Crossword puzzle clue "took first"

First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f

Pop foursome that took its name from its members' first initials

900-year Mesopotamian kingdom that, if you took away the first two letters, is the name of a country in the area it used to occupy

Took the first step

Took a first look, as a crook

Took first

Its first president took office in 2008

India's first one took place in 1974