| 100% | THINK | 5 | Change a word in this phrase to correct it! "Ponder before you speak" |
| 86% | LOOK | 4 | Change a word in this phrase to correct it! "Peep before you leap" |
| 72% | PERFECT | 7 | Change a word in this phrase to correct it! "Practice makes flawless" |
| 72% | WASTE | 5 | Change a word in this phrase to correct it! "Haste makes trash" |
| 71% | CRY | 3 | Change a word in this phrase to correct it! "Don't weep over spilled milk" |
| 71% | RACE | 4 | Change a word in this phrase to correct it! "Slow and steady wins the contest" |
| 71% | WORTH | 5 | Change a word in this phrase to correct it! "A picture is valued a thousand words" |
| 70% | BASKET | 6 | Change a word in this phrase to correct it! "Don't put all your eggs in one vessel" |
| 39% | GEAR | 4 | You would change this to go reverse in a car |
| 37% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 37% | ONELOOK | 7 | It just took this before "I fell so hard in love with you," in a 1960s hit |
| 36% | ASHES | 5 | Word before and after "to," in a religious phrase |
| 36% | UTILE | 5 | If you're stuck with a Q, it's a godsend to draw this in Scrabble |
| 35% | ADIEU | 5 | Word repeated before "to you and you and you," in a show tune |
| 34% | NECK | 4 | Word used on both sides of "and" to make a common phrase meaning "a close contest," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 34% | NOTMYFIRSTRODEO | 15 | "Done this before, you know!" ... or a hint to the last words of 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 48-Across |
| 34% | DOORWAY | 7 | Portal represented 20 times in this puzzle that lets you in and out of a confined space (Note: These special letters, reading left to right, row by row, will produce an apt four-word phrase) |
| 34% | LESS | 4 | Word before traveled, in a phrase |
| 34% | MAIL | 4 | "You've Got Delivery," change a word to correct the title of a classic romcom starring Tom Hanks |
| 34% | DEAR | 4 | Starting word in a letter to someone you love |
| 34% | ERIN | 4 | Word before "go" in a seasonal phrase |
| 34% | STOPMAKINGSENSE | 15 | No longer be comprehensible ... and, with its first word divided in three parts, a hint to how to read this puzzle's title |
| 33% | SUCH | 4 | Word found before and after "and," in a phrase |
| 33% | TURNING | 7 | You should signal before doing this in a car |
| 33% | URL | 3 | It changes when you go to a new site |
| 33% | NOTEBOOK | 8 | "The Diary," change a word to correct the title of a classic romcom featuring Ryan Gosling |
| 33% | HILL | 4 | "Notting Mountain," change a word to correct the title of a classic romcom starring Julia Roberts |
| 33% | RICH | 4 | "Crazy Wealthy Asians," change a word to correct the title of a romcom featuring Constance Wu |
| 33% | BROKEN | 6 | If not in this state, you don't need to fix it |
| 33% | WET | 3 | It might be hard to get this in a desert |