| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| GERMINAL | In the earliest stages |
| INCUNABULA | Earliest stages |
| ONSET | Earliest stages |
| JURASSIC | Period in which the earliest birds appeared |
| SOONEST | At the earliest possible time, in telegraphese. |
| MILAN | Site of one of the earliest public libraries in Europe. |
| CLARISSA | Samuel Richardson novel, one of the earliest written in English |
| STEREORECORDING | The earliest surviving one, made in 1932, features the Philadelphia Orchestra |
