| 100% | PLANETEARTH | 11 | *God (in the first three days) |
| 73% | EEL | 3 | Fish hidden in the first three letters of "electricity" |
| 69% | GEORGEBUSH | 10 | Participant in the first three-way presidential debate (October 11, 1992) (2 wds.) |
| 69% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | Participant in the first three-way presidential debate (October 11, 1992) (2 wds.) |
| 69% | HROSSPEROT | 10 | Participant in the first three-way presidential debate (October 11, 1992) (3 wds.) |
| 69% | ADAM | 4 | The first prophet of God, in Islam |
| 68% | DON | 3 | Comedian Rickles who voiced Mr. Potato Head in the first three "Toy Story" films |
| 68% | SEALS | 5 | Animals whose habitat can be found in the first three letters of their name |
| 68% | BLEU | 4 | The first of three in the French Tricolour |
| 68% | NANANA | 6 | First three syllables in the "Hey Jude" refrain |
| 68% | MONDAY | 6 | The first day of Lent in Greece: Clean __ |
| 68% | ETERNE | 6 | Like God, in the olden days |
| 66% | TUE | 3 | First three letters of the work week's 2nd day |
| 65% | YEAR | 4 | Span represented by the first three letters of 12 answers in this puzzle |
| 65% | ZACHARYGORDON | 13 | Child actor who played 40-Across in the first three "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" films (2 wds.) |
| 64% | AMBULANCE | 9 | Vehicle whose sound is imitated by the first three Across entries in this puzzle |
| 64% | JONAH | 5 | He spent three days in the belly of a whale |
| 64% | STRAW | 5 | Makeup of the first house in "The Three Little Pigs" |
| 64% | AGAMEMNON | 9 | First of the three plays In Aeschylus' Oresteia |
| 64% | CALENDS | 7 | First day of the month, in ancient Rome |
| 63% | CALENDS | 7 | First day of the month in Ancient Roman calendar |
| 63% | TET | 3 | First day of the Lunar New Year, in Vietnam |
| 63% | ONE | 3 | First word in the Three Musketeers' motto |
| 63% | HOPPER | 6 | Scientist and naval officer Grace ___ who was one of the first three pioneers in computer programming |
| 63% | HBOMAX | 6 | Streaming service that dropped the first three letters of its name when it rebranded in 2023 |
| 61% | TOY | 3 | First word in the titles of three Pixar movies |
| 60% | LABORDAYWEEKEND | 15 | First three-day break of the school year for many |
| 60% | LIGHT | 5 | Something created by God on the first day |
| 59% | ABC | 3 | The first three letters |
| 59% | BCD | 3 | The first three consonants |