| 100% | LESS | 4 | "In 25 words or ___ ..." |
| 100% | BRIEFLY | 7 | In 25 words or less |
| 68% | LESS | 4 | In 10 words or ___ (concisely) |
| 66% | MANTRA | 6 | Word or phrase repeated in meditation |
| 63% | AFFIX | 5 | Add-on to the start or end of a word stem (as in 17-, 25-, 35-, 49- and 57-Across) |
| 63% | TOBE | 4 | Words repeated in "___ or not ___" |
| 62% | OPT | 3 | Word with in or out |
| 62% | ICE | 3 | Word repeated in "___ or no ___?" |
| 61% | WOOHOO | 6 | Words exclaimed in joy or triumph |
| 61% | AMI | 3 | Words repeated in "___ right, or ___ right?" |
| 61% | STORM | 5 | Word hidden in "Tempest or monsoon" |
| 61% | THIS | 4 | Word before “just in” or “time” |
| 61% | ARMS | 4 | Word with "open" or "up in" |
| 61% | ORLESS | 6 | "In 25 words ___ ..." |
| 60% | SHUT | 4 | Word with in or up or down |
| 60% | WISHI | 5 | Words before may or might, in verse |
| 60% | THY | 3 | Word before rod or staff, in Psalms |
| 60% | SHE | 3 | Word repeated in "Does ___ or doesn't ___?" |
| 60% | DOO | 3 | Word after "Scooby" or "Scrappy," in cartoons |
| 60% | TENSE | 5 | Word after "present" or "future," in grammar |
| 60% | ALOHA | 5 | Word of greeting or farewell, in Honolulu |
| 60% | ONE | 3 | Word seen on money, or in "money" |
| 60% | GIRLS | 5 | Word after "California" or "Golden," in titles |
| 60% | SHOT | 4 | Word after "wrist" or "slap" in hockey |
| 60% | GIANT | 5 | Word after gas or ice, in astronomy |
| 60% | MART | 4 | Word after “H” or “K,” in retail |
| 60% | SIERRA | 6 | Word before Leone or Madre in geography |
| 60% | SOME | 4 | Word before "nerve" or "people" in exclamations |
| 60% | COLA | 4 | Word after "RC" or "cherry," in sodas |
| 60% | STREAK | 6 | Word after "winning" or "losing," in sports |