| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| AIDA | Its first performance was in Cairo |
| AIDA | Its first performance was in Cairo, 1871. |
| OED | Its first vol. was published in 1884 |
| SPIEGEL | Its first catalog was mailed out in 1905 |
| OED | Its first complete ed. was published in 1928 |
| SPIN | Madonna was on its first cover in May 1985 |
| NATO | Hastings Ismay was selected as its first leader in 1952 |
| LST | Its first combat use was in 1943 in the Solomon Isls. |
| KTEL | Its first compilation album, featuring 25 country artists, was released in 1966 |
| DIETRC | Health-conscious cola that, in 1958, was the first of its kind |
| ERNANI | Verdi work that was the first opera to be recorded in its entirety |
