| 100% | TOMEI | 5 | "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" actress |
| 83% | LUMET | 5 | "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead" director, 2007 |
| 62% | KNOWS | 5 | "Before the Devil ___ You're Dead" (2007 Ethan Hawke movie) |
| 52% | EPPS | 4 | The Devil You Know actor Omar |
| 46% | RISKS | 5 | You should know about all the ___ and rewards before investing |
| 43% | BETTER | 6 | "___ the Devil You Know," 1990 song by Kylie Minogue with a title that refers to a common idiom |
| 39% | DONTI | 5 | ''__ know you?'' (''Have we met before?'') |
| 39% | EMILIACLARKE | 12 | The actress from the show "Game of Thrones" who was the lead actress in the movie "Me Before You": 2 wds. |
| 38% | SOON | 4 | Before you know it |
| 38% | ANON | 4 | Before you know it |
| 38% | INSTANTLY | 9 | Before you know it |
| 38% | INANINSTANT | 11 | Before you know it |
| 38% | VERYSOON | 8 | Before you know it |
| 38% | XXXX | 4 | Before you know it |
| 38% | NOTMYFIRSTRODEO | 15 | "Done this before, you know!" ... or a hint to the last words of 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 48-Across |
| 38% | ETCETC | 6 | " ... you know the rest" |
| 38% | ETC | 3 | "... you know the rest" |
| 37% | UNO | 3 | Card game where you're required to say the name of the game before winning |
| 37% | EXORCIST | 8 | This person will take the devil out of you |
| 36% | ELLA | 4 | Actress Purnell of "Army of the Dead" |
| 36% | KERR | 4 | Actress Deborah known as the "English Rose" |
| 36% | ETCETC | 6 | ". . . you know the rest," for short |
| 36% | VOCABULARY | 10 | All the words you know |
| 36% | EMILIACLARKE | 12 | "Me Before You" lead actress, who plays the role of Khaleesi, Mother of Dragons, in "Game of Thrones" : 2 wds. |
| 36% | BANG | 4 | Word repeated before "You're dead!" |
| 36% | ITLL | 4 | "___ be over before you know it." |
| 36% | LEARNED | 7 | Michael __, actress known for The Waltons |
| 36% | MUFFIN | 6 | "Oh, do you know the — man?" |
| 36% | QUESTION | 8 | Rhetorical __, you know the answer already |
| 35% | ANNE | 4 | Actress Hathaway known for the role of Mia Thermopolis |