| 100% | DISSENT | 7 | Differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority |
| 38% | TALE | 4 | Offering from the miller or the cook, in Chaucer |
| 36% | PITCH | 5 | Delivery from the mound in baseball, or short approach shot in golf |
| 36% | SHEDDER | 7 | Cat or dog, especially in the spring |
| 36% | STARCROSSEDLOVE | 15 | Relationship doomed from the start ... or something found in this puzzle four times? |
| 35% | OUTLAW | 6 | Fugitive or criminal, especially in the Wild West |
| 35% | ABE | 3 | Supreme Court Justice Fortas, who wrote the majority opinion in Tinker v. Des Moines |
| 35% | AYE | 3 | "Yes," from a seaman or petty officer in the Navy |
| 34% | FJORD | 5 | & 22A Equine mammal from the mountainous regions of Norway used for heavy work or in sport |
| 33% | SLAG | 4 | Something left over from the Bessemer process that could be used in fertilizer or as a cement additive |
| 33% | SHERBET | 7 | Sweet powder eaten alone or consumed as a drink, especially in the Arab region |
| 33% | DIVERGE | 7 | Differ in opinion |
| 32% | PORTAMENTO | 10 | In music, a sliding movement from one note to another, especially in singing or playing the violin |
| 32% | CAPITAL | 7 | With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle |
| 32% | POLAR | 5 | From the Arctic or Antarctic |
| 32% | DACAPO | 6 | From the beginning, in music |
| 32% | ABOVO | 5 | From the beginning, in Latin |
| 32% | DACAPO | 6 | From the start, in music |
| 32% | EXANIMO | 7 | From the heart, in Latin |
| 31% | REEL | 4 | Highlight ___, compilation of best plays from the season or game which is a popular break-time sight in most stadium sports |
| 31% | EYES | 4 | Opinion or judgment; "in the ___ of the law" |
| 31% | BONAFIDE | 8 | Authentic or in good faith, from the Latin |
| 31% | NOBLER | 6 | "Whether 'tis ___ in the mind to suffer ... " (line from Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" soliloquy) |
| 31% | LATERAL | 7 | From the side, think medicine or anatomy |
| 31% | AFRIC | 5 | From the Sahara's continent, in Shakespeare |
| 31% | IBID | 4 | From the same source, in a bibliog. |
| 30% | GROWN | 5 | In the majority? |
| 30% | IVEGOTTHESCOOP | 14 | Words from someone in the know, or what the pros in 20-, 26-, 36- and 50-Across might say |
| 30% | ANDEAN | 6 | From the highlands of Bolivia or Peru, say |
| 30% | OLDIE | 5 | Song from the '50s or '60s |