| 100% | ERST | 4 | "... which __ was irksome to me": Shakespeare |
| 49% | HAMLET | 6 | Play by William Shakespeare which features the line "This above all, to thine own self be true" |
| 48% | ERR | 3 | "To say they __ I dare not be so bold": Shakespeare |
| 47% | ALAS | 4 | "Poor me," to Shakespeare |
| 46% | TEA | 3 | Beverage which is an alternative to coffee |
| 46% | TEA | 3 | Brew which is an alternative to coffee |
| 46% | NOTTOBE | 7 | To be or __, wrote Shakespeare |
| 46% | IHADNOIDEA | 10 | "This is news to me" |
| 46% | SUM | 3 | I am, to Caesar |
| 46% | WHO | 3 | "___ am I to judge?" |
| 45% | APE | 3 | Jungle beast which is closely related to humans |
| 45% | FUTURE | 6 | The time ahead, that which is to come |
| 45% | DEW | 3 | To Shakespeare it was "honey-heavy" |
| 45% | ISEE | 4 | "Things are clear to me now" |
| 45% | YOUBETTER | 9 | Response to "I promise I will" |
| 45% | IMMORAL | 7 | I am to find lesson corrupt |
| 45% | IVE | 3 | "____ Got to Be Me" |
| 45% | RYE | 3 | A sandwich bread which is an alternative to white |
| 45% | SMOOTH | 6 | Surface which is even and easy to glide through |
| 45% | OMOO | 4 | Melville's novel which is a sequel to "Typee" |
| 45% | AMAZONECHO | 10 | Smart speaker brand which will connect directly to Alexa |
| 45% | TIN | 3 | Roofing material which is also used to make cans |
| 45% | ATOM | 4 | Tiny little thing which is sometimes subject to decay |
| 45% | SORTYOURSELFOUT | 15 | "Come back to me when things are less hectic" |
| 44% | LITERAL | 7 | I'll tear off, to be exact |
| 44% | OWEBACKTAXES | 12 | Be indebted to the I.R.S. |
| 44% | LITERAL | 7 | I'll tear off, to be precise |
| 44% | SOWHAT | 6 | "Am I supposed to be impressed?" |
| 44% | ICARE | 5 | “This is important to me” |
| 44% | MEANT | 5 | "What I ___ to say was ..." |