| 100% | DIBS | 4 | Had __ on; was first to claim |
| 68% | SUNRA | 5 | Jazz composer who claimed to have been born on Saturn |
| 63% | ELAYNE | 6 | Boosler who was the first woman to have an hour-long comedy special on cable TV |
| 60% | DOMEE | 5 | Shi who was the first woman to have the sole director’s credit on a Pixar feature, for “Turning Red” |
| 59% | ALICIAKEYS | 10 | "Girl on Fire" singer/pianist who was the first woman to have an "MTV Unplugged" album debut at #1 (2 wds.) |
| 59% | LAYS | 4 | __ claim to; has dibs on |
| 58% | ALLEGE | 6 | Claim to be having beer with member |
| 58% | MRPOTATOHEAD | 12 | First toy to be advertised on TV |
| 56% | JAWS | 4 | First major film to be shot on the ocean |
| 56% | NAME | 4 | First line to be filled in on many forms |
| 56% | VARANASI | 8 | City on the Ganges where Buddha is said to have first preached |
| 56% | INSULIN | 7 | Medicine that was first used to treat diabetes on January 11th, 1922 |
| 55% | DIBS | 4 | Have ___ on (first claim) |
| 55% | BRAD | 4 | First Maverick to have his jersey retired- it was #15- ___ Davis |
| 55% | IRONMAIDEN | 10 | First heavy metal band to have a video air on MTV |
| 54% | AMONG | 5 | ___ friends (not having to be on one's guard) |
| 54% | EGOS | 4 | They might have to be managed on a team |
| 54% | KATYPERRY | 9 | "Roar" singer with more than 42 million YouTube subscribers who was the first artist to have multiple music videos reach one billion views on YouTube (2 wds.) |
| 54% | ARAISININTHESUN | 15 | First play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway |
| 54% | THEAREA | 7 | What drop-in visitors may claim to have been in |
| 53% | THOUSAND | 8 | This is the first number to have the letter "A" |
| 53% | LONERANGER | 10 | Character often said to have been based on Bass Reeves |
| 53% | USER | 4 | ___ agreement (something that has to be accepted on some websites) |
| 53% | LEDOFF | 6 | Was first to go |
| 53% | LED | 3 | Was first to market |
| 53% | SYRIA | 5 | First Arab country to have sanctions imposed on it by the Arab League |
| 53% | DUALIPA | 7 | First female singer to have multiple albums exceed 10 billion streams on Spotify |
| 53% | ATONEMENTS | 10 | Things which some people will have to make on September 28 |
| 53% | IMO | 3 | "This is what I have to say," on the internet: Abbr. |
| 52% | GEHRIG | 6 | Yankee who was the first major-leaguer to have his number retired |