| 100% | INVERSION | 9 | G-C-E for the chord C, e.g. |
| 56% | TRI{AD} | 7 | C-E-G chord, for example |
| 52% | SKATE | 5 | Play for the Red Wings, e.g. |
| 52% | TENSE | 5 | Past, for the verb "were," e.g. |
| 52% | PDA | 3 | Kissing for the kiss cam, e.g. |
| 52% | TRIAD | 5 | C major chord, e.g. |
| 51% | ROOTWORD | 8 | The Greek "khalix" (pebble) for the English "calculus," e.g. |
| 51% | DOREMI | 6 | C-D-E, for the C-major scale |
| 51% | EXAM | 4 | The "E" of G.R.E., for short |
| 51% | ARENA | 5 | TD Garden, for the 20-Across, e.g. |
| 51% | OWNER | 5 | Jerry Jones for the Dallas Cowboys, e.g. |
| 51% | DATE | 4 | January 1 for the Rose Bowl, e.g. |
| 51% | REVERSAL | 8 | Change for the worse, e.g. |
| 51% | PREP | 4 | Practice for the GMAT, e.g. |
| 51% | MASCOT | 6 | Blooper for the Braves, e.g. |
| 51% | DUET | 4 | Song for The Carpenters, e.g. |
| 51% | ADAPTS | 6 | Rewrites for the stage, e.g. |
| 51% | ANAGRAM | 7 | Schoolmaster for the classroom, e.g. |
| 51% | LEM | 3 | The Eagle, e.g., for short |
| 51% | NBC | 3 | Its musical ID is just the notes G, E and C |
| 50% | MIGRATES | 8 | Flies south for the winter, e.g. |
| 50% | EMCEE | 5 | Billy Crystal for the Oscars, e.g. |
| 50% | HOMEGAME | 8 | Target Field outing for the Twins, e.g. |
| 50% | TESTPREP | 8 | Course of study for the SAT, e.g. |
| 49% | DROID | 5 | C-3PO, e.g., for short |
| 49% | DUO | 3 | The Coen brothers, for e.g. |
| 49% | MNEMONIC | 8 | "Super heroes must eat oats" for the Great Lakes, e.g. |
| 49% | ROOTWORD | 8 | The Greek for "task," to 1-Across, e.g. |
| 49% | PHONETIC | 8 | Like the spelling "kuh-zin" for "cousin," e.g. |
| 49% | RATIFIER | 8 | State, for an amendment to the Constitution, e.g. |