| 100% | TAD | 3 | End of the first decade in the Christian calendar |
| 100% | TENAD | 5 | End of the first decade in the Christian calendar |
| 54% | CALENDS | 7 | First day of the month in Ancient Roman calendar |
| 48% | GENESIS | 7 | First book in the Christian bible |
| 48% | ATHENS | 6 | End of the first multination marathon |
| 48% | BLUE | 4 | Color of the first letter in the Google logo |
| 48% | MATTHEW | 7 | Author of the first Gospel in the New Testament |
| 47% | ELUL | 4 | 12th month of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar |
| 47% | AISFORALIBI | 11 | Title of the first book in the 17-Across series |
| 47% | YURI | 4 | First name of the first man in space |
| 47% | LADYDAY | 7 | March 25, in the Christian calendar |
| 47% | ZED | 3 | End of the alphabet, in Canada |
| 47% | ZED | 3 | End of the alphabet, in England |
| 46% | MATTHEW | 7 | First of the four Gospels in the New Testament |
| 46% | LAIKA | 5 | Name of the first dog in space |
| 46% | ELUL | 4 | End of the Jewish calendar |
| 46% | STRAW | 5 | Makeup of the first house in "The Three Little Pigs" |
| 46% | OSAKA | 5 | One end of the first bullet-train route |
| 45% | OUGHTS | 6 | Possible name for the first decade of the century |
| 45% | OLAVI | 5 | Norwegian king near the end of the first millennium |
| 45% | TESTAMENT | 9 | One of two major divisions in the Christian Bible |
| 45% | PROVOLONE | 9 | In favor of the first book?: Abbr. |
| 45% | ADAM | 4 | First human in the Book of Genesis |
| 45% | ASTOR | 5 | First woman in the House of Commons |
| 45% | ABBA | 4 | The first band in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, alphabetically |
| 45% | DTEN | 4 | Square at the end of the fourth row in Battleship |
| 44% | EVENSONGS | 9 | Christian services towards the end of the day |
| 44% | BREAKFAST | 9 | First meal of the day, in the morning |
| 44% | EDIE | 4 | First name in the cast of "The Sopranos" |
| 44% | NEW | 3 | First word in the names of four states |