| 100% | TOMES | 5 | Shakespeare's First and Second Folios, e.g. |
| 77% | TOMES | 5 | Shakespeare's First and Second Folios, for example |
| 52% | ORDINALS | 8 | First, second, and third, e.g. |
| 48% | VENETIANS | 9 | Shakespeare's Antonio and Bassanio, e.g. |
| 46% | PHASES | 6 | First and last quarters, e.g. |
| 45% | EDITION | 7 | First Folio, e.g. |
| 44% | ORDINALS | 8 | First and second |
| 44% | OXYMORONS | 9 | Shakespeare's "sweet sorrow" and "fearful bravery," e.g. |
| 44% | BASE | 4 | First or second, e.g. |
| 44% | GEARS | 5 | First, second, third, e.g. |
| 44% | GEAR | 4 | First or second, e.g. |
| 44% | ORDINALNUMBER | 13 | First or second, e.g. |
| 44% | ORDINAL | 7 | First or Second, e.g. |
| 44% | SEMICIRCLES | 11 | First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 44% | AVENUES | 7 | First and Second places? |
| 43% | ORD | 3 | First or second, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 43% | LEGALESE | 8 | Party of the first part and party of the second part, e.g. |
| 42% | EASTSIDE | 8 | First and Second Avenues area, in Manhattan |
| 42% | MEZZANINE | 9 | Floor between first and second |
| 42% | BASEMEN | 7 | Players at first and second |
| 42% | BARABUSH | 8 | Former first and second lady |
| 41% | AVA | 3 | Mickey's first wife and Frank's second |
| 40% | PATNIXON | 8 | Mid-20th-century First and Second Lady |
| 40% | ORDINAL | 7 | First, second, or third, e.g. |
| 40% | GEAR | 4 | First, second, or reverse, e.g. |
| 40% | ADAMS | 5 | America's second president, and first vice president |
| 39% | MAGS | 4 | S.I. and O, e.g. |
| 39% | ORDINAL | 7 | Like first and second, but not one and two |
| 39% | NARROWGAP | 9 | What's between first place and a close second |
| 39% | PERPETUALMOTION | 15 | Violation of the first and second laws of thermodynamics |