Earliest (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">earliest</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for first that I've seen before include "second to none" , "In winning position" , "higher than the others" , "Rifts of supreme sort" , "Pre-eminent" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">earliest</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for soonest that I've seen before include "At the earliest time" , "As early as possible" , "'Least said, ... mended (7)'" , "First" , "Most readily" .)