| 100% | ADAGE | 5 | "First things first," for one |
| 72% | KIT | 3 | First-aid, for one |
| 71% | SOLOS | 5 | Things for one to do |
| 70% | ANE | 3 | First thing Emory cheerleaders call for |
| 69% | ANI | 3 | First thing an Indiana cheerleader calls for |
| 69% | ANI | 3 | First thing Iowa State cheerleaders ask for? |
| 66% | GOTO | 4 | One who'll get things done for you: ___ guy |
| 66% | KLEPTO | 6 | One who takes things literally, for short? |
| 66% | PREFERENCE | 10 | Greater liking for one thing over others |
| 66% | TRADE | 5 | To give one thing up for another |
| 66% | HOMEROOM | 8 | Spot for one’s first period, perhaps |
| 66% | BOSN | 4 | One under the first mate, for short |
| 66% | HAM | 3 | One playing things for laughs |
| 66% | COWINNER | 8 | One tied for first place |
| 65% | TSAR | 4 | The first Fabergé egg was created for one |
| 65% | ESP | 3 | One way to pick things up, for short |
| 65% | PROPCOMIC | 9 | One with a thing for laughter? |
| 64% | MYGIRL | 6 | First number one hit for the Temptations, way back in '65 |
| 64% | JAZZWALTZ | 9 | Coltrane's rendition of "My Favorite Things," for one |
| 63% | PROPCOMIC | 9 | One who has a thing for jokes? |
| 63% | INCH | 4 | One of 360 for a first down |
| 63% | SWAP | 4 | Exchange one thing for another |
| 63% | SWAPPED | 7 | Exchanged one thing for another |
| 63% | EXCHANGE | 8 | Swap one thing for another |
| 63% | BARTERED | 8 | Traded one thing for another |
| 63% | SWAP | 4 | Trade one thing for another |
| 62% | PLANA | 5 | The first thing to try (and hope for the best) |
| 62% | CRUSH | 5 | One whom you secretly have a thing for |
| 62% | PLANE | 5 | One thing that Superman might be mistaken for? |
| 62% | NEWDADS | 7 | Ones taking paternity leave for the first time |