| 100% | CSNY | 4 | Initials of the supergroup who performed for the very first time on August 16, 1969, only two days before they performed a Woodstock |
| 31% | RAVI | 4 | He performed before Melanie on the first day of Woodstock |
| 27% | CYNTHIACOOPER | 13 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was the very first MVP of the WNBA and MVP two times with the 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 26% | BRYANTROTTIER | 13 | Hockey Hall of Famer who scored 5 goals in a single game two times for the New York Islanders: 2 wds. |
| 25% | DISMISSAL | 9 | Favorite time of the school day for some teachers and students, or a two-word hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 25% | STAMINA | 7 | The ability to keep on going for a very long time |
| 25% | UTA | 3 | First name on the cover of A Challenge for the Actor |
| 24% | BRUNCH | 6 | Portmanteau term for first two meals of the day |
| 24% | BEP | 3 | ___ Guidolin, former NHL player who holds the record of being the youngest player to play his first NHL game at only 16 years, 337 days |
| 24% | INVENT | 6 | Create for the very first time |
| 24% | PAULSCHNEIDER | 13 | Actor who played the role of Mark Brendanawicz in "Parks and Recreation", a character that appeared only in the first two seasons: 2 wds. |
| 24% | COEDS | 5 | Some University of Virginia undergrads in 1969, for the first time |
| 24% | JOHNSON | 7 | He was US president for the first 20 days of 1969 |
| 24% | THOR | 4 | Norse god for whom a day of the week is named |
| 24% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Stay With Me" singer who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Record of the Year (and won): 2 wds. |
| 24% | ASHES | 5 | They're bestowed on the first day of Lent |
| 24% | JOANBAEZ | 8 | *Singer on the first day of Woodstock |
| 24% | ALAN | 4 | First name of two of the 12 astronauts who have walked on the moon |
| 24% | ALAN | 4 | First name of two of the dozen men who have walked on the Moon |
| 24% | SHEENAEASTON | 12 | Only artist who appears on screen while performing a James Bond theme song over the opening credits ("For Your Eyes Only") (2 wds.) |
| 24% | EMIL | 4 | First name of the very first winner of the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1929 |
| 24% | ORCHID | 6 | Choir performed on the day for a flower |
| 23% | IGGYAZALEA | 10 | "Fancy" singer who is one of only two music acts to have their first two hit singles rank #1 and #2 simultaneously on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart (2 wds.) |
| 23% | BLAINE | 6 | Magician David who froze himself into a block of ice for more than two days |
| 23% | RBG | 3 | Initials of the person who said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 23% | EASTON | 6 | Sheena —, singer-actress who performed the title song of 1981 action film For Your Eyes Only |
| 23% | MILWAUKEE | 9 | ___ Bucks, NBA team formed in 1968 who achieved their first victory on the day of Halloween |
| 23% | SALEM | 5 | Capital of the only state with a two-sided flag using different designs on each side |
| 23% | ROWLING | 7 | Best-selling author who was a runner-up for Time's 2007 Person of the Year |
| 23% | TOMATO | 6 | During the Spanish festival celebrated on the last Wednesday of August, participants get involved in a ___ fight for entertainment |