| 100% | TOMS | 4 | *Bits of wordplay such as "'You look great in those clothes,' she said fittingly" |
| 35% | MEIR | 4 | She said "Don't be humble. You're not that great" |
| 35% | FINTECH | 7 | Bit of late-capitalist jargon that you might find in Forbes |
| 34% | PUNS | 4 | Bits of wordplay that may make you groan... and what 10a, 24a, 27a, 14d, and 23d all are! |
| 34% | DIORAMA | 7 | Museum display such as that of an animal in its natural setting |
| 33% | SNOW | 4 | Did you know, icebergs in the oceans aren't salty as they form from glacier bits made of "this frozen ice form that falls as flakes"? |
| 31% | PUN | 3 | Bit of wordplay that rhymes with "fun" |
| 31% | ANKLET | 6 | Bit of jewelry such as a kholkhal |
| 30% | PUN | 3 | Bit of wit in wordplay |
| 30% | SOPRANINO | 9 | Term for a musical instrument such as a recorder or saxophone with the highest pitch of all those in its family |
| 30% | CEDILLA | 7 | Character such as that placed under the c in French name Francois that softens the sound from that of k to s |
| 30% | ROOSEVELT | 9 | Eleanor ___ - wife of FDR - who is famously quoted as saying "Do one thing every day that scares you." |
| 29% | ADAGE | 5 | Wise saying such as "look before you leap" |
| 29% | MOTES | 5 | Bits of dust that dance in the sun |
| 29% | SASH | 4 | Bit of attire that might say "MISS UNIVERSE" |
| 29% | BOLT | 4 | Bit of hardware that fits in a nut |
| 29% | ISLE | 4 | Small bit of land such as Wight or Skye |
| 29% | ANION | 5 | Bit of chloride, as found in the body |
| 29% | ERIE | 4 | Town in “That Thing You Do!” with the same name as a Great Lake |
| 28% | CAMERALENS | 10 | Bit of gear that may help a photographer zoom in |
| 28% | METRO | 5 | Underground railway system, such as that in Paris |
| 28% | MANDM | 5 | Bit of candy that "melts in your mouth, not in your hand" |
| 28% | CONIFERS | 8 | Trees such as the pine that hold seeds in cones |
| 27% | ICYSTARE | 8 | Look that might freeze you in your tracks |
| 27% | TVCREW | 6 | Those involved in the production of "Beef," say |
| 27% | LOLA | 4 | She said "Little boy, gonna make you a man," in a Kinks song |
| 27% | TALARIA | 7 | Winged sandals such as those worn by Hermes in Greek mythology |
| 27% | ADAGE | 5 | Saying such as "a stitch in time saves nine" |
| 27% | ESA | 3 | How do you say that in Spanish? |
| 27% | ADLAIESTEVENSON | 15 | He said "In America, anybody can be president; that's one of the risks you take" |