| 100% | FORM | 4 | "Imitation is the highest ___ of flattery, but flattery will get you nowhere," example of 50a that encourages originality |
| 50% | PENNY | 5 | "A ___ saved is worth two in the bush," example of 50a that encourages being content with what you have |
| 38% | ATE | 3 | "Curiosity killed the cake and ___ it too," example of 50a that cautions against being too nosy |
| 37% | BURN | 4 | "We'll ___ that bridge when we get to it," example of 50a that predicts a mess in the future |
| 36% | HAND | 4 | "Don't bite the ___ that rocks the cradle," example of 50a that cautions against mistreating those who care about you |
| 35% | SLOTS | 5 | Some chancy things that will get you in the right frame of mind at Reno-Tahoe International Airport |
| 35% | FLATTERY | 8 | Excessive compliments that will get you nowhere |
| 34% | AJA | 3 | Album that begins "In the corner of my eye / I saw you in Rudy's / You were very high" |
| 34% | STREETTRAMS | 11 | Railed vehicles that are kind of out of place but they stop you from getting suckered in |
| 34% | YEA | 3 | Positive vote that would be a unit of time if you added an R to the end |
| 34% | ABA | 3 | Org. with a national event that has the benefit of involving no trump but where you risk of getting slammed for attending |
| 32% | ESC | 3 | Key that will get you out of a window |
| 32% | PUN | 3 | "A plateau is the highest form of flattery," e.g. |
| 32% | WAY | 3 | *Did you know that if the Milky ___ Galaxy were condensed to the size of the U.S., 7d would be smaller than a grain of rice? |
| 32% | LORD | 4 | "The ___ of the Rings," fantasy film series that you will get to experience on the big screen if you spend some time in the 2000s |
| 32% | GRASS | 5 | "Is it the ___ in that field?" "No, but you're getting close." |
| 32% | ROSES | 5 | "Is it the ___ in that vase?" "No, but you're getting close." |
| 31% | CAB | 3 | "Is it that ___ driving down the street?" "No, but you're getting close." |
| 31% | WAVE | 4 | ___ the sails, phrase you would get from a spoonerism of "Save the whales" |
| 31% | GRIN | 4 | Expression that seems like it would be the opposite of 5-Across? |
| 31% | DORY | 4 | "Is it the fish on that Disney poster?" "No, but you're getting close." |
| 31% | JAWS | 4 | 1975 movie that was the highest-grossing of all time until "Star Wars" |
| 31% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated Disney film that was the highest-grossing film of 1994 (3 wds.) |
| 31% | JAWS | 4 | Film that was the highest-grossing of all time before "Star Wars" was released |
| 31% | ORAL | 4 | Something that is spoken, also the kind of hygiene dentists would be concerned with |
| 30% | GUT | 3 | The part of your body which is often referred to when you get a "feeling" about something |
| 30% | ALF | 3 | * Sitcom character from the '80s that is an example of 11a |
| 30% | ITSABOUTTIME | 12 | "So you finally got the gist of that Stephen Hawking book!" |
| 30% | PASSION | 7 | "The ___ of the Christ," Mel Gibson epic that is the highest-grossing independent film of all time |
| 30% | FOSBURY | 7 | ___ Flop, jumping style in the sport of high jump that was named after gold medalist Dick |