| 100% | SEVENTEEN | 9 | Prime number that is the sum of the first 4 primes |
| 56% | TEN | 3 | Sum of the first three prime numbers |
| 51% | FUNFACT | 7 | That the sum of the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666, e.g. |
| 48% | SUM | 3 | Number that is the result of an addition |
| 46% | THIRTY | 6 | Product of the first three primes |
| 46% | EGG | 3 | Golden ___, magical device that was the goal of the first task of the Triwizard tournament |
| 45% | CEBU | 4 | City that was first capital of the Philippines |
| 44% | MARCH | 5 | Month that was the first of the new year in early 3-Down calendars |
| 44% | GLASSDESIGNBYIMPEI | 18 | [ ] that was the creation of an architect born 4/26/1917 |
| 44% | SOY | 3 | Kind of beans that are the source of 4-Down |
| 43% | KILLINGFLOOR | 12 | Debut novel by 25-Across that was the basis for the first season of "Reacher" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ROADTOSINGAPORE | 15 | 1940 Crosby/Lamour/Hope film that was the first of a "travel" series |
| 43% | ZERO | 4 | Number that can never be at the bottom of a fraction |
| 42% | MOBILEALABAMA | 13 | City that was the first capital of French Louisiana |
| 42% | SING | 4 | "Hear the Wind ___," 1979 novel by Haruki Murakami that is the first of the "Trilogy of the Rat" series |
| 42% | EVEN | 4 | What the sum of two primes greater than two always is |
| 42% | DECATUR | 7 | Illinois city that was the first home of the Chicago Bears |
| 41% | FORTYONE | 8 | Prime number, the sum of two squares, 16 + 25 |
| 41% | THREE | 5 | Number of days the first Thanksgiving was celebrated for |
| 41% | TOOMUCHHEAVEN | 13 | Song that was the first of three #1 singles by 42-Across in 1979 (3 wds.) |
| 41% | GESTALT | 7 | Unified whole that cannot be described by the sum of its parts |
| 41% | ALPO | 4 | Food brand that was the sole sponsor of the first "60 Minutes" broadcast |
| 40% | GANDHI | 6 | She was the first female prime minister of India |
| 40% | ASTORIA | 7 | Oregon city that was the first permanent U.S. settlement west of the Rockies |
| 40% | SLEDS | 5 | Toys that might be dusted off on the first snow day of the year |
| 40% | EWE | 3 | Kind of animal that Dolly, the first cloned mammal, was |
| 40% | CAT | 3 | "The ___ and the Fiddle," nursery rhyme that may be one of the first poems you learned |
| 40% | LOVE | 4 | "Manhattan ___ Story" (ABC series that was the first cancellation of the 2014-2015 TV season) |
| 40% | STAR | 4 | "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little ___," nursery rhyme that may be one of the first poems you learned |
| 40% | REM | 3 | Georgia group that was one of the first alternative rock bands |