| 100% | MONKEYTRIAL | 11 | ...a science teacher was convicted in what newspapers called this |
| 43% | LESSON | 6 | This is given by a teacher in class |
| 42% | MAKEUPTEST | 10 | What this crossword is, in a way? |
| 41% | HEN | 3 | What a chick's mama is called, in the animal kingdom |
| 41% | DOE | 3 | What a fawn's mama is called, in the animal kingdom |
| 41% | EWE | 3 | What a lamb's mama is called, in the animal kingdom |
| 41% | SOW | 3 | What a piglet's mama is called, in the animal kingdom |
| 41% | MARE | 4 | What a colt's mama is called, in the animal kingdom |
| 40% | GOALS | 5 | Scoring three of these is called a "hat trick" in hockey |
| 40% | TYPHOON | 7 | A hurricane is called this in the Western Pacific |
| 40% | NOPIECEOFCAKE | 13 | What a chef might call each dessert featured in this puzzle, literally or figuratively |
| 38% | MRB | 3 | What we called my 6th grade science teacher, since Brewinski was too tricky to say, I guess |
| 38% | DROPMEALINE | 11 | "Don't be a stranger!" ... or what you have to do three times in this puzzle |
| 37% | REGARD | 6 | "What is this in ___ to?" ("Why are you calling?") |
| 37% | ERGS | 4 | No one really knows what these energy units are, but they show up in crosswords a lot |
| 36% | CAREER | 6 | What once was called a job is now called this |
| 36% | HOOTS | 5 | What you hear in this conversation: "Good evening." "Good evening. Oh look, there's a mouse. I'll be right back." |
| 36% | EXCHANGINGRINGS | 15 | Sharing in a symbol of commitment … or what four rows in this puzzle are doing to form new phrases |
| 36% | ALLCAPS | 7 | WHAT THIS IS IN |
| 36% | ARM | 3 | Popeye is often called in Braccio Di Ferro in Italy, a term which also refers to this type of wrestling |
| 36% | BOX | 3 | Container (and, in a way, what you will find outlined by this year's clues related to the mega-meta) |
| 36% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | End of a testy exchange, and what can be found four times in this puzzle, thanks to four black squares |
| 36% | COW | 3 | What this town is called |
| 36% | ESTA | 4 | What this is in Spain |
| 36% | ESTO | 4 | What this is in Madrid |
| 36% | ALLCAPS | 7 | WHAT THIS CLUE IS IN |
| 36% | BOLD | 4 | What this clue is in |
| 36% | ESTO | 4 | What this is in Barcelona |
| 35% | DRAY | 4 | A group of squirrels is called a scurry or this |
| 35% | ACES | 4 | What ones are called in Yahtzee |