| 100% | HEY | 3 | "That was uncalled for!" |
| 100% | RUDE | 4 | "That was uncalled for!" |
| 100% | LOWBLOW | 7 | "That was uncalled for" |
| 82% | IMHURT | 6 | "That was really uncalled for" |
| 80% | FOR | 3 | "Well, that was uncalled-___!" |
| 72% | NESTS | 5 | Homes that are for the birds |
| 71% | IAMACAMERA | 10 | Play that was the basis for "Cabaret" |
| 70% | URIC | 4 | Acid that is often responsible for gout |
| 70% | ONES | 4 | Bills that are often used for tipping |
| 70% | BEAN | 4 | Seed that is the source for 20a |
| 70% | MANATEES | 8 | Animals that were once mistaken for mermaids |
| 70% | ABS | 3 | Muscles that are "crunched," for short |
| 70% | TYP | 3 | Something that is symbolic, for short |
| 70% | EVS | 3 | Cars that are charged, for short |
| 69% | AOL | 3 | ISP that was formerly known for Buddy Lists |
| 69% | AMINO | 5 | Acid that is a building block for proteins |
| 69% | LETTUCE | 7 | Vegetable that is the base for many salads |
| 69% | BRA | 3 | Laced garment that is generally strapped, for short |
| 69% | AMETHYST | 8 | Purple quartz that is the birthstone for February |
| 69% | JASPER | 6 | Quartz aggregate that is a birthstone for March |
| 69% | ABS | 3 | Muscles that are counted in packs, for short |
| 69% | EYETESTS | 8 | Exams that are essentially impossible to study for |
| 69% | MTS | 3 | Peaks that are bigger than hills, for short |
| 69% | EAR | 3 | Hearing organ that is a homophone for 43a |
| 69% | FLU | 3 | Winter sickness that is a homophone for 23a |
| 69% | HARE | 4 | Large rabbit that is a homophone for 12a |
| 69% | YEAR | 4 | Calendar unit that is a homophone for 44d |
| 69% | HAIR | 4 | Shampoo target that is a homophone for 12d |
| 69% | POME | 4 | Fleshy fruit that is an anagram for 46d |
| 69% | VAST | 4 | Ocean adjective that is a synonym for "enormous" |