commission that drew up Rome's first code of law |
