| 100% | RISE | 4 | "Shine" go-with for a "good morning" |
| 71% | TRADEDUP | 8 | Went for a better model |
| 70% | ICE | 3 | Goes with a tea, for example |
| 69% | JOG | 3 | Go for a run in the morning |
| 67% | JOGS | 4 | Goes for a morning run |
| 67% | CARTE | 5 | Goes with blanche for a free pass to do anything |
| 66% | FOR | 3 | Preposition that goes with a jolly good fellow |
| 66% | JOG | 3 | Go for a morning run, maybe |
| 65% | EXERCISE | 8 | Get a good workout or go for a run, say |
| 64% | BARB | 4 | Good name for someone with a sharp tongue? |
| 63% | HANDSOME | 8 | Adjective for a good-looking man, or word that starts with an often-gloved body part |
| 62% | UNWINDS | 7 | Goes for a beer with your buddies after work, say |
| 62% | EDITWHERE | 9 | With 40-Across, good advice for correcting a manuscript? |
| 62% | ONEVOICE | 8 | Good thing for a group to speak with |
| 62% | TACT | 4 | Good skill for a diplomat (rhymes with "fact") |
| 62% | OSCAR | 5 | Award with a category for Best Costume Design |
| 62% | DESSERTS | 8 | Best dishes of a meal, for someone with a sweet tooth |
| 61% | ELSA | 4 | "Frozen" sister with a knack for "letting it go" |
| 61% | GENERALSTORE | 12 | *Place with a wide variety of goods for sale |
| 61% | BEERHUNTER | 10 | Best Picture adaptation about ... a search for the perfect brew, with "The"? |
| 61% | ZOOMEDIN | 8 | Went for an extreme close-up with a camera lens: 2 wds. |
| 60% | SPEAKER | 7 | Use a wireless one with a TV for better sound |
| 60% | HER | 3 | Singer with a 2018 Grammy for Best R&B Album |
| 60% | RUSH | 4 | Geoffrey —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Shine |
| 59% | EMMA | 4 | Thompson with a Best Actress Oscar for "Howards End" |
| 59% | HEPBURN | 7 | Katharine —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Morning Glory |
| 59% | DOSANDDONUTS | 12 | Good name for a salon offering a sweet treat with every haircut? |
| 59% | PIKE | 4 | Rosamund —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Gone Girl |
| 57% | RUSH | 4 | Geoffrey who won a Best Actor Oscar for "Shine" |