| 100% | EMCEE | 5 | Billy Crystal for the Oscars, e.g. |
| 59% | EMCEE | 5 | Billy Crystal or Whoopi Goldberg for the Oscars, often |
| 53% | GALA | 4 | The Oscars, e.g. |
| 53% | TVSPECIAL | 9 | The Oscars, e.g. |
| 50% | EVENT | 5 | Super Bowl or the Oscars, e.g. |
| 50% | EMCEE | 5 | Host of the Oscars, e.g. |
| 50% | HOST | 4 | Hope at the Oscars, e.g. |
| 47% | SKATE | 5 | Play for the Red Wings, e.g. |
| 47% | MIGRATES | 8 | Flies south for the winter, e.g. |
| 47% | TENSE | 5 | Past, for the verb "were," e.g. |
| 47% | PDA | 3 | Kissing for the kiss cam, e.g. |
| 47% | REVERSAL | 8 | Change for the worse, e.g. |
| 47% | PREP | 4 | Practice for the GMAT, e.g. |
| 47% | MASCOT | 6 | Blooper for the Braves, e.g. |
| 47% | DUET | 4 | Song for The Carpenters, e.g. |
| 47% | ADAPTS | 6 | Rewrites for the stage, e.g. |
| 47% | ANAGRAM | 7 | Schoolmaster for the classroom, e.g. |
| 46% | ALIAS | 5 | Billy the Kid, e.g. |
| 46% | LEM | 3 | The Eagle, e.g., for short |
| 46% | GRUMP | 5 | Oscar the Grouch, e.g. |
| 45% | LAMENT | 6 | "Ah, for the good old days," e.g. |
| 45% | ARENA | 5 | TD Garden, for the 20-Across, e.g. |
| 45% | ICON | 4 | Compass for the web browser Safari, e.g. |
| 45% | OWNER | 5 | Jerry Jones for the Dallas Cowboys, e.g. |
| 45% | DATE | 4 | January 1 for the Rose Bowl, e.g. |
| 45% | ANALOGY | 7 | The clue for 25-Across, e.g. |
| 44% | HOMEGAME | 8 | Target Field outing for the Twins, e.g. |
| 44% | TESTPREP | 8 | Course of study for the SAT, e.g. |
| 44% | INATUXEDO | 9 | Ready for the Oscars, say |
| 44% | LIMO | 4 | Ride for the oscars, perhaps |