| 100% | MANET | 5 | His works mark the start of modern art |
| 53% | EROICA | 6 | Work that marked the start of musical Romanticism |
| 49% | USHERIN | 7 | Mark the start of |
| 46% | MAYDAY | 6 | European festival marking the start of summer |
| 45% | EQUINOX | 7 | Astronomical event that marks the start of autumn |
| 45% | AUGUST | 6 | Month that marks the start of Virgo season |
| 45% | EQUINOX | 7 | Event that marks the start of spring or autumn |
| 44% | MARCHEQUINOX | 12 | It marks the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere |
| 44% | MONDAY | 6 | The start of the work week for many people |
| 43% | WARMUP | 6 | Pre-game exercises that often mark the start of a sports event: Hyph. |
| 42% | MON | 3 | Start of the work wk., for many |
| 41% | TOOTH | 5 | First ___, milestone that might mark the start of solid food in a baby's diet |
| 41% | SCULPTUREGARDEN | 15 | The Museum of Modern Art’s outdoor “Oasis in the City,” for one |
| 41% | OROMEO | 6 | Start of the line that includes "wherefore art thou" |
| 41% | MOMA | 4 | Acronym of the Museum of Modern Art |
| 41% | EAMESCHAIR | 10 | Lounger in the Museum of Modern Art? |
| 41% | TECH | 4 | Hi-___ (state of the art) |
| 40% | POLYPTYCH | 9 | Work of art like the Ghent Altarpiece |
| 40% | RUSHHOUR | 8 | Start and finish of the work day |
| 40% | MON | 3 | Starting day of the work week, briefly |
| 39% | ROBOT | 5 | Member of the modern work force |
| 38% | LECKEY | 6 | Mark —, winner of the 2008 Turner Prize for visual art |
| 38% | AENEID | 6 | Work that starts "I sing of arms and the man" |
| 37% | SHOWS | 5 | "He ___ his works at the local art gallery." (exhibits) |
| 37% | MIROS | 5 | Some works at MoMA and the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 37% | DESIGN | 6 | "Abstract: The Art of ___," TV show featuring modern contemporary artists |
| 37% | MONALISA | 8 | Famous work of art stolen from the Louvre in 1911 |
| 36% | DAYONE | 6 | The start of something |
| 36% | YEARONE | 7 | The start of time |
| 36% | ESS | 3 | The start of something |