| 100% | DUE | 3 | Rent is this on the first of the month |
| 71% | DUE | 3 | Like rent on the first of the month |
| 67% | APRIL | 5 | You may get fooled on the first of this month |
| 63% | OCTOBER | 7 | Halloween is on the last day of this month |
| 60% | DUE | 3 | Like many payments on the first of the month |
| 60% | RENT | 4 | Payment due on the first of the month, typically |
| 60% | RENT | 4 | Payment often made on the first of the month |
| 60% | RENT | 4 | It's usually due on the first of the month |
| 60% | RENT | 4 | It often gets paid on the first of the month |
| 60% | RENT | 4 | It's often paid on the first of the month |
| 58% | RENT | 4 | Payment made on the first of every month? |
| 57% | NHL | 3 | The first of these was declared on October 9, 1960 and the latest - Medgar Evers House - was on February 16, 2017 (abbr.) |
| 55% | APRIL | 5 | Spring month (pranks are played on the first date) |
| 55% | ADAR | 4 | Moses is reputed to have been born and to have died on the seventh day of this month |
| 55% | MENORAH | 7 | Candles on this are lit on the days of Hanukkah |
| 54% | 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!" |
| 54% | GOLDRINGS | 9 | These were received on the fifth day of Christmas |
| 54% | MAN | 3 | Adam was the first of this kind |
| 54% | MARCH | 5 | Month that was the first of the new year in early 3-Down calendars |
| 53% | TAB | 3 | Diet cola that's being discontinued at the end of this month |
| 53% | DANCING | 7 | The ladies were doing this on 9th day of Christmas |
| 52% | BIGTOE | 6 | On the Statue of Liberty, this digit is over four feet long |
| 52% | PALINDROMICWORD | 15 | What every answer on the perimeter of this puzzle is |
| 52% | PEOPLEMAGAZINE | 14 | Mia Farrow was on the cover of its first issue |
| 51% | RENT | 4 | Payment that's often due on the first day of each month |
| 51% | ALI | 3 | Mahershala who was on the first four seasons of "House of Cards" |
| 51% | DIA | 3 | Frampton who was runner-up on the first season of "The Voice" |
| 51% | OLYMPIC | 7 | The first modern one of these games was in Greece |
| 51% | YIELD | 5 | This is the rate of return based on money invested |
| 50% | ZZTOP | 5 | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |