| 100% | SLOGAN | 6 | "A diamond is forever," e.g. |
| 69% | DEBEERS | 7 | "A diamond is forever" sloganeer |
| 68% | STARTER | 7 | Appetizer, e.g. ... and what a 15 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 67% | STOPPER | 7 | Cork, e.g. ... and what a standout 12 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 65% | SLOGAN | 6 | DeBeers's "A Diamond Is Forever," for example |
| 63% | FLAW | 4 | Scratch on a diamond, e.g. |
| 63% | FLAW | 4 | Scratch in a diamond, e.g. |
| 58% | BALLFIELD | 9 | Where a diamond is set |
| 57% | ORATES | 6 | Is a keynoter, e.g. |
| 57% | PRODIGY | 7 | Child genius, e.g. Beethoven was a musical __ |
| 56% | HANDHELD | 8 | Portable, e.g. a device designed to be carried |
| 54% | GEM | 3 | Diamonds are a very valuable ___stone |
| 54% | SING | 4 | Be a prima donna, e.g. |
| 54% | BASSEY | 6 | She sang the theme tune for Diamonds are Forever |
| 54% | GETSWET | 7 | Is caught in a downpour, e.g. |
| 54% | SING | 4 | Be in a 32-Down, e.g. |
| 53% | NOTES | 5 | In music, they are A, B, C, D, E, F and G |
| 53% | CARAT | 5 | A diamond that has one is moderately expensive |
| 53% | METAPHOR | 8 | "Life is a bowl of cherries," e.g. |
| 53% | PUN | 3 | "Atheism is a non-prophet institution," e.g. |
| 52% | RING | 4 | (1/4) "Welcome, Detective Dale E. Theme! You are here to solve the mystery of a missing diamond ___ (jeweled band)!" |
| 51% | TENSE | 5 | What a will, e.g., may indicate? |
| 51% | ABET | 4 | Aid by being a lookout, e.g. |
| 51% | SURGERYVERDICT | 14 | "The operation was a success!," e.g.? |
| 51% | SPOILER | 7 | "Rosebud is a sled," e.g. |
| 51% | ELS | 3 | A and E are vow___ |
| 51% | JILLSTJOHN | 10 | Actress who played Tiffany Case in 1971 action film Diamonds Are Forever |
| 51% | FORMAT | 6 | What type a file is, e.g. PDF, xlsx |
| 51% | ANALOGY | 7 | "Life is like a box of chocolates," e.g. |
| 50% | STJOHN | 6 | Jill —, actress who played Tiffany Case in 1971 action film Diamonds Are Forever |