| 100% | AMUNDSEN | 8 | This Norwegian was the first at the south pole |
| 83% | NORWAY | 6 | This nation's flag was the first at the South Pole |
| 61% | AMUNDSEN | 8 | Norwegian explorer, the first to the South Pole |
| 58% | AMUNDSEN | 8 | Norwegian explorer Roald, first to the South Pole |
| 53% | BYRD | 4 | "With ___ at the South Pole," first documentary to win an Oscar (for cinematography) |
| 52% | MBA | 3 | The program for obtaining this degree was first established at Harvard in 1908 |
| 47% | COLDHOPPERS | 11 | Kangaroos at the South Pole? |
| 47% | ROALDAMUNDSEN | 13 | Norwegian explorer who led the first expedition to the South Pole in the early 1900s: 2 wds. |
| 47% | BATS | 4 | The fringe-lipped varieties of these central and south American critters are really good at catching frogs |
| 46% | ANTARCTIC | 9 | __ survey scientists, work at the South Pole |
| 46% | ROALD | 5 | ___ Amundsen, Norwegian explorer who became the first person to reach the South Pole on 14th December, 1911 |
| 45% | AMUNDSEN | 8 | First explorer to reach the South Pole |
| 44% | ROALDAMUNDSEN | 13 | Norwegian explorer who in 1911 became the first person to reach the South Pole, one month ahead of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JUMBOJET | 8 | The Boeing 747 was the first with this nickname |
| 44% | MAN | 3 | Adam was the first of this kind |
| 44% | DOG | 3 | Jake the ___, from "Adventure Time" reminds you this New Year that "being bad at something is the first step to being sorta good at it" |
| 43% | THOUSAND | 8 | This is the first number to have the letter "A" |
| 43% | WHOSTHERE | 9 | This two-word phrase is the first line in Hamlet |
| 43% | AMUNDSEN | 8 | Roald __; first explorer to reach the South Pole |
| 43% | HOMEWORK | 8 | Relax at school? This task is the opposite |
| 43% | TIMES | 5 | Square where the words in this puzzle's dropping balls may be heard at the end of a song's first verse |
| 43% | DUE | 3 | Rent is this on the first of the month |
| 43% | THROWACURVEBALL | 15 | Candy Cummings was the first pitcher to do this |
| 43% | NORTHPOLE | 9 | Robert Peary was the first to reach this place |
| 43% | TOBACCO | 7 | Rolfe was the first to cultivate this in Virginia |
| 42% | PROGRESS | 8 | The first step in this is discontent |
| 42% | STUART | 6 | James I was the first king of this royal dynasty |
| 42% | JAMESBOND | 9 | Dr. No was the first film in this spy series |
| 42% | WORD | 4 | The first one in this clue is "The" |
| 42% | NOCLUE | 6 | "Haven't the foggiest!" … or, when the first two letters are put at the end, an essential part of seven answers in this puzzle |