| 100% | USETH | 5 | "He that __ many words shall be abhorred": Eccl. |
| 45% | NOTAMAN | 7 | "God is _____, that he should lie": Numbers |
| 43% | LIE | 3 | Word that would be more grammatical in the title "Lay, Lady, Lay" |
| 43% | ESC | 3 | Key that should really be more helpful than it is |
| 43% | RUNON | 5 | Sentence that should be two or more sentences |
| 43% | THELAST | 7 | What shall be first ... or words that can precede 17-, 23-, 52- and 60-Across |
| 42% | HIP | 3 | Word that may be followed by "replacement" instead of "hooray" for many older people |
| 40% | MOIST | 5 | Adjective that's been called "one of the most hated words in the English language" |
| 39% | KRIS | 4 | (3/3) ___ Kringle is another name he goes by that comes from the German word Christkindl |
| 39% | HAVEL | 5 | He said, “There can be no doubt that distrust of words is less harmful than unwarranted trust in them” |
| 37% | ADVS | 4 | Many words that end in "ly", for short |
| 37% | AFFAIRTRADE | 11 | Business that many motels are in? |
| 37% | EVENIF | 6 | Should it be that |
| 37% | LYRIC | 5 | Words that are sung? |
| 36% | THOUSAND | 8 | How many words a picture is worth |
| 36% | ALAW | 4 | "There should be ___ against that!": 2 wds. |
| 36% | MASSAGES | 8 | Treatments that many are prone to enjoy? |
| 36% | LEATHER | 7 | Material that many wallets are made from |
| 36% | LAO | 3 | Language in which most words are monosyllabic |
| 36% | BFLAT | 5 | Key that most trumpets are pitched in |
| 36% | ORSO | 4 | Words that follow many estimates |
| 36% | VERBS | 5 | Words that may be irregular |
| 36% | APOLOGY | 7 | Words that may be owed |
| 36% | NOUNS | 5 | Words that can be "proper" |
| 36% | NOUNS | 5 | Words that can be pluralized |
| 36% | IFSO | 4 | Should that be the case |
| 36% | THE | 3 | Word that begins many sentences |
| 36% | THE | 3 | Word that begins many titles |
| 36% | AMEN | 4 | Word that ends many prayers |
| 36% | AMEN | 4 | Word that ends many hymns |