| 100% | HOMONYMS | 8 | Bow and bow or tear and tear, for example |
| 58% | RHYMING | 7 | Wear and tear, for example? |
| 54% | STIM | 4 | Pace or rock back and forth, for example |
| 53% | PASTA | 5 | Wagon wheels or bow ties, for example |
| 52% | OPERA | 5 | "Porgy and Bess" or "Madame Butterfly," for example |
| 49% | METALBAND | 9 | Wedding ring, for example ... or a hint to 20-, 29-, and 49-Across? |
| 45% | AWARDS | 6 | The Palme d'Or and the Queer Palm, for example |
| 44% | BILINGUAL | 9 | Speaking English and Spanish for example |
| 44% | CHEESE | 6 | Cheshire, Camembert and Swiss for example |
| 44% | TYPES | 5 | Blood ___ (O+ and AB-, for example) |
| 44% | PASTA | 5 | Bow ties, for example |
| 44% | OPERATION | 9 | +, -, x, or ÷, for example |
| 44% | EMOTICONS | 9 | :-( and ;-), for example |
| 44% | DUOS | 4 | Batman and Robin or Simon and Garfunkel, for two |
| 44% | RODENTS | 7 | Mice, rats, voles and squirrels for example |
| 43% | PLAY | 4 | "Hamlet" or "Othello," for example |
| 43% | OPERA | 5 | "Rigoletto" or "Turandot," for example |
| 43% | OPERA | 5 | "Tosca" or "Carmen," for example |
| 43% | MOVIE | 5 | "Trolls" or "Minions," for example |
| 43% | VERB | 4 | "Hit" or "miss," for example |
| 43% | VERB | 4 | "Give" or "take," for example |
| 43% | GREETING | 8 | "Hello" or "hi," for example |
| 43% | OPERA | 5 | "Carmen" or "Aida," for example |
| 43% | OPERA | 5 | "Rigoletto" or "Tosca," for example |
| 43% | POEM | 4 | "If" or "Jabberwocky," for example |
| 43% | OPERA | 5 | "Tosca" or "Rigoletto," for example |
| 43% | PIXARSHORT | 10 | "Bao" or "Lava," for example |
| 43% | COMIC | 5 | "Peanuts" or "Blondie," for example |
| 43% | OPERA | 5 | "Carmen" or "Rigoletto," for example |
| 43% | OPERA | 5 | "Turandot" or "Pagliacci," for example |