Crossword Clue:

FIRSTNESS the state of being first

AnswerCrossword Clue
ARMENIANMember of the first state to adopt Christianity as its religion
DELThe First State: Abbr.
DEBRIEFSUnderwear from the First State?
MARIETTAOhio town that was the first permanent settlement in the state (1788)
MISERYWord that sounds like a state when accented on the second syllable rather than the first
ARREARSState of being late
TAMENESSState of being broken