| 100% | ATTN | 4 | Abbr. that may precede a colon |
| 78% | ATTN | 4 | Abbr. that often precedes a colon |
| 65% | TADA | 4 | Interjection that may precede a bow |
| 65% | SALESPITCH | 10 | Delivery that may precede a purchase |
| 65% | ANYIDEAS | 8 | Query that may precede a flash |
| 65% | ACHOO | 5 | Sound that may precede a blessing |
| 65% | CIRCA | 5 | Word that may precede a date |
| 65% | IRAISE | 6 | Declaration that might precede a fold |
| 65% | NOHANDS | 7 | Cry that might precede a spill |
| 64% | BULLET | 6 | Mark that may precede a 39-Across |
| 64% | NEE | 3 | Word that may precede a maiden name |
| 64% | IDONTLIKETOBRAG | 15 | Words that might precede a boast, ironically |
| 64% | IMO | 3 | Letters that might precede a hot take |
| 63% | NEE | 3 | French word that may precede a former surname |
| 62% | TMI | 3 | Letters that might precede a "Person Gesturing No" emoji |
| 62% | ETC | 3 | Abbr. that may precede an ellipsis |
| 61% | SER | 3 | It might precede a collection: Abbr. |
| 61% | NEE | 3 | Word that may precede a maiden name in a news article |
| 61% | NEE | 3 | Word that may precede a maiden name in a marriage announcement |
| 60% | ITSAGIFT | 8 | Words that might precede ". . . and a curse" |
| 60% | PLS | 3 | Texting abbr. that may precede "thx" |
| 59% | PRETTYPLEASE | 12 | Words that might precede "with a cherry on top" |
| 58% | EDIT | 4 | Word that may precede an update to a Reddit post |
| 56% | BCE | 3 | Abbr. that might be found on a museum placard |
| 56% | CCTV | 4 | Device that might help catch a thief: Abbr. |
| 55% | ETD | 3 | Something that may be delayed by a storm: Abbr. |
| 55% | NYE | 3 | Date that may end with a midnight kiss: Abbr. |
| 55% | ETC | 3 | Abbr. that's almost always preceded by a comma |
| 55% | ESTD | 4 | Abbr. that precedes the year a business was founded |
| 55% | TSP | 3 | Amount that might be "heaping" in a recipe: Abbr. |