| 100% | NICKNAME | 8 | "A-Rod" or "Big Papi," for example |
| 72% | GUM | 3 | Bazooka or Big Red, for example |
| 72% | TENT | 4 | Tepee or big top, for example |
| 71% | SLAV | 4 | A Bosnian or Serb, for example |
| 71% | UNIT | 4 | A kilo or gallon, for example |
| 70% | GUM | 3 | Bubble Yum or Big Red, for example |
| 68% | NOISE | 5 | For example, a car horn or a dog barking |
| 68% | POEM | 4 | A sonnet or a haiku, for example |
| 66% | BAKES | 5 | Makes a cake or pie, for example |
| 65% | TOXICASSET | 10 | Subprime mortgage, for example, or a reason for changing hands? |
| 65% | ASSET | 5 | A house or a car, for example, financially |
| 65% | SOLO | 4 | Big moment for a bassist or a drummer |
| 64% | SPILLAGE | 8 | A discharge or leak, onto a floor, for example |
| 64% | LOOPHOLE | 8 | A gap or ambiguity in the law, for example |
| 63% | GUM | 3 | Big Red or Big League Chew, for example |
| 63% | PADDLING | 8 | Making a canoe or kayak move, for example |
| 63% | EDIT | 4 | Reword a sentence or fix punctuation, for example |
| 62% | METALBAND | 9 | Wedding ring, for example ... or a hint to 20-, 29-, and 49-Across? |
| 62% | GUM | 3 | Big League Chew or Bubblicious, for example |
| 62% | AXLES | 5 | Rods on a Rolls, for example |
| 61% | WEN | 3 | An old word for a very big or overcrowded city |
| 61% | SCORE | 5 | Make a goal or a basket, for example |
| 61% | CORRIDOR | 8 | Passageway in a school or hospital, for example |
| 60% | RATE | 4 | Give a G or a PG to, for example |
| 60% | SEW | 3 | Attach a patch or replace a button, for example |
| 60% | SEW | 3 | Darn a sock or reattach a button, for example |
| 60% | EAT | 3 | Have a BLT or a PB&J, for example |
| 59% | RATE | 4 | Give a G or a PG-13 to, for example |
| 59% | RIDDEN | 6 | Taken a bus or traveled on a horse, for example |
| 59% | ARENA | 5 | Venue for a concert or a big match |