| 100% | MEAT | 4 | "___ eaten without either mirth or music is ill of digestion": Sir Walter Scott |
| 28% | IVANHOE | 7 | Sir Walter Scott's tale of Cedric the Saxon |
| 27% | ASHTON | 6 | Family name in Sir Walter Scott's "The Bride of Lammermoor" |
| 27% | ASHTON | 6 | Lucy ___, title character in Sir Walter Scott's "The Bride of Lammermoor" |
| 26% | ANTIQUARY | 9 | The —, 1816 novel by Sir Walter Scott whose central character is Jonathan Oldbuck |
| 26% | FANNING | 7 | Either Elle or Dakota of "I Am Sam" |
| 26% | AFFLECK | 7 | Either Ben or Casey of "Good Will Hunting" |
| 25% | KELSO | 5 | Scottish town of Sir Walter Scott's youth |
| 25% | SUPPLE | 6 | Capable of being folded without creasing or breaking |
| 24% | SURFACE | 7 | Erosion is the eating away of a __ or area |
| 24% | WAVERLEY | 8 | Series of novels by Sir Walter Scott |
| 24% | IVANHOE | 7 | Sir Walter Scott novel |
| 24% | IVANHOE | 7 | Sir Walter Scott work |
| 24% | IVANHOE | 7 | Sir Walter Scott classic |
| 24% | ROBROY | 6 | Sir Walter Scott character |
| 24% | KENILWORTH | 10 | Sir Walter Scott novel |
| 24% | AUSTEN | 6 | Sir Walter Scott contemporary |
| 24% | PUN | 3 | Either of the (real) bar names "Wish You Were Beer" or "Pour Judgment" |
| 23% | ABBOTSFORD | 10 | Former residence of Sir Walter Scott near Melrose on the River Tweed |
| 23% | DANDIE | 6 | & 23A Character in Walter Scott's novel Guy Mannering after whom a breed of terrier is named |
| 23% | TANGLEDWEB | 10 | According to Sir Walter Scott, what "we weave, / When first we practise to deceive" ... and what appears in each set of circles |
| 23% | PASTA | 5 | Cheese ___, a staple of Italian cuisine that can either be baked or boiled |
| 23% | LOCHINVAR | 9 | Sir Walter Scott poem about a knight |
| 23% | SANS | 4 | Without ... or, as a plural, what the starts of the answers to starred clues are without? |
| 22% | IVANHOE | 7 | Sir Walter Scott novel about a fictional knight |
| 22% | FAIRMAID | 8 | & 1A The —, 1828 novel by Sir Walter Scott |
| 22% | RUST | 4 | "Too much rest is ___": Sir Walter Scott |
| 22% | KENILWORTH | 10 | 1821 novel by Sir Walter Scott |
| 22% | DEADEND | 7 | Cul-de-sac ... or what either part of the answer to each starred clue is? |