| 100% | EOM | 3 | Abbr. in the subject of an e-mail that has no body |
| 49% | FWD | 3 | Repeated abbr. in the subject line of a chain e-mail |
| 43% | APPENDIX | 8 | Part of the body that has no known purpose |
| 42% | USA | 3 | Country that has emitted over 400,000 megatons of carbon dioxide in the last 270 years: Abbr. |
| 42% | STUART | 6 | First name of an E. B. White character who says that “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone” |
| 41% | TULIP | 5 | Subject of an annual festival in the Netherlands |
| 41% | CHEM | 4 | One of the subjects that astronaut Story Musgrave has a degree in, for short |
| 40% | EAR | 3 | Part of the body that becomes what it does if you put an H in front of it |
| 40% | NAT | 3 | Turner whose slave revolt was the subject of an 1861 article in The Atlantic |
| 38% | KNEE | 4 | Joint in the body that has a cap |
| 38% | SENT | 4 | Status of an email that has been mailed |
| 38% | USA | 3 | Land that has the "Statue of Liberty": Abbr. |
| 38% | USS | 3 | Charitable org. that has promoted the welfare of people engaged in the maritime industry since 1942 (abbr.) |
| 38% | SEND | 4 | Button that moves an e-mail out of the drafts folder |
| 38% | DYBBUK | 6 | In Jewish folklore, the soul of a dead sinner that has transmigrated into the body of a living person |
| 38% | IODATE | 6 | Salt of an acid that has element No. 53 |
| 38% | SENT | 4 | Status of an email that has left the outbox |
| 38% | BODY | 4 | Part of an article that discusses the main subject |
| 38% | EMU | 3 | Bird that was the subject of an Australian war |
| 38% | NONSTARTER | 10 | Plan that has no chance of working ___ or the answer to each starred clue? |
| 38% | NONSTARTER | 10 | Plan that has no chance of working ... or the answer to each starred clue? |
| 38% | THORAX | 6 | Part of an insect's body that holds the legs |
| 38% | INCA | 4 | Member of an empire that ended in the 16th century |
| 37% | RONPAUL | 7 | Name in the news that's an anagram of OUR PLAN |
| 37% | EYE | 3 | Body part that Stuart the Minion has one of |
| 37% | STEVEMARTIN | 11 | American comedian and actor that reportedly has an IQ as high as 142, and known for his role in "Father of the Bride": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ALA | 3 | State that has a small border with the Gulf of Mexico: Abbr. |
| 37% | KUDZU | 5 | Plant that has become invasive in much of the Eastern U.S. |
| 37% | SUBHEAD | 7 | Part of an article in slightly larger text than the body, perhaps |
| 37% | NCAA | 4 | Group that's the subject of "bracketology": Abbr. |