| 100% | REST | 4 | "Today is the beginning of the ___ of your life" |
| 72% | REST | 4 | "Today is the first day of the ___ of your life" |
| 66% | OAKLEY | 6 | Annie ___, American sharpshooter whose life was the subject of the musical "Annie Get Your Gun" |
| 63% | HEROINE | 7 | Nora Ephron, be the __ of your life not the victim |
| 63% | ESTEE | 5 | Cosmetician Lauder who said, "Be strong. Be confident. Be the star of your own life." |
| 63% | END | 3 | "It was the beginning of the ___." |
| 63% | END | 3 | "It was the beginning of the ___" |
| 61% | JOHNOFARRELL | 12 | Author of the novels This Is Your Life and May Contain Nuts |
| 59% | TED | 3 | Nebula- and Hugo-winning writer Chiang whose short story "Story of Your Life" is the basis of the film "Arrival" |
| 58% | ADDRESS | 7 | (2/6) Put down this important detail at the beginning of your letter to let your friend know where you are |
| 58% | LOGIC | 5 | "___ is the beginning of wisdom ... not the end": Spock |
| 58% | BORE | 4 | Far from being the life of the party |
| 57% | MOZART | 6 | Amadeus was the movie of this composer's life |
| 57% | VARIETY | 7 | It's said to be the spice of life |
| 57% | SHY | 3 | Not likely to be the life of the party |
| 56% | EDGE | 4 | Be on the ___ of your seat (very excited) |
| 56% | PAM | 3 | She was engaged to Roy at the beginning of The Office |
| 56% | YOU | 3 | Stevie Wonder's "___ Are the Sunshine of My Life" |
| 56% | PEAK | 4 | Reach the high point of your life |
| 55% | AGE | 3 | The time of your life |
| 55% | AGE | 3 | The time of your life? |
| 55% | SHY | 3 | Like someone who's unlikely to be the life of the party |
| 55% | CUB | 3 | What Simba is at the beginning of “The Lion King” |
| 55% | THAW | 4 | Begin to melt after being taken out of the freezer |
| 55% | VARIETY | 7 | It is the spice of life, proverbially speaking |
| 55% | ALEXA | 5 | "___, what is the meaning of life?" (modern query) |
| 55% | MEMORIES | 8 | Mnemophobia is the fear of __ from your past |
| 55% | EDGE | 4 | "You'll be on the ___ of your seat!" |
| 54% | GARDENVARIETY | 13 | Ordinary ... or what the beginning of the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 54% | TILE | 4 | Dinosaurs are the ancestors of most rep___s today |