| 100% | FANTHEORY | 9 | "Rue from Euphoria has been dead the whole time," for example |
| 46% | SPOILERALERT | 12 | Comment before "He was dead the whole time," hopefully |
| 45% | SPOILERALERT | 12 | Comment before "He was dead the whole time," hopefully |
| 38% | MARC | 4 | ___ Shaiman, American composer who has been nominated seven times for the Academy Awards |
| 34% | TAN | 3 | Color of skin that has been in the sun for a long time |
| 34% | OLD | 3 | Having been around for a long time |
| 34% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was far from the crime scene," for example |
| 33% | ZACBROWNBAND | 12 | "My Old Man" singers who have been nominated for the Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year 14 times (3 wds.) |
| 33% | ADINTERIM | 9 | For the time being |
| 33% | PROTEM | 6 | For the time being |
| 33% | NOW | 3 | For the time being |
| 33% | INTERIM | 7 | For the time being |
| 33% | PROVISIONAL | 11 | For the time being |
| 33% | ALERT | 5 | "Your account has been hacked," for example |
| 33% | TET | 3 | Time for a visit from Ong Tao, the "Kitchen God" |
| 33% | POLDER | 6 | Land that has been reclaimed from the sea |
| 32% | PROTEM | 6 | For the time being, in some titles |
| 32% | AIL | 3 | Have the flu, for example |
| 32% | LETRIDE | 7 | Ignore for the time being |
| 32% | LEAD | 4 | Metal that has been banned from paint in the US |
| 32% | LYINGLOW | 8 | "She has been ___ for the scandal blew up.": 2 wds. |
| 32% | ELI | 3 | Manning who has been quarterback for the Giants since 2004 |
| 31% | BACKFIRE | 8 | Have the opposite effect from what was intended |
| 31% | TIDED | 5 | ___ over (satisfied for the time being) |
| 31% | SLO | 3 | Cal. county where Robert Hunter, long-time lyricist for the Grateful Dead, was born (abbr.) |
| 31% | EEL | 3 | Fish some believe has been mistaken for the Loch Ness monster |
| 31% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was visiting my cousin at the time," for example |
| 31% | PRO | 3 | With 45-Across, for the time being |
| 31% | SITSPAT | 7 | Takes no action for the time being |
| 31% | SITPAT | 6 | Take no action for the time being |