| 100% | RIGMAROLE | 9 | A set of confused and meaningless statements |
| 49% | RUT | 3 | A set of behaviours that has become monotonous and unproductive |
| 48% | DINETTE | 7 | Set of chairs and a table |
| 47% | SYNTAX | 6 | Set of rules and principles that govern a sentence |
| 46% | DOCTRINE | 8 | Set of beliefs held and taught by a certain group |
| 45% | MAZE | 4 | Network of confusing paths and hedges designed as a puzzle |
| 44% | COMBO | 5 | Set of items at a store (Burger, fries and a drink, e.g.) |
| 44% | MIXEDMESSAGES | 13 | Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 43% | HEADSIWIN | 9 | Start of a statement about a meaningless flip |
| 43% | COMBO | 5 | Set of items offered together at a store (Burger, fries and a drink, e.g.) |
| 43% | VIETNAM | 7 | Asian setting of a 2017 PBS documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick |
| 41% | SHORING | 7 | A set of props |
| 41% | TOO | 3 | Follower of "me" as a statement and "you" as a question |
| 41% | KNIFE | 5 | Part of a place setting, along with a fork and spoon |
| 41% | BUDGET | 6 | Estimate of income and expenses for a set period |
| 41% | BUDGET | 6 | Estimate of income and expenditure for a set time |
| 41% | DENTURES | 8 | A set of fake teeth |
| 40% | AFRICA | 6 | Continental setting for Half of a Yellow Sun and Things Fall Apart |
| 40% | CONTROLGROUP | 12 | Set of people receiving a placebo, perhaps ... or what the ends of 20-, 28- and 41-Across belong to? |
| 40% | CARILLON | 8 | A set of bells mechanically sounded |
| 40% | ZOOTSUIT | 8 | Set of outer clothes popular in the 1940s consisting of a long coat with wide padded shoulders and pegged trousers |
| 39% | NORMS | 5 | A set of rules created by society |
| 39% | ISINTHESAME | 11 | Shares a set of circumstances |
| 39% | UPPER | 5 | Half a set of dentures |
| 39% | DAZED | 5 | "___ and Confused," 1993 comedy set in a Texan high school featuring Matthew McConaughey and Ben Affleck |
| 39% | SEASON | 6 | A set of episodes of a TV show |
| 39% | ETHIC | 5 | Moral code, a set of principles |
| 39% | ABLEST | 6 | Qualified with a set of skills |
| 39% | EXEMPTION | 9 | Caveat to a set of rules |
| 39% | LOSE | 4 | Misplace, like a set of keys |