| 100% | SNIDE | 5 | An ugly remark said with a sneer (rhymes with "bride") |
| 50% | SNIDE | 5 | Said with a sneer |
| 49% | ALAS | 4 | Remark said with a sigh |
| 48% | BENEATH | 7 | With 106-Across, phrase said with a sneer |
| 47% | POTTER | 6 | Name said with a sneer by Snape |
| 42% | STYE | 4 | A growth on an eyelid that rhymes with "Why" |
| 42% | SLING | 5 | A device for an injured arm; rhymes with bling |
| 42% | TRACE | 5 | Make an outline with a stencil, say |
| 41% | JEER | 4 | Something that rhymes with, and might accompany, a sneer |
| 40% | ATTACH | 6 | Include a picture with an email, say |
| 39% | GIT | 3 | An unpleasant person, to a Brit (rhymes with "fit") |
| 38% | LOUT | 4 | A boor, an oaf. (Rhymes with "snout") |
| 38% | SNIDELY | 7 | With a sneer |
| 37% | BULB | 4 | Light source, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "culb" |
| 37% | NASAL | 5 | Said with a twang |
| 37% | LAMENT | 6 | Say with a sigh |
| 37% | CIRCLE | 6 | Round geometrical shape, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "hurkle" |
| 37% | NASAL | 5 | Said with a pinched nose |
| 37% | SWEAR | 5 | Say with a raised hand |
| 37% | SWEARS | 6 | Says with a raised hand |
| 36% | ORANGE | 6 | Citrus fruit or a color, and a word that has an obscure near-perfect rhyme with "sporange" |
| 36% | WHITENIGHTS | 11 | 1985 drama that scored an Oscar and a #1 hit with "Say You, Say Me": 2 wds. |
| 36% | FILM | 4 | Another word for "movie," and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "pilm" |
| 36% | SWEARS | 6 | Says with a hand up, perhaps |
| 36% | SCOFF | 5 | Speak with a sneer |
| 36% | EYRE | 4 | Jane who says "I am a free human being with an independent will" |
| 36% | RAZZ | 4 | Tease playfully, as an opponent in a game (rhymes with "Jazz") |
| 35% | MUSIC | 5 | Harmonious vocals or instrumental sounds, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "anchusic" |
| 35% | HURL | 4 | Fling a ball, say (rhymes with "curl") |
| 35% | MOUNTAIN | 8 | An elevated geographical feature with a summit |