| 100% | TERSE | 5 | Adhering to Strunk and White's advice "Omit needless words" |
| 38% | ELEMENTS | 8 | Strunk and White's "The _____ of Style" |
| 38% | STYLE | 5 | Strunk and White's "The Elements of ___" |
| 34% | USAGE | 5 | Strunk and White subject |
| 34% | STYLE | 5 | Strunk and White topic |
| 34% | USAGE | 5 | Strunk and White topic |
| 32% | STYLE | 5 | Subject for Strunk and White |
| 31% | CALLACAB | 8 | Advice to someone who's drunk and about to leave |
| 31% | BASHFUL | 7 | Snow White's friend known to be shy and coy |
| 31% | SPLITINFINITIVE | 15 | Grammarian's gripe, and a hint to the circled words |
| 30% | STYLE | 5 | "The Elements of ___" (classic guide by Strunk and White) |
| 30% | ELEMENTS | 8 | "The ___ of Style" (writing guide by Strunk and White) |
| 30% | HASTEMAKESWASTE | 15 | Advice to the rash, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 29% | ICK | 3 | Word that's similar to "Yuck!" and "Ugh!" |
| 29% | YOUREOUTOFORDER | 15 | Judge's words ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 29% | ROSES | 5 | Alternatives to reds and whites |
| 28% | PANDAS | 6 | Giant black and white "bears" native to China |
| 28% | PUFFIN | 6 | Black and white seabird, similar to a penguin |
| 28% | PENGUIN | 7 | Black and white birds suited to the cold |
| 28% | WHOASKEDYOU | 11 | Words to someone offering unwelcome advice |
| 28% | TOAST | 5 | Words to a bride and groom |
| 28% | FLAG | 4 | Nation's "waving" symbol ... and a word used with 23a to signify 50a |
| 28% | PANDA | 5 | Black and white herbivorous mammal related to the raccoon |
| 28% | DEWY | 4 | Word used to describe grass and skin |
| 28% | FLOSS | 5 | Dentist's advice … or a hint to 20-Across, 51-Across, 11-Down and 29-Down |
| 28% | BETWEENTHELINES | 15 | Where to look for hidden words in this puzzle's fifth and eleventh columns? |
| 27% | PENGUIN | 7 | Black and white flightless bird native to the Southern Hemisphere |
| 27% | OSPREY | 6 | Black and white bird of prey known to hunt fish |
| 27% | PORCELAIN | 9 | White substance used to make cups and plates |
| 27% | SYNTAX | 6 | Word to describe rules and structure of sentences |