| 100% | MAIDENNAME | 10 | Identifier that a new bride might keep |
| 47% | PAR | 3 | Number that a new golfer may dream of reaching |
| 44% | TREND | 5 | News that may be illustrated by a graph |
| 43% | OBIT | 4 | News article that may include a funeral date, for short |
| 43% | TAB | 3 | Something that might be kept in a bar |
| 43% | VEIL | 4 | Cloth that may cover a bride's face |
| 43% | DEED | 4 | Document that may be kept in a lockbox |
| 42% | TAB | 3 | Something that might be kept open at a bar |
| 42% | SECRETRECIPES | 13 | Things that might be kept covered in a kitchen |
| 42% | PENS | 4 | Writing tools that might be kept in a mug |
| 42% | DIARY | 5 | Written journal that might be kept in a nightstand |
| 42% | ERASER | 6 | Item that might be kept in a pencil case |
| 41% | PERSONALITY | 11 | You might think that a new one will lead to 40-Across |
| 40% | JETLAG | 6 | Problem that might keep a frequent flier up at night |
| 40% | RAT | 3 | Rodent that might drag a pizza slice through the New York City subway |
| 38% | BEARD | 5 | A new one may itch |
| 38% | ART | 3 | Brushstroke creation that you may keep inside a time capsule |
| 38% | GADGETS | 7 | Electronic delights that you may keep inside a time capsule |
| 38% | MEMENTO | 7 | Sentimental souvenir that you may keep inside a time capsule |
| 37% | STAND | 5 | Platform that the New York Philharmonic's conductor might use to keep sheet music visible |
| 37% | WHOSDEGASISAWYOUWITH | 20 | "Is that a new man you're dating?" |
| 37% | ASST | 4 | A new exec may hire one |
| 37% | LEAF | 4 | A new one may be turned over |
| 37% | TURNIPTRUCK | 11 | ... that a rube might fall off |
| 36% | LEDGER | 6 | Book that a bookkeeper keeps |
| 36% | BETA | 4 | A new computer program may be in it |
| 36% | BAAING | 6 | It might keep a shepherd awake |
| 36% | BIB | 3 | One might keep a shirt clean |
| 36% | FLAGDAY | 7 | Celebration that a vexillologist might enjoy |
| 36% | CAT | 3 | Animal that a dog might chase |