| 100% | NBADYNASTY | 10 | Boston in the '60s or Chicago in the '90s, e.g. |
| 54% | SPARE | 5 | Change or tire in the trunk, e.g. |
| 51% | BAND | 4 | Boston or Chicago, e.g. |
| 51% | PROS | 4 | Athletes in the NFL or NBA, e.g. |
| 50% | PROS | 4 | Athletes in the NBA or the WNBA, e.g. |
| 50% | BAND | 4 | Chicago or Boston, e.g. |
| 48% | PPE | 3 | Masks and gowns in the OR, e.g. |
| 48% | ELF | 3 | Galadriel or Elrond in "The Lord of the Rings," e.g. |
| 47% | OUTING | 6 | Afternoon hike or a picnic in the park, e.g. |
| 47% | EWOK | 4 | Paploo or Wicket in "Return of the Jedi," e.g. |
| 46% | SILLYQUESTION | 13 | "Should this potted plant go in the dining room window or the bedroom window?," e.g. |
| 46% | IMPROVISE | 9 | To make up on the spot, e.g. in acting or comedy |
| 46% | PERK | 4 | 401(k)-matching or free coffee in the break room, e.g. |
| 46% | OCTANE | 6 | It's usually in the 80s or 90s |
| 46% | DECADE | 6 | The '90s or '50s, e.g. |
| 45% | POETRY | 6 | Haikus, odes, e.g.... or a book section you may find in the library |
| 44% | BLUE | 4 | Navy, e.g., or what the starred answers can be, in various ways |
| 44% | INIT | 4 | The G, W or B in G.W.B. |
| 44% | NCO | 3 | E-4 or E-6, in the Army: Abbr. |
| 44% | SKI | 3 | Compete in the Super G, e.g. |
| 43% | PREPOSITIONALPHRASE | 19 | “In the way” or “by the sea,” e.g. |
| 43% | OCTANE | 6 | Grade in the high 80s or low 90s? |
| 43% | DNATURAL | 8 | Accidental in the key of B or E |
| 42% | ESSAY | 5 | Article in "Harper's" or "The Atlantic," e.g. |
| 42% | GOAT | 4 | The animal Black Phillip in "The Witch," e.g. |
| 42% | STRAIGHTEDGES | 13 | Rulers, e.g. ... or what the letters in 3-, 7-, 27- and 34-Down all have |
| 42% | CHORE | 5 | Washing the dishes or taking out the trash, e.g. |
| 42% | SUREBET | 7 | That the sun will rise in the East, e.g. |
| 42% | DIGITAL | 7 | The D in DRM, or __ rights management, for e-books |
| 41% | EXPANSION | 9 | Increase in the number of teams in a league, e.g. |