First letter

Latest answer — July 29, 2026

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Think of the opening character in the Greek alphabet. 🇬🇷

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Thomas Joseph Crossword

This clue's Wednesday, July 29, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Goes by taxi
  2. 7Rotisserie part
  3. 11Incite
  4. 12Washed out
  5. 13Arc unit
  6. 14Land in the sea
  7. 15Uses a foil
  8. 17Waiting rewards
  9. 20First letter
  10. 23Mathematician Lovelace
  11. 24Faint
  12. 26-- amis (my friends)
  13. 27Have debts
  14. 28Apt. ad abbr.
  15. 29Master opener
  16. 31Suit accessory
  17. 32“Seascape” playwright
  18. 33Meat-rating org.
  19. 34Starts
  20. 37Singer Tori
  21. 39Leave base, perhaps
  22. 43Came to
  23. 44Baltimore player
  24. 45Red-ink amount
  25. 46Shakespeare poem

Down

  1. 1Bounder
  2. 2Is for two
  3. 3Marsh
  4. 4Rides the waves
  5. 5“Got it”
  6. 6New driver, often
  7. 7Sales pitches
  8. 8Travel needs
  9. 9Suffering
  10. 10Casual shirt
  11. 16Batter of verse
  12. 17Lightning home
  13. 18Perfect
  14. 19Onetime banking items
  15. 21Muggy
  16. 22Bewildered
  17. 24Jabs
  18. 25Reverent wonder
  19. 30Detects
  20. 33Bolt on a track
  21. 35They may be inflated
  22. 36Bull, in Barcelona
  23. 37Cobbler’s tool
  24. 38Pasture sound
  25. 40Took the title
  26. 41Flamenco cry
  27. 42Rent out

The answer to “First letter” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is ALPHA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on July 29, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 20-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“First letter” answer

ALPHA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is ALPHA

Think of the opening character in the Greek alphabet. 🇬🇷

What does ALPHA mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ALPHA is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), transliterated as ‘a’
  • a code word representing the letter A, used in radio communication

When else has “First letter” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 29, 2026 (most recent) → ALPHA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “First letter”?

The answer is ALPHA, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on July 29, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “First letter”?

5 letters: ALPHA.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Thomas Joseph crossword on July 29, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 20-Across.

Can “First letter” have a different answer?

Yes — Thomas Joseph sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Thomas Joseph answers?

The full grid for July 29, 2026 is on the Thomas Joseph answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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