| 100% | ANTIJOKE | 8 | "Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side," e.g. |
| 71% | DARK | 4 | Why did Anakin Skywalker cross the road? "To get to the ___ side" |
| 67% | POLLOQUESTION | 13 | Why did the chicken cross the road?, e.g., in Tijuana? |
| 66% | UDDER | 5 | "Why did the cow cross the road? To get to the ___ side!" (punny riddle) |
| 62% | POLLOQUESTION | 13 | "Why did the chicken cross the road?," e.g., in Tijuana? |
| 53% | CROSS | 5 | Get to the other side of a road, say |
| 51% | JOKES | 5 | One-liners, puns, and answers to why the chicken crossed the road |
| 50% | SKELETON | 8 | "Why did the ___ cross the road? To get to the body shop" |
| 48% | WHY | 3 | "___ did the chicken cross the road?" |
| 47% | CROSS | 5 | Get to the other side |
| 46% | CROSSING | 8 | Spot for pedestrians to get to the other side |
| 44% | HELLO | 5 | "Why did Adele cross the road? To say ___!" |
| 43% | CROSSING | 8 | Designated place to go to the other side of a road |
| 43% | ROAD | 4 | "Why did the chicken cross the ___?" |
| 42% | DID | 3 | "Why ___ the chicken cross the road?" |
| 42% | ROAD | 4 | "Why did the chicken cross the ___?" (classic joke cycle) |
| 40% | CROSSED | 7 | Walked from one side of the road to the other |
| 39% | CROSSEDIT | 9 | What the chicken did to the road |
| 39% | CROSS | 5 | "Why did the chicken ___ the road?" |
| 39% | GUN | 3 | Why did the sprinter get disqualified on Leap Day? "He tried to jump the ___" |
| 38% | FUNGI | 5 | Q: Why did the mushroom get invited to the party? A: Because he's a ___ |
| 37% | ITER | 4 | Road to the Forum, e.g. |
| 36% | DEFECTS | 7 | Goes to the other side |
| 36% | DEFECT | 6 | Go to the other side |
| 36% | DEFECTING | 9 | Going over to the other side |
| 36% | HOOKS | 5 | Hits a golf ball to the side, e.g. |
| 35% | HITCHINGARIDE | 13 | Getting picked up by the side of the road ... or what 20-, 30- and 39-Across are literally doing? |
| 35% | CROSS | 5 | Walk to the other side of the street |
| 35% | ANTIPODAL | 9 | Relating to the other side of the world |
| 35% | CROSS | 5 | Go to the other side of the street |