| 100% | SONINLAW | 8 | Groom, to the father of the bride, after the wedding (Hyph.) |
| 51% | TOAST | 5 | Wedding offering to the bride and groom |
| 51% | INLAWS | 6 | Bride's family, to the groom: Hyph. |
| 51% | CANS | 4 | They're sometimes tied to the back of a bride and groom's car |
| 47% | INLAW | 5 | Father of the bride, say |
| 46% | BOUQUET | 7 | It's tossed by the bride after the wedding ceremony |
| 46% | BRIDEZILLAS | 11 | Wedding reality show that follows the lives of women engaged to be married, often depicting "difficult" brides |
| 46% | FREUDIAN | 8 | Related to the father of psychoanalysis |
| 45% | STEVEMARTIN | 11 | ''Father of the Bride'' (1991) father |
| 45% | VAMPIRE | 7 | __ Weekend, US band, sang Father of the Bride |
| 44% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | The father of American Literature to Faulkner |
| 44% | ORPHEUS | 7 | The father of songs, according to Pindar |
| 43% | DEAR | 4 | Bride to the groom |
| 42% | SLEATERKINNEY | 13 | American band that released the album "No Cities to Love" after a hiatus of nine years: Hyph. |
| 42% | SWEDEN | 6 | Country with a wedding tradition where the guests are free to kiss the bride or groom if the other leaves the room |
| 42% | GUNSHY | 6 | Nervous, as to the sound of a pistol: Hyph. |
| 41% | SONINLAW | 8 | Groom, to his bride's mother: Hyph. |
| 41% | BRIDAL | 6 | Referring to a woman in the context of her wedding |
| 41% | TOCHERISH | 9 | To love and __, part of the wedding vows |
| 41% | GOODDOG | 7 | Praise after a proper response to the end of the answer to each starred clue |
| 40% | OLDER | 5 | Father compared to the son in terms of age |
| 40% | DIANE | 5 | "Father of the Bride" actress Keaton |
| 40% | SEATINGPLAN | 11 | Wedding reception headache ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues constitute? |
| 40% | VAMPIRE | 7 | "Father of the Bride" indie band ___ Weekend |
| 40% | STEVE | 5 | Martin of "Father of the Bride" |
| 39% | IBEAM | 5 | Construction-site sight, named after a letter of the alphabet: Hyph. |
| 39% | DIANEKEATON | 11 | "Father of the Bride" and "Book Club" actor |
| 39% | ELLIE | 5 | Mrs. Banks of "Father of the Bride" |
| 39% | DIANE | 5 | Actress Keaton of "Father of the Bride" |
| 39% | GROOMS | 6 | The male counterpart of brides at weddings |