| 100% | SEMESTER | 8 | Academic term division that may start during Spring or Fall at college |
| 30% | SEM | 3 | Spring or fall, on an academic calendar: Abbr. |
| 29% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 27% | HAIL | 4 | Frozen precipitation that may fall during a thunderstorm |
| 27% | SEM | 3 | Fall or spring school term: Abbr. |
| 27% | SEM | 3 | Fall or spring term, for short |
| 27% | STAR | 4 | Word that might precede Trek or Wars at the movies |
| 26% | DOVES | 5 | White birds that might be released at a wedding or funeral |
| 26% | GARLIC | 6 | ___ bread, appetizer that might be ordered at the start of a meal |
| 26% | JOKE | 4 | Word that may follow the start of 20-, 25-, 44- or 50-Across |
| 25% | SEASON | 6 | Spring or fall |
| 25% | MILK | 4 | Cow or soy product that you may drink at breakfast |
| 25% | ECON | 4 | College class that might be "micro" or "macro": Abbr. |
| 24% | ACTIONVERB | 10 | Spring or fall, e.g. |
| 24% | EQUINOX | 7 | Event that marks the start of spring or autumn |
| 24% | GOOD | 4 | With 65-Across, comment that might be heard after the start of 17-, 28-, 45- or 59-Across |
| 24% | TWEET | 5 | Message that might start with "@" |
| 24% | NAMETAG | 7 | Sticker that might start "Hello ..." |
| 24% | MEMO | 4 | Note that might start "Re:" |
| 24% | EMAIL | 5 | Message that might start "Fwd:" |
| 24% | ICE | 3 | Dry ___, common prop during performances that you might see at a Pink Floyd concert |
| 23% | ERA | 3 | Time division that may be notable |
| 23% | MENU | 4 | List that may start with "Starters" |
| 23% | ASTO | 4 | Phrase that may start a verdict |
| 23% | TEN | 3 | Number that may start a countdown |
| 23% | RAVE | 4 | Party that might start after midnight |
| 23% | TWEETS | 6 | Messages that might start with an "@" |
| 23% | BUT | 3 | Conjunction that might start an objection |
| 23% | PART | 4 | Division in the hair that might be "center" or "side" |
| 23% | MONTH | 5 | *Calendar division that may be titled OCTober |