| 100% | SONNET | 6 | "O, never say that I was false of heart ...," e.g. |
| 41% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was out of town that night," e.g. |
| 37% | SLUR | 4 | Say "Offisher, I am completely shober," e.g. |
| 37% | NAMEDROP | 8 | Say "When I was with my good friend Barack last week ...," e.g. |
| 36% | EGS | 3 | I'm happy to say that there are none of these in this puzzle's clues! |
| 35% | EVERGREENTREE/X | 15 | [*cross out* Pine, e.g.] Dinosaur that never goes out of style? |
| 34% | ENDSIT | 6 | Says "You and I are done," e.g. |
| 34% | CORDELIA | 8 | Shakespeare character who says "Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave / My heart into my mouth" |
| 34% | ALIBI | 5 | "Wasn't me . . . I was out of town," e.g. |
| 34% | POOH | 4 | Character who says "I am short, fat and proud of that" |
| 33% | EER | 3 | "Give my regards to old Broadway / And say that I'll be there ___ long" |
| 33% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was out of the country," e.g. |
| 33% | IVE | 3 | "___ never heard of that!" ("News to me!") |
| 33% | GOSH | 4 | "Hey, I never thought of that!" |
| 32% | RETORTED | 8 | Said “I know you are, but what am I?,” e.g. |
| 32% | OVERDRAWN | 9 | Said of the bank balance that is below zero |
| 32% | ELEPHANTS | 9 | Animals that are said to never forget |
| 32% | IONIZER | 7 | Device that is never free of charge? |
| 32% | ALIBI | 5 | "It couldn't be me! I was out of town!" e.g. |
| 32% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was out of town at the time," e.g. |
| 32% | IVE | 3 | "___ never heard of that" ("It's new to me") |
| 32% | ELEPHANT | 8 | Large mammal that is said to never forget |
| 32% | AREWEALONE | 10 | Question of humanity that has never been answered |
| 32% | UNSEE | 5 | "Ugh, I'll never be able to __ that!" |
| 32% | OBAMA | 5 | Who said "Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues" |
| 32% | RICKPERRY | 9 | Former Secretary of Energy who once said that the D.O.E. should be abolished |
| 32% | STUART | 6 | First name of an E. B. White character who says that “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone” |
| 31% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was on vacation at the time of the robbery," e.g. |
| 31% | SOLEMNLY | 8 | I __ swear that I am up to no good, says Potter |
| 31% | DOT | 3 | Part of "i" that may be replaced with a heart |