| 100% | FEB | 3 | Month in 2021 when Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was chosen as the first woman Director-General of WTO (for short) |
| 36% | AUG | 3 | Month in 2021 when Microsoft pulled the plug on Internet Explorer (for short) |
| 35% | NOV | 3 | Month in 2021 when Paul Rudd was named People's Sexiest Man Alive (for short) |
| 35% | JAN | 3 | Month in 2021 when GameStop's stock prices soared after it was discussed on Reddit (for short) |
| 32% | OCT | 3 | Month in 2021 when Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram shut down for almost 6 hours (for short) |
| 32% | MARCH | 5 | Month in 2021 when Jack Dorsey's first-ever tweet got sold for $2.9 million |
| 32% | APRIL | 5 | Month in 2021 when NASA's Ingenuity became the first powered aircraft to fly on Mars |
| 32% | SSN | 3 | The first one was issued in 1936, for short |
| 31% | JANETRENO | 9 | First woman to serve as attorney general of the US: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CLASS | 5 | Remember the first time you were chosen as the ___ monitor (student leader) and got to be in charge for the day? Best. Day. Ever! |
| 31% | SNOW | 4 | "It's the first ___ of the year! The holiday season is upon us! Look out for fun hidden themes throughout this month in DTC!" |
| 30% | RENO | 4 | Janet, first woman to serve as the Attorney General of the United States |
| 30% | ASTOR | 5 | Nancy —, first woman to sit as an MP in the House of Commons |
| 29% | SYNC | 4 | When something is in the same rhythm as another, for short |
| 29% | BREWER | 6 | Margaret, first woman in the US Marine Corps to reach the rank of general (1978) |
| 29% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone whose first letter is the same as that of its month |
| 29% | JOHNGRISHAMNOVEL | 16 | What the first word of each of seven answers in this puzzle is, when preceded by “The” |
| 29% | RENO | 4 | Janet who was the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general |
| 28% | BECKYHAMMON | 11 | First woman to act as head coach in an NBA game, for the San Antonio Spurs in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 28% | CYNDI | 5 | First name of the well-known singer who was musical director for the film "The Goonies" |
| 28% | DECEMBER | 8 | Month in 2021 when the film "The Lost Daughter" released in the US |
| 28% | ALYSSANAKKEN | 12 | First woman to coach on the field of a Major League Baseball game, for the San Francisco Giants in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 28% | SARAHPALIN | 10 | In 2006, she became the first woman to be elected governor of Alaska: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MARCH | 5 | Month that was the first of the new year in early 3-Down calendars |
| 28% | MAY | 3 | Month in 2021 when the "Friends" reunion screened 17 years after the show ended |
| 27% | SUSANAMARTINEZ | 14 | In 2010, she became the first woman to be elected governor of New Mexico: 2 wds. |
| 27% | NIKKIHALEY | 10 | In 2010, she became the first woman to be elected governor of South Carolina: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ETA | 3 | When the pilot is due in, for short |
| 27% | ASTOR | 5 | First woman in the House of Commons |