| 100% | RULE | 4 | "I before e, except after c" is a flawed one |
| 63% | RULE | 4 | "I before E except after C," e.g. |
| 63% | MNEMONICS | 9 | "I before E except after C" and others |
| 57% | RULE | 4 | "I before e, except after c," e.g. |
| 57% | ANI | 3 | It goes before E except after C |
| 47% | AFTERC | 6 | I before E except — |
| 44% | DISCLAIMER | 10 | "I am not a doctor, but I play one on TV," e.g. |
| 40% | AFTERC | 6 | "I before E except ___": 2 wds. |
| 39% | YODA | 4 | Sci-fi character who was originally a puppet before C.G.I. |
| 39% | RAT | 3 | A gang might be after one |
| 39% | YELL | 4 | "Gimme a C...!" is one |
| 39% | OFFICE | 6 | A corner one is highly sought after |
| 38% | PAWN | 4 | One may be placed before a king |
| 38% | KNEE | 4 | One may be taken before a proposal |
| 38% | BOW | 3 | One may be taken after a concert |
| 38% | EMT | 3 | One may be seen after a crash: Abbr. |
| 38% | SNARK | 5 | "'That's a great idea' is what I would have said if I had never heard an idea before in my life," e.g. |
| 37% | RIPLEY | 6 | One after whom a Times Square museum is named |
| 37% | KEY | 3 | A helpful one while solving this puzzle is C |
| 37% | GUITARSOLO | 10 | There might be one after a bridge |
| 37% | NOTES | 5 | In music, they are A, B, C, D, E, F and G |
| 37% | EROS | 4 | One who takes a bow before success rather than after? |
| 36% | OILER | 5 | Wayne Gretzky was one before he became a King |
| 36% | STAR | 4 | A C-lister is a minor one |
| 36% | LETTERS | 7 | a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l... |
| 36% | WEAVER | 6 | Arachne (even before being turned into a spider), e.g. |
| 35% | ELEVENTY | 8 | "I am __-one today!": Bilbo Baggins, a year after his 110th birthday |
| 35% | PUN | 3 | "I used to be a banker, but I lost interest," e.g. |
| 35% | CHARLENE | 8 | Singer with a one hit wonder I've Never Been to Me |
| 34% | BEATSADEAD | 10 | Before the bottom half of a 42-Down, keeps arguing after something has been decided |