| 100% | GOLOW | 5 | "When they ___ ..." (start of a memorable Michelle Obama line) |
| 56% | GOLOW | 5 | "When they ___, we ..." (start of a Michelle Obama quote): 2 wds. |
| 51% | TIC | 3 | Start of a winning line |
| 51% | AROSE | 5 | Start of a Stein line |
| 51% | OLAFI | 5 | Start of a Norwegian line |
| 51% | ATTN | 4 | Start of a subj. line |
| 51% | TOBE | 4 | Start of a Hamlet line |
| 51% | TAKE | 4 | Start of a Youngman line |
| 51% | MIL | 3 | Start of a Brewers line score |
| 51% | IREST | 5 | Start of a lawyer's line |
| 50% | TIS | 3 | Poetic contraction usually at the start of a line |
| 50% | OSH | 3 | Start of a kids clothing line name |
| 50% | COGITO | 6 | Start of a line ending in a sum? |
| 50% | OROMEO | 6 | Start of a famous line from a balcony |
| 49% | TRAILHEAD | 9 | The start of a path when hiking |
| 49% | OSH | 3 | Start of a kids' clothing line name |
| 48% | ISEE | 4 | Start of a crystal-ball reader's line: 2 wds. |
| 48% | HIP | 3 | When repeated, start of a cheer |
| 48% | HIP | 3 | When doubled, start of a cheer |
| 48% | KNOCK | 5 | When doubled, start of a joke |
| 48% | HEYBABY | 7 | Start of many a pickup line |
| 48% | WHO | 3 | Start of a "Jeopardy!" response when the answer is a person |
| 48% | THISISNTMYFAULT | 15 | Start of a tennis player's argument with a line judge? |
| 47% | PLEASE | 6 | When repeated, start of a Beatles title |
| 47% | AHOUSEDIVIDED | 13 | Start of a Lincoln line, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 47% | LIAR | 4 | When repeated, start of a child's taunt |
| 47% | BAA | 3 | Start of a children's rhyme with the line "Have you any wool?" |
| 46% | ITHINKHAILTO | 12 | Start of a quote by 53-Across, when asked to name his favorite song |
| 45% | TOERRISHUMAN | 12 | Start of a Pope line about fallibility ... as shown by 19-, 25-, 42- and 55-Across? |
| 44% | CLEF | 4 | Symbol starting a line of music |