| 100% | KIN | 3 | Asking about relatives |
| 61% | QUERY | 5 | Ask about |
| 57% | SKUA | 4 | Ask about turn for flyer |
| 56% | PRY | 3 | Ask about someone else's business |
| 56% | INQUIRES | 8 | Requests information, asks about |
| 54% | WHEREARETHEYNOW | 15 | Question asked about retired stars |
| 53% | PRIEDINTO | 9 | Asked nosy questions about |
| 52% | BOSS | 4 | Person to ask about getting a raise |
| 52% | FAMILY | 6 | Relatives, people you care about |
| 51% | QUERY | 5 | Ask a question about something |
| 50% | DIETARY | 7 | Kind of restrictions asked about by a waiter |
| 50% | NAN | 3 | Relative must stop bleating about banana |
| 50% | RHEA | 4 | Hear about emu relative |
| 49% | BIO | 3 | With 57-Across, exam that might ask about mitosis |
| 49% | PEPPERMILL | 10 | Ask a lot of questions about utilitarianism? |
| 48% | UNCLE | 5 | Clue solved about new relative |
| 48% | UNCLE | 5 | Solved clue about new relative |
| 47% | M/FATE | 6 | Topic to ask a fortuneteller about |
| 47% | PAY | 3 | Sensitive figure to ask someone about |
| 47% | ILLSEE | 6 | “Perhaps ... ask me about it later” |
| 46% | TEACHESTOTHETEST | 16 | Instructs students only on what they'll be asked about later |
| 46% | QUERY | 5 | Ask (about) |
| 46% | CAMEL | 5 | About which you might ask "One lump or two?" |
| 43% | ALFIE | 5 | 1966 song that asked "What's it all about?" |
| 41% | BROWNEYES | 9 | About which it was asked "Why are you blue?," in a classic song |
| 40% | WHOISSHE | 8 | Question one might ask a party host about a glamorous newcomer |
| 38% | CANYOUBELIEVEIT | 15 | "Isn't that mind-blowing?!" … or a question one might ask about 17-, 28- and 44-Across |
| 38% | AFLAC | 5 | "Ask about it at work" sloganeer, once |
| 38% | SIBLINGS | 8 | "Do you have any ___?" question to ask someone about their family and friends |
| 37% | AUGUST | 6 | Month I've often written to the governor about asking "Where's the holiday?" |