### Clue: Bridge declaration — going first is one for the old grey cells (9)
### Answer: WORDCROSS 
 ### Explanation: Bridge declaration — going first is one for the old grey cells (9)
**CROSS** ("bridge") with **WORD** ("declaration") *going first* 
 
 
*Crosswords were originally known as word-crosses, hence the reference to "old" in the clue.