| 100% | CBER | 4 | "10-4" speaker |
| 81% | AFISHOUTOFWATER | 15 | 4-, 7- or 10-Down? |
| 79% | RATIO | 5 | 10 to 1, or 4:5 |
| 79% | RATIO | 5 | 10:1 or 3 to 4 |
| 74% | EVENS | 5 | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, etc. |
| 73% | ANTILOG | 7 | 10,000, for 4, in base 10, e.g. |
| 73% | YEP | 3 | 10-4 |
| 72% | SERIES | 6 | 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 ..., e.g. |
| 72% | EVEN | 4 | Like 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 |
| 71% | OKS | 3 | 10-4's |
| 70% | MEH | 3 | A solid 4.5 out of 10, say |
| 70% | EVENS | 5 | Numbers like 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 |
| 68% | OUTSIDERS | 9 | Nonmembers ... or what 4-, 7- and 10-Down lack? |
| 68% | DONTLETMEDOWN | 13 | 2016 top 10 single by the Chainsmokers: 4 wds. |
| 68% | LCM | 3 | 20, in relation to 4, 5, and 10: abbr. |
| 66% | JFK | 3 | With 4-Across, document trove released on 10/26/17 |
| 64% | TIMEOFOURLIVES | 14 | 2014 top 10 Pitbull song released with Ne-Yo: 4 wds. |
| 64% | IWANNABEDOWN | 12 | 1994 top 10 hit by Brandy, her debut single: 4 wds. |
| 61% | IFEELITCOMING | 13 | 2016 top 10 single by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk: 4 wds. |
| 61% | BORNINTHEUSA | 12 | 1984 Bruce Springsteen album that produced seven top 10 singles: 4 wds. |
| 60% | SPUTNIK | 7 | Startling newsmaker of 10/4/1957 |
| 60% | SPUTNIK | 7 | News sensation of 10/4/1957 |
| 59% | BRAID | 5 | Word that can follow the first words of 4-, 7- and 10-Down |
| 59% | WRITETHATDOWN | 13 | Teacher's directive, and a hint to 4-, 10-, 27- and 33-Down |
| 58% | TEAPOTS | 7 | 4-23-14-10-3-18-25 |
| 54% | ALEXANDERGRAHAMBELL | 19 | ''Watson, come here . . .'' speaker (3/10/1876) |
| 53% | WHATNOTTOWEAR | 13 | TLC reality series involving style makeovers that ended its 10-season run in 2013: 4 wds. |
| 52% | ROBERTFROST | 11 | 1961 Inauguration speaker |
| 52% | TRIS | 4 | Baseball's Speaker |
| 52% | TUBTHUMPER | 10 | Noisy public speaker |