100% | PUN | 3 | "Ugh, German sausage is the wurst," e.g. |
44% | BOAST | 5 | "I am the greatest," e.g. |
43% | NBC | 3 | Its musical ID is just the notes G, E and C |
43% | ADAGE | 5 | "Honesty is the best policy," e.g. |
43% | DRAMEDY | 7 | "Orange Is the New Black," e.g. |
43% | ADAGE | 5 | "Forbidden fruit is the sweetest," e.g. |
42% | IRONY | 5 | "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" being the fear of long words, e.g. |
41% | DARKLAGER | 9 | The German Schwarzbier, e.g. |
41% | KOAN | 4 | “What is the sound of one hand clapping?,” e.g. |
41% | PUN | 3 | "A plateau is the highest form of flattery," e.g. |
41% | ASCENDS | 7 | Is caught up in the Rapture, e.g. |
41% | MEME | 4 | The "this is fine" dog, e.g. |
39% | HYMN | 4 | "His Eye Is on the Sparrow," e.g. |
39% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was out of the country," e.g. |
39% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was at the movies," e.g. |
39% | TERR | 4 | The Virgin Is., e.g. |
39% | OCTET | 5 | The kids in "Eight Is Enough," e.g. |
38% | OPENINGSENTENCE | 15 | "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ...," e.g. |
37% | BLUE | 4 | Navy, e.g., or what the starred answers can be, in various ways |
37% | PSAS | 4 | G.I. Joe's "Knowing is half the battle" spots, e.g. |
37% | STARTER | 7 | Appetizer, e.g. ... and what a 15 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
37% | LIE | 3 | "Tuesday is the hardest crossword of the week," e.g. |
36% | SILENTOBSERVER | 14 | Juror while the trial is in session, e.g. |
36% | HESSE | 5 | Wiesbaden is the capital of this German state |
36% | BAYRUMOR | 8 | "I hear the sailboarders are dealing drugs," e.g.? |
36% | STOPPER | 7 | Cork, e.g. ... and what a standout 12 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
35% | ADVANCEDDEGREES | 15 | Post-college goals, e.g., or a hint to what the starred answers are progressively "awarded" |
35% | SUREBET | 7 | That the sun will rise in the East, e.g. |
35% | FORMAT | 6 | The way a computer file is saved e.g. .txt |
35% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was out of town at the time," e.g. |