| 100% | KING | 4 | “Come at the ___, you best not miss”: Omar Little |
| 59% | THEWIRE | 7 | Critically acclaimed TV show with the line "You come at the king, you best not miss" |
| 44% | SKILLSET | 8 | The things you're good at |
| 44% | EXTRARARE | 9 | Not well-done in the least |
| 43% | ITSABIGIF | 9 | "Things may well not happen the way you suppose" |
| 42% | DIETER | 6 | The less you see of this person the better |
| 42% | BEON | 4 | "This time you better ___ time." (arrive at the right time): 2 wds. |
| 41% | TUNNEL | 6 | *Light at the end of the ___, a sign of better days to come |
| 41% | NOCTURNAL | 9 | Animals that come out at night, not the day |
| 40% | NICHE | 5 | Find your ___ (discover the specific thing you're good at) |
| 39% | AIM | 3 | "___ for the stars and you'll at least reach the moon" |
| 39% | COMMA | 5 | Punctuation mark missing in "Let's eat people!" (at least one would hope!) ... as well as from the starred clues |
| 39% | GLASSJAW | 8 | A boxer who is not good at taking it on the chin |
| 38% | EYESSHUT | 8 | "You'll miss the best things if you keep your___." by Dr. Seuss: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GOODTRY | 7 | "At least you did your best!" |
| 37% | TIMOR | 5 | Isle at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands whose name (unsurprisingly!) comes from the Malay for "east" |
| 37% | INNERS | 6 | Archers at least hope to hit these target areas, if not the bull's eye |
| 37% | UNERRING | 8 | Not missing the mark |
| 37% | POLICEMAN | 9 | One who better not miss a beat |
| 36% | NEWS | 4 | It might come at the eleventh hour |
| 36% | SILENTE | 7 | It comes at the end of life |
| 36% | PUNCHLINE | 9 | Comes at the end of the joke, worth waiting for |
| 36% | FOOTNOTE | 8 | It comes at the bottom of a page |
| 36% | FREEDOM | 7 | It comes at the end of a sentence |
| 36% | IDOL | 4 | Something you used to able to bid for on the "Survivor" auction, at least until season 30 |
| 36% | FAST | 4 | "Life comes at you ___" |
| 35% | HEREGOESNOTHING | 15 | “Well, you miss all the shots you don’t take” |
| 35% | ASLEEP | 6 | Not a good thing to be at the wheel |
| 35% | TEST | 4 | It might come at the end of a unit |
| 35% | MONEYBALL | 9 | Sports movie with the line "I pay you to get on first, not get thrown out at second" |