| 100% | NEROWOLFE | 9 | Fictional detective whose first recorded words are "Where's the beer?" |
| 47% | CRUSOE | 6 | Fictional hero whose first words are "I was born in the Year 1632, in the City of York ..." |
| 45% | MIKEHAMMER | 10 | Detective whose first book was "I, the Jury" |
| 40% | ACTS | 4 | Where the word "Christian" is first used in the Bible |
| 39% | HERBGARDEN | 10 | Where the first words of 17-, 26- and 47-Across may be found |
| 38% | MRMOTO | 6 | Detective whose first name is Kentaro |
| 38% | KURTISBLOW | 10 | Singer whose 1980 single "The Breaks" was the first gold record rap song |
| 38% | EVE | 3 | Her first recorded words were spoken to a snake |
| 37% | TOTO | 4 | Band whose first hit was 1978's "Hold the Line" |
| 37% | TEQUILA | 7 | "___ Sunrise," 1998 film starring Mel Gibson and Michelle Pfeiffer...and whose first word is the primary liquor in 14a |
| 36% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 35% | ONAUTO | 6 | Running by itself, and where the first words of 17-, 35-, 42- and 64-Across can be placed |
| 35% | MRMOTO | 6 | Fictional character whose first name is Kentaro |
| 35% | UHURA | 5 | Fictional lieutenant whose first name is Nyota |
| 35% | RIGHTOFCENTER | 13 | Somewhat conservative, politically ... and where the first word of 17-, 31-, 43- and 60-Across can literally be found |
| 35% | DESK | 4 | Clerk's ___, administrative hub of the courtroom where records are kept |
| 34% | IAGO | 4 | Literary character whose first word is "'Sblood" |
| 34% | BOGOTA | 6 | Capital whose first inhabitants were the Muisca |
| 34% | TESLA | 5 | Car company whose first model was the Roadster |
| 33% | WAR | 3 | The first recorded one was between Sumer and Edam |
| 33% | ABA | 3 | Sports org. whose first champ was the Pittsburgh Pipers |
| 33% | MOUNTAINDEW | 11 | Beverage brand whose first mascot was Willy the Hillbilly |
| 33% | YOUTUBE | 7 | Website whose first video was "Me at the zoo" |
| 33% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose first hit in the US was "Waterloo" |
| 33% | TESLA | 5 | Company whose first car was the Roadster, in 2008 |
| 33% | SAMINNOSRAT | 11 | Chef and cookbook writer whose four elements of cooking are the first words of the answers to 16-, 23-, 48-, and 56-Across |
| 33% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel whose first showing was "Gone With the Wind" |
| 33% | MTV | 3 | Network whose first video was "Video Killed the Radio Star" |
| 33% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel whose first broadcast was "Gone With the Wind" |
| 33% | SIA | 3 | Australian whose first big hit in the US was "Chandelier" |