| 100% | GRR | 3 | [If it weren't for this leash...] |
| 61% | THEYD | 5 | "___ be doomed, if it weren't for us." ("We helped those people") |
| 53% | TRAGIC | 6 | "Life would be ___ if it weren't funny": Stephen Hawking |
| 53% | LEFTOVERS | 9 | Save these for later if you can't eat it all now |
| 49% | ATTACKWITHAPAW | 14 | The clue for 127-Across, if this shell game weren't a scam |
| 49% | ARCTICEXPLORER | 14 | The clue for 128-Down, if this shell game weren't a scam |
| 46% | TOPIC | 5 | For this puzzle, it is "Beer" |
| 46% | DIE | 3 | What several patients on the T.V show "E.R" would do, if it weren't for the doctors |
| 45% | BROKEN | 6 | If not in this state, you don't need to fix it |
| 43% | SAVESTIME | 9 | If it helps you do something faster, it does this |
| 43% | FIRSTDATE | 9 | If it lasts for 24 hours, it's probably good |
| 42% | FITS | 4 | If the shoe does this, wear it |
| 41% | REAR | 4 | A horse can throw a rider if it does this |
| 41% | RECOUNT | 7 | Candidates can ask for this if vote tally is close |
| 41% | POEM | 4 | This clue / If I wrote it / Like this |
| 40% | NOFEE | 5 | "They charged ___ for this..." ("They did it for free"): 2 wds. |
| 40% | SALT | 4 | One reason dogs lick us is for this, it's believed |
| 40% | RUE | 3 | Wish it weren't so |
| 40% | ATBAT | 5 | You don't get credit for this if you're hit by a pitch |
| 40% | STAND | 5 | "I won't ___ for this!" |
| 40% | UNSIGNED | 8 | A will is no good if it's this; blank dotted line |
| 40% | TIMES | 5 | ___ Square, title for this puzzle given the only five letters it uses |
| 40% | CLOVER | 6 | If this green plant has four leaves, it's lucky |
| 39% | GMC | 3 | This auto brand is known for its Sierra and Yukon |
| 39% | YOLO | 4 | "Why not go for it?" sentiment, these days |
| 39% | ALAS | 4 | "I wish it weren't so" |
| 39% | MYLOSS | 6 | "I wish it weren't so!" |
| 39% | ALAS | 4 | "I wish it weren't so!" |
| 39% | ALAS | 4 | “Would that it weren’t so!” |
| 39% | HAPPY | 5 | If you're this and you know it, clap your hands |