| 100% | MINING | 6 | Digging for stone such as flint in Neolithic times |
| 36% | ADAGE | 5 | Saying such as "a stitch in time saves nine" |
| 35% | FRAT | 4 | Campus group such as the Deltas in "Animal House," for short |
| 35% | PDAS | 4 | Things such as petting in a zoo, for short? |
| 34% | ROUGHDISPATCH | 13 | Message such as "Still looking for my golf ball in the tall grass"? |
| 32% | EPOCHS | 6 | Periods in time such as the Pleistocene |
| 32% | CHECKEREDPAST | 13 | Liability for a political candidate ... as depicted four times in this puzzle? |
| 31% | GEM | 3 | Valuable stone such as a diamond |
| 31% | GEM | 3 | Precious stone such as a ruby |
| 30% | DAVIDBLAINE | 11 | Popular magician known for such stunts as being frozen in a block of ice: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PETERRABBIT | 11 | CUTE, NAUGHTY vegetarian seeks female for fuzzy times in underground digs. Large family not a problem ... |
| 30% | KNAP | 4 | Chip, as flint, in Britain |
| 28% | DAVIDLYNCH | 10 | Director who received an honorary Oscar in 2019 for such films as "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive": 2 wds. |
| 28% | LINAWERTMULLER | 14 | Director who received an honorary Oscar in 2019 for such films as "Seven Beauties" and "Swept Away": 2 wds. |
| 28% | NEWSPAPER | 9 | Periodical such as The Guardian, New York Times |
| 28% | CRYPTO | 6 | Currency such as Bitcoin, for short |
| 28% | ETS | 3 | Beings such as ALF, for short |
| 28% | AIS | 3 | Systems such as ChatGPT, for short |
| 28% | DYE | 3 | Product such as Just for Men |
| 28% | SCALARS | 7 | Quantities such as mass and time |
| 28% | UNTURNED | 8 | In situ, as stones |
| 28% | ARUSH | 5 | In ___ (pressed for time) |
| 28% | DENG | 4 | ___ Xiaoping, former Chinese Premier who was featured as the "Time Person of the Year" for the second time in 1985 |
| 28% | EXPO | 4 | Event such as Comic-Con, for short |
| 28% | DYE | 3 | Hair product such as Just for Men |
| 28% | GAUGES | 6 | Dashboard instruments, such as for fuel quantity |
| 28% | OTS | 3 | Periods such as 10th innings, for short |
| 28% | NEOS | 4 | Pronouns such as xe/xem, for short |
| 28% | ADO | 3 | Noun former such as in bravado, desperado |
| 28% | SWAMP | 5 | Wetland such as the Okefenokee in Florida |