| 100% | TICKET | 6 | (2/6) "First, book the ___ either online or at the counter." |
| 45% | INHASTE | 7 | Rashly, or at the last minute: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ESTEE | 5 | First name at the cosmetics counter |
| 42% | MEDAL | 5 | Place first, second or third at the Olympics |
| 41% | EPIGRAPH | 8 | An inscription or quote at the beginning of a book |
| 41% | ACTI | 4 | When the curtain first opens at the theater: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TLDR | 4 | Acronym at the start or end of a wordy online post |
| 40% | IDO | 3 | Phrase a bride or groom says at the altar: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SCHWA | 5 | Either the first or last vowel sound in "Alaska" |
| 40% | HEADING | 7 | Title at the top of the page of a book or essay |
| 40% | FRONTROW | 8 | The first line of seats at a stadium or theater |
| 40% | TORIKELLY | 9 | "Nobody Love" singer who first started posting videos on YouTube at the age of 14: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WILT | 4 | First name of the notable scorer at the Hershey Sports Arena on March 2, 1962 |
| 39% | MARIECURIE | 10 | Scientist who was the first female professor at the University of Paris: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALLSTARGAME | 11 | Event known as the Midsummer Classic that first took place at Comiskey Park on July 6, 1933 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | INITIALLY | 9 | At the start ... or how the first two letters of each starred clue relate to the answer? |
| 38% | DEADHOUSE | 9 | "Welcome to ___," the first book in the original Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine: 2 wds. |
| 38% | QUEUE | 5 | Waiting line at the DMV... or a word that sounds like the first letter of 25a |
| 38% | READ | 4 | *Light ___, a casual or undemanding book like one you'd want to read at the beach |
| 38% | SOFIAKENIN | 10 | American tennis player who won her first major title at the 2020 Australian Open: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DOMINICTHIEM | 12 | Austrian tennis player who won his first major title at the 2020 US Open: 2 wds. |
| 38% | IGASWIATEK | 10 | Polish tennis player who won her first major title at the 2020 French Open: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ONEL | 4 | Book subtitled The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School |
| 37% | MOMSMABLEY | 10 | Trailblazing African American who was the first female comedian to perform at the Apollo Theater: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ALEC | 4 | ___ Greven, "How To Talk to Girls" author who published his first book at the age of 9 |
| 37% | BARBARABUSH | 11 | First Lady of the United States (1989-1993) who wrote "Millie's Book": 2 wds. |
| 37% | INABOOTH | 8 | Not at the counter |
| 37% | STOOL | 5 | Seat at the counter |
| 37% | ONEPIN | 6 | First to go down at the bowling alley, often (2 wds.) |