| 100% | COLLARNILESHARK | 15 | Arrest a mako in an African river? (and three words that can follow WHITE and BLUE, but not RED) |
| 36% | PABST | 5 | Beer in a red, white and blue can |
| 35% | ONION | 5 | Something that can be red or white, but not blue |
| 33% | WURST | 5 | Word that can follow "brat" and "liver" in meat names |
| 32% | SELF | 4 | Word that can follow “one,” but not any other number |
| 32% | DONTSTARTWITHME | 15 | Words that might begin (or prevent) an argument, and a grammar tip for the three speakers in this puzzle |
| 32% | GLOBE | 5 | Spherical representation of the earth that can be seen in the Pepsi logo in red, white, and blue |
| 32% | WALLAH | 6 | Hindustani suffix meaning a person involved in an activity and that can follow punka, dabba, ricksha or chai |
| 31% | NAT | 3 | Player in a red, white and blue uniform |
| 31% | ICEE | 4 | Drink in a red, white and blue cup |
| 31% | PURPLE | 6 | Color that is a blend of blue and red, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "curple" |
| 31% | NAT | 3 | MLB player in a red, white and blue uniform |
| 30% | ABA | 3 | League that used a red, white and blue ball, for short |
| 30% | SOX | 3 | Word that follows "White" and "Red" in two baseball team names |
| 30% | KEY | 3 | Fundamental, and a word that can follow the first parts of 20-, 31-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 29% | SKIRT | 5 | Word that can follow poodle and pencil |
| 29% | EACH | 4 | Word that follows "from" and "to" in a well known 1875 Karl Marx slogan |
| 29% | CORNERBARS | 10 | Local watering holes, and a hint to a word that can follow eight of this puzzle's peripheral answers |
| 29% | BEAM | 4 | Smile (and a word that can follow the first parts of 21- and 49-Across and 3- and 29-Down) |
| 29% | CHAIR | 5 | Head, as a committee ... or a word that can follow the ends of 16-, 29-, 36-, 47- and 61-Across |
| 29% | BARS | 4 | Signs of cell service ... or a word that can follow both parts of 18-, 23-, 36-, 52- and 58-Across |
| 29% | ALE | 3 | Word that can follow "ginger" and "amber" |
| 29% | TIDE | 4 | Word that can follow "ebb" and "neap" |
| 29% | BEE | 3 | Word that can follow "bumble" and "honey" |
| 29% | BEES | 4 | Word that can follow "honey" and "bumble" |
| 29% | GUNS | 4 | Shooters, and a word that can follow the last parts of 17-, 40- and 64-Across and 11- and 30-Down |
| 28% | HOLM | 4 | German word that refers to an island in a river or a lake |
| 28% | SCAPE | 5 | Word that can follow sea and man to make new words |
| 28% | TAPE | 4 | Word that can follow red or duct |
| 28% | PIE | 3 | Bit of slapstick ammo, and a word that can follow the first parts of 18- and 63-Across and 3- and 27-Down |