| 100% | BIRDFLU | 7 | Avian strain of an infectious virus: 2 wds. |
| 43% | JAMESWATT | 9 | Inventor of an improved steam engine: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ASKME | 5 | "If you ___..." (start of an opinion): 2 wds. |
| 43% | HULKSMASH | 9 | Catchphrase of an "incredible" green superhero: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ISWEAR | 6 | Start of an oath: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ORELSE | 6 | End of an ultimatum: 2 wds. |
| 43% | USEBY | 5 | Start of an expiration notice: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PLANEFARE | 9 | Price of an airline ticket: 2 wds. |
| 43% | WEBPAGE | 7 | Part of an Internet site: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BLOWIT | 6 | Make a mess of an opportunity: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SIDEA | 5 | First half of an LP: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SIDEA | 5 | First half of an album: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ISEE | 4 | "The way ___ it ..." (start of an opinion): 2 wds. |
| 41% | GREATESTHITS | 12 | Collection of an artist's top songs: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DRNO | 4 | Title villain of an early James Bond film: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CARCHASE | 8 | Exciting part of an action movie involving automobiles: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ITIN | 4 | Phone ___ (don't make much of an effort): 2 wds. |
| 40% | TAPEDECK | 8 | Part of an old car stereo that played cassettes: 2 wds. |
| 40% | REDSTATE | 8 | Republican-leaning part of an election map: 2 wds. |
| 38% | IQUIT | 5 | Words uttered when storming out of an office: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ONECELL | 7 | Composition of an amoeba or paramecium (2 wds.) |
| 38% | IDO | 3 | Affirmation of an oath (2 wds) |
| 38% | ORELSE | 6 | End of an ultimatum (2 wds.) |
| 38% | EVAGREEN | 8 | "300: Rise of an Empire" actress who played Vanessa Ives on 21-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MRSMAISEL | 9 | "Marvelous" stand-up comic and title character of an Emmy-winning Amazon series: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TALKINGTOM | 10 | My ___, virtual pet game where players take care of an anthropomorphic grey cat: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANI | 3 | "Gimme ___!" (start of an Illini cheer) (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SHORTFOR | 8 | An abbreviated form of: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JULIANBARNES | 12 | English author who won the Man Booker Prize for "The Sense of an Ending": 2 wds. |
| 37% | CHADOCHOCINCO | 13 | Former name of an NFL player who appeared on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2010: 2 wds. |