| 100% | MINI | 4 | 5x5 (or 7x7!) crossword |
| 54% | MINI | 4 | Like a 5x5 crossword |
| 54% | MINI | 4 | 5x5 crossword |
| 54% | MINIS | 5 | 5x5 crosswords |
| 53% | MINI | 4 | 5x5 crossword puzzle |
| 52% | MINI | 4 | 5x5 crossword, e.g. |
| 51% | MINIS | 5 | 5x5 crosswords, e.g. |
| 50% | PUZZLE | 6 | Jigsaw or crossword |
| 49% | CLUER | 5 | Crossword maker or editor, at times |
| 47% | ANT | 3 | Common crossword or picnic pest |
| 46% | HEADING | 7 | "Across" or "Down," in a crossword |
| 46% | PASTIME | 7 | Quilting or crossword solving, e.g. |
| 45% | CRYPTIC | 7 | Puzzling or enigmatic, e.g. crossword clues |
| 45% | APP | 3 | Daily Themed Crossword or Uber, for short |
| 45% | TIMER | 5 | Fixture at a chess or crossword tournament |
| 45% | APP | 3 | Daily Themed Crossword or Spotify, for short |
| 45% | APP | 3 | Daily Themed Crossword or Instagram, for short |
| 44% | APP | 3 | Daily Themed Crossword or Crossword Explorer, for short |
| 42% | ROW | 3 | It crosses a column, in a spreadsheet or crossword |
| 42% | APP | 3 | Candy Crush Saga or Daily Themed Crossword, e.g. |
| 42% | APP | 3 | TikTok or Daily Themed Crossword, e.g., for short |
| 42% | APP | 3 | Daily Themed Crossword or Instagram, e.g., for short |
| 41% | APP | 3 | "Daily Themed Crossword" or "Angry Birds," e.g., for short |
| 38% | NOUN | 4 | "Crossword" or "trivia," grammatically |
| 38% | TIPOFTHEICEBERG | 15 | Hidden trouble indicator ... or what you'll need to finish this crossword? |
| 36% | BLOG | 4 | "Sally's Take on the USA Today Crossword" or "Diary of a Crossword Fiend" |
| 35% | SUBREDDIT | 9 | r/crossword or r/puzzles |
| 34% | TIMED | 5 | Like the crossword in the New York Times app, but not Spelling Bee or Wordle |
| 33% | MINIS | 5 | M&M variety ... or these crosswords |
| 32% | WORDOFCHOICE | 12 | Or |