| 100% | AJAR | 4 | "When it's ___" (answer to an old riddle) |
| 75% | NEWSPAPER | 9 | Answer to an old riddle alluded to by the starts of 17-, 32-, 42- and 64-Across |
| 72% | AJAR | 4 | "When it's ___" (answer to the old riddle "When is a door not a door?") |
| 71% | AHAT | 4 | Answer to the old riddle "What lies flat when empty, sits up when full?" |
| 70% | AJAR | 4 | "When it's __": answer to a classic riddle |
| 66% | AJAR | 4 | "When it's ___" (old riddle answer) |
| 65% | AJAR | 4 | Answer to the riddle "When is a door not a door? When it's ___" |
| 62% | OHIO | 4 | Answer to the old riddle "What's round on the sides and high in the middle?" |
| 62% | OHIO | 4 | Answer to the old riddle "What's round on the ends and high in the middle?" |
| 62% | OHIO | 4 | Answer to the old riddle, "What's high in the middle and round at both ends?" |
| 60% | AJAR | 4 | What a door is when it's not a door, in an old joke |
| 59% | JAR | 3 | "When it's a ___" (answer to the riddle "When is a door not a door?") |
| 57% | IKO | 3 | When repeated it's an old New Orleans' tune |
| 57% | ATREE | 5 | Answer to the old riddle "What wears more clothing in summer than in winter?" |
| 56% | WICK | 4 | What's tall when it's young and short when it's old? (old riddle) |
| 56% | PHONE | 5 | Per an old riddle - "You answer me, although I never ask you questions" |
| 54% | AJET | 4 | Answer to the riddle "The higher it goes, the less you hear it" |
| 54% | ETA | 3 | When an Uber should get to its destination: Abbr. |
| 53% | PEDAL | 5 | What it's harder to do on an exercise bike when you increase the resistance |
| 53% | HAW | 3 | It's left to an ox |
| 53% | ETA | 3 | When an Uber is expected to reach its destination: Abbr. |
| 53% | CLUE | 4 | It leads to an answer in a crossword |
| 53% | MAN | 3 | Answer to the Sphinx's Riddle |
| 53% | BUENO | 5 | It's good to an 11-Down |
| 52% | DAM | 3 | Answer to the joke "What did the fish say when it swam into a wall?" |
| 52% | DAM | 3 | Answer to the joke "What did the fish say when it swam into the wall?" |
| 52% | HAITI | 5 | Country whose name anagrams to an island when its fourth letter is doubled |
| 52% | BEEROCLOCK | 10 | When it's acceptable to start downing brews |
| 52% | MEMORY | 6 | Answer to the riddle "I form in an instant and last a lifetime. What am I?" |