| 100% | CROWBARKING | 11 | Black bird pretending to be a dog? |
| 56% | GROAN | 5 | Pretend to be a ghost |
| 53% | POSER | 5 | Person who pretends to be a VIP |
| 52% | POSER | 5 | Person who pretends to be a big deal |
| 52% | WENTAS | 6 | Pretended to be at a party |
| 52% | PHISH | 5 | Pretend to be a credit-card company over e-mail, say |
| 52% | DEC | 3 | Mo. for Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day |
| 52% | TINHORN | 7 | Gambler who pretends to be a big shot, informally |
| 51% | ACTOR | 5 | One who pretends to be a different person on screen |
| 51% | GOAS | 4 | Pretend to be, as at a Halloween party |
| 51% | ACT | 3 | Pretend to be someone else (in a movie) |
| 51% | GOAS | 4 | Pretend to be, at a Halloween party, say |
| 50% | ALI | 3 | Name used by Aladdin when he pretends to be a prince |
| 50% | CATFISH | 7 | Pretend to be someone else on a dating site |
| 50% | ACT | 3 | Pretend to be someone else, as in a movie |
| 50% | ACTS | 4 | Pretends to be someone else, as in a movie |
| 50% | CON | 3 | Pretend to be a wealthy German heiress to get free hotel rooms, for example |
| 49% | RAVEN | 5 | Black bird related to a crow |
| 48% | MIME | 4 | Person who might pretend to be stuck in a box |
| 47% | BELLY | 5 | Where a dog might like to be scratched |
| 45% | CROW | 4 | Bird believed to be as smart as a seven-year-old child |
| 45% | CROW | 4 | Black bird that might be found in a wheat field |
| 45% | TIME | 4 | It's believed to be distorted within a black hole |
| 45% | BEARD | 5 | Person pretending to be in a relationship with someone to conceal their true sexual identity |
| 44% | PUTONTHEDOG | 11 | Pretend to be wealthy, in old slang ... and a hint to words that end answers to starred clues |
| 44% | STAY | 4 | Command to make a dog remain where she is |
| 44% | STRAY | 5 | Dog or cat that might be taken to a shelter |
| 44% | FLAMINGO | 8 | A bird whose pink plumage is due to its diet |
| 44% | FLEDGLING | 9 | A baby bird that is ready to fly the nest |
| 44% | JETSETTER | 9 | Black dog is a member of high society |