| 100% | DIAMONDJIMBRADY | 15 | Tycoon who was reputedly the first person in New York City to own an automobile |
| 71% | DIAMONDJIMBRADY | 15 | Tycoon who was the first person in New York City to own a car |
| 39% | ANGELA | 6 | Bassett who was the first person to be nominated for an Oscar for acting in a Marvel movie |
| 36% | WILT | 4 | Chamberlain who is still the only person to ever score 100 points in an NBA game |
| 36% | DAWES | 5 | American gymnast Dominique who was the first Black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics |
| 35% | CHANGEDMAN | 10 | Whole new person who can literally be found in the answers to starred clues |
| 35% | SIANO | 5 | Nicky ___, DJ and music producer who was an integral part of New York's disco clubs in the 1970s |
| 35% | LINDSEY | 7 | ___ Vonn, former alpine ski racer who was the first American woman to win an Olympic gold in downhill skiing |
| 35% | ETHELWATERS | 11 | Harlem Renaissance singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own TV show: 2 wds. |
| 34% | EDMUNDHILLARY | 13 | New Zealand mountaineer who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 33% | STEVE | 5 | Fossett, who was the first person to fly around the world alone, in 1995, covering 20,482.26 miles |
| 33% | KURTRUSSELL | 11 | "Escape from New York" actor who played Elvis Presley in the TV film "Elvis" and an Elvis impersonator in "3000 Miles to Graceland" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | UTICA | 5 | New York city where the first "Woolworth's Great Five Cent Store" opened in 1879 |
| 33% | HESS | 4 | Oil tycoon who once owned the New York Jets |
| 33% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sitcom set in New York city that was a spin-off of "All in the Family" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | PARK | 4 | Central ___, New York City landmark that is the most filmed location in the world |
| 32% | ALEKSEI | 7 | Leonov who was the first man to walk in space |
| 32% | COMMUTERS | 9 | People who travel to work in the city |
| 32% | EST | 3 | Clock setting in New York that is key to the Times Square Ball Drop: Abbr. |
| 32% | STENGEL | 7 | Casey who was the first manager of the New York Mets |
| 32% | ALI | 3 | Mahershala who was the first Muslim performer to win an Oscar |
| 32% | ALI | 3 | Mahershala who was the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar |
| 32% | YURI | 4 | Cosmonaut Gagarin who was the first person in space |
| 32% | PLACID | 6 | Lake ___, village in New York, USA, that was host to the Winter Olympics held in 1980 |
| 32% | LAGUARDIA | 9 | Fiorello H —, mayor of New York City from 1934-45 after whom an airport is named |
| 32% | LIN | 3 | Jeremy who was the first Asian American to win an NBA Championship |
| 32% | CARL | 4 | Nassib who was the first openly gay player in an NFL game |
| 32% | TOBEY | 5 | Actor Maguire who was the first to play Spider-Man in movies |
| 32% | GLENN | 5 | Astronaut John who is the oldest person to have flown in space |
| 32% | DONNCLENDENON | 13 | New York Mets first baseman who was MVP of the 1969 World Series (2 wds.) |