| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LEAD | Hit first, in boxing. |
| FOULED | Hit very low, in boxing |
| BRAINEDBOUT | Boxing match in which one is hit hard on the noggin? |
| MUHAMMAD | First name in boxing |
| LAILA | First name in women's boxing |
| ELEANOR | First name in a Beatles hit |
| RIDEAWHITESWAN | First T. Rex hit in 1970 |
| BEEGEES | "New York Mining Disaster 1941" was their first U.S. hit in 1967 |
| TANYA | Tucker who had her first hit in 1972 and won her first Grammys in 2020 |
| AGEE | First of three Mets to hit a lead-off home run in a World Series Game 3 (he did it in '69, Garrett in '73, and Dykstra in '86) |
