| 100% | TYPICAL | 7 | Being commonly characteristic of something |
| 48% | THUD | 4 | Distant sound of something heavy being dropped |
| 48% | ODDS | 4 | Probability of something happening; What are the ___? |
| 48% | OVERKILL | 8 | More of something than is necessary; excess |
| 48% | FEAT | 4 | Something to be proud of |
| 48% | COMMONKNOWLEDGE | 15 | Something everybody is aware of |
| 47% | WRECKAGE | 8 | Remains of something that has been badly damaged |
| 47% | HANDFUL | 7 | The amount of something that can be held |
| 47% | EXCESS | 6 | Amount of something that is more than necessary |
| 47% | LOAN | 4 | Something that might be of interest? |
| 46% | HANDLE | 6 | The part of something by which it is held |
| 46% | GAMUT | 5 | The complete range of something, which can be run |
| 46% | RNA | 3 | Something the Zika virus is full of |
| 46% | VINTAGE | 7 | Something old that is of high quality |
| 46% | INSIDEJOKE | 10 | Something only some of us will get |
| 46% | SURE | 4 | To be certain of something |
| 46% | FEAR | 4 | To be afraid of something |
| 45% | DIFFERENCE | 10 | State of being unlike something else |
| 45% | ALA | 3 | Indicator of how something is done |
| 45% | VIDEO | 5 | Something that used to commonly be shown on MTV |
| 44% | HAT | 3 | Something that is removed as a mark of respect |
| 44% | SORTS | 5 | Something one doesn't want to be out of |
| 44% | DEBT | 4 | It may be something of great interest |
| 44% | SIGHTUNSEEN | 11 | Literal description of something that is 18-, 24-, 40- or 49-Across |
| 44% | NICE | 4 | Something that is pleasing. "That is ___ of you to say!" |
| 44% | GDR | 3 | Something that W. Berlin was never a part of, briefly |
| 44% | FAKEID | 6 | Something that might be nervously pulled out of a wallet |
| 44% | FUTURE | 6 | Something in front of you that can't be seen |
| 44% | BELUGA | 6 | Type of whale that is most commonly white |
| 43% | DNA | 3 | Something that might be left at the scene of a crime |