| 100% | FLAW | 4 | Defect in a human or a diamond, say |
| 73% | FLAW | 4 | Defect in human or a diamond |
| 52% | SPLUTTER | 8 | Say in a hurried or choking manner |
| 50% | FLAW | 4 | Defect, as in a diamond |
| 50% | OMEN | 4 | Crow saying "SOON" in a human voice, probably |
| 49% | SEATMATES | 9 | Two or three in a row, say |
| 49% | SOON | 4 | Shortly or in a little while, say |
| 49% | SNAG | 4 | Hitch or glitch in a plan, say |
| 49% | REDSUIT | 7 | Diamonds or hearts, in a card deck |
| 48% | CHEAPWINE | 9 | Cabernet or merlot sold in a box, say |
| 48% | EMOTE | 5 | Be happy or grumpy in a cast, say |
| 48% | MOTE | 4 | Show shock or shame in a show, say |
| 48% | TOERR | 5 | It's human, in a saying |
| 48% | RSVPS | 5 | Says yea or nay in re: a soirée, say |
| 47% | BRO | 3 | "Man" or "Dude" in a frat, say |
| 47% | IDO | 3 | Words said in front of a judge or a preacher: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ROLEPLAY | 8 | Be a wizard or an elf, say, in Dungeons & Dragons |
| 46% | SAT | 3 | Got on a motorcycle or in a sidecar, say |
| 46% | MEATSTEW | 8 | Entree in a bowl with beef or lamb, say |
| 46% | OAT | 3 | Tidbit in a horse's or human's breakfast |
| 46% | BOWWOW | 6 | Dog, or what a dog says, in tot-speak |
| 46% | EURO | 4 | Coin spent in a café in Paris or Vienna, say |
| 46% | NOEVIL | 6 | It may be seen, heard or spoken, in a saying |
| 45% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Diamond in the rough ... or a literal feature of each answer to a starred clue |
| 45% | REDSKY | 6 | Warning in the morning or delight at night, in a saying |
| 44% | SKISLOPE | 8 | Trail labeled with a black diamond or blue square, say |
| 44% | ONDECK | 6 | In a circle near a diamond |
| 44% | LOSTART | 7 | Letter writing, they say ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | RAISETHEBAR | 11 | Heighten expectations, say ... or a hint to entering four answers in this puzzle |
| 43% | BOT | 3 | Non-human player in a video game, say |