| 100% | NEWAT | 5 | "He's fairly ___ this, so be patient" ("Has just begun"): 2 wds. |
| 39% | NEWAT | 5 | "I'm fairly ___ this so I'm no expert yet!": 2 wds. |
| 36% | OHNO | 4 | "This is just awful!": 2 wds. |
| 36% | NEWTO | 5 | "Have patience, he's ___ this task." (unfamiliar): 2 wds. |
| 35% | POLEINTOFIRST | 13 | "The race has just begun, and it looks like the car from Warsaw will ___!" |
| 34% | ILET | 4 | It was raining so ___ him in": 2 wds. |
| 34% | ILET | 4 | "It was raining so ___ him in.": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ATNO | 4 | He's is 2, briefly |
| 33% | NEWAT | 5 | "I am fairly ___ this" (unfamiliar or inexperienced with something): 2 wds |
| 33% | MEOR | 4 | "Is it just ___ is this puzzle really good?": 2 wds. |
| 32% | ONBASE | 6 | Having just hit a single, say (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ONBASE | 6 | Having just hit a double, say (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ITON | 4 | "Bring ___!": 2 wds. ("Let's do this!") |
| 32% | IMAGE | 5 | "There is this ___ I have of him in my mind..." (mental picture) |
| 32% | CARLYSIMON | 10 | Frequent collaborator of 42-Across who has said her song "You're So Vain" is not about him (2 wds.) |
| 31% | IWON | 4 | "You have been beaten!": 2 wds. |
| 31% | IKID | 4 | "Ha ha, just joking around": 2 wds. |
| 30% | KARENCARPENTER | 14 | "We've Only Just Begun" singer whose last name means "a person who makes things from wood": 2 wds. |
| 30% | NAE | 3 | ''He's just-__ better than he should be'': Burns |
| 30% | ASI | 3 | "___ was just explaining ...": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ASI | 3 | "___ was just saying ...": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ISEE | 4 | "Oh, so that's how it is!" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | INIT | 4 | "He's just ___ for the money": 2 wds. |
| 30% | UPTO | 4 | "So what have you been ___ lately?": 2 wds. |
| 30% | UPTO | 4 | "So what are you ___ these days?": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ATAD | 4 | Just ___ (ever so slightly): 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEFACTSOFLIFE | 14 | 1979-1988 sitcom where George Clooney had a recurring role, before he was famous: 4 wds. |
| 30% | CANI | 4 | "___ have this dance?": 2 wds. |
| 29% | ISEE | 4 | "Oh, so that's how it is": 2 wds. |
| 29% | UPTO | 4 | "So, what are you ___ these days?": 2 wds. |