100% | EADS | 4 | ___ Bridge, first to span the Mississippi at St. Louis |
50% | EADS | 4 | St. Louis's ___ Bridge, the oldest span over the Mississippi |
39% | DESOTO | 6 | First European to cross the Mississippi |
39% | ONEPIN | 6 | First to go down at the bowling alley, often (2 wds.) |
38% | CURIE | 5 | First woman to teach at the Sorbonne |
38% | TURN | 4 | The first to run off and spin |
38% | BTS | 3 | First Korean act to perform at the Grammys |
37% | TROT | 4 | The first to go off at a brisk pace |
37% | BTS | 3 | First K-Pop group to perform at the Grammys |
36% | RHODA | 5 | First TV show to debut at #1 in the Nielsen ratings |
36% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | First Native American to win a gold medal at the Olympics |
36% | MIRAINAGASU | 11 | First American woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics |
36% | BTS | 3 | First K-pop band to perform at the American Music Awards |
36% | WEST | 4 | Gateway to the ___ (nickname of St. Louis, Missouri) |
36% | RETTON | 6 | First American woman to win all-around gymnastics gold at the Olympics |
35% | DEBI | 4 | ___ Thomas, first Black athlete to medal at the Winter Olympics |
35% | ANDERSON | 8 | Singer Marian, the first African American to perform at the Met |
35% | AVATAR | 6 | First movie to top "Titanic" at the box office |
35% | CROIX | 5 | St. ___ (river to the Mississippi) |
34% | XAVIERCUGAT | 11 | Entertainer who was the first man to be married at Caesars Palace |
34% | MAHALIA | 7 | Jackson who was the first gospel singer to perform at Carnegie Hall |
34% | ALBERTPUJOLS | 12 | St. Louis Cardinals first baseman who became the 32nd player to join the 3,000-hit club on 5/4/2018: 2 wds. |
34% | LAREDO | 6 | City at the north end of the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge |
34% | BYRD | 4 | "With ___ at the South Pole," first documentary to win an Oscar (for cinematography) |
33% | LYN | 3 | ___ St. James, first woman to be named the Indy 500 Rookie of the Year, 1992 |
33% | SAINTMAURICE | 12 | River rising in Quebec, Canada, that flows to the St Lawrence at Trois-Rivieres |
33% | OTTO | 4 | Swimmer Kristin ___, the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympics |
33% | EADS | 4 | ___ Bridge (historic span across the Mississippi) |
33% | INITIALLY | 9 | At the start ... or how the first two letters of each starred clue relate to the answer? |
33% | RUBENXAUS | 9 | First Spanish rider to win a race in the Superbike World Championship; at Oschersleben, Germany, in 2001 |