| 100% | HASNT | 5 | __ a clue (is confused) |
| 60% | HOOT | 4 | Be a ___ (very funny) |
| 60% | TELLS | 5 | __ a lie (is untruthful) |
| 60% | ITD | 3 | "___ be a lot cooler if you did ..." (classic Matthew McConaughey line from Dazed and Confused) |
| 60% | CONEY | 5 | ___ Island (which is actually a peninsula) |
| 59% | BOY | 3 | "If I Were a ___" (Beyonce song) |
| 59% | CAPS | 4 | ALL ___ (WHAT THIS CLUE IS IN) |
| 58% | EASE | 4 | Be at ___ (in a relaxed state) |
| 58% | DUMB | 4 | ___ down (make a concept easier than it is) |
| 58% | RELAY | 5 | ___ race (track event where a baton is passed) |
| 57% | LESS | 4 | ___ is more (words of a minimalist) |
| 57% | MERE | 4 | "This is just a ___ formality" (insignificant) |
| 56% | TRACE | 5 | Without a ___ (leaving no clues behind) |
| 56% | ROMAN | 5 | ___ numerals (in which this clue would be II-Down) |
| 56% | BUNDT | 5 | ___ pan (what a ring-shaped cake is baked in) |
| 56% | TIN | 3 | ___ cry (sound heard when a certain metal bar is bent) |
| 56% | GIFT | 4 | ___ certificate (item that can be redeemed at a specific store) |
| 55% | SHILLED | 7 | Was a spokesperson (for) |
| 55% | LEDUP | 5 | Was a prelude (to) |
| 54% | LIST | 4 | Wish ___ (what a gift registry is, basically) |
| 54% | GOD | 3 | "___ is a Woman" (Ariana Grande hit) |
| 54% | GOD | 3 | "___ is a Woman" (Ariana Grande hit ) |
| 54% | WARM | 4 | "Happiness Is a ___ Gun" (Beatles song) |
| 54% | PORT | 4 | USB ___ (what a keyboard may be plugged into) |
| 54% | EADIE | 5 | "___ Was a Lady" (Ethel Merman song) |
| 54% | BARBRA | 6 | Star of A Star is Born (1976) , __ Streisand |
| 54% | DI{DOT} | 7 | French printer Firmin ___ (Hint: If you didn't know of him, his name is one letter off from a word in this clue) |
| 54% | SPORT | 5 | "He is a good ___" (reacts well to a joke) |
| 54% | NONO | 4 | "That is a strict ___!" (forbidden): Hyph. |
| 54% | CAP | 3 | A feather in one's ___ (achievement to be proud of) |