| 100% | LEG | 3 | In cricket, the side of the field to the left of a right-handed batsman as he faces the bowler |
| 42% | SLIP | 4 | In cricket, the position of the fielder who stands a little behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper |
| 41% | GOWIDE | 6 | Miss to the left or right, as a field goal attempt |
| 41% | MIDOFF | 6 | In cricket, the fielding position on the off side closest to the bowler |
| 40% | WIDE | 4 | Missing to the right or left, as a field goal |
| 39% | TAB | 3 | The key to the left of Q in a keyboard |
| 38% | APORT | 5 | To the left side of a ship |
| 37% | IDIOM | 5 | Figure of speech ... and a synonym of the puzzle's alternate title, spelled left to right in the circled squares |
| 37% | MATTDAMON | 9 | He underwent training, such as hand-to-hand combat, to perform some of his own stunts in the "Jason Bourne" films: 2 wds. |
| 37% | FORK | 4 | Utensil to the left of the plate in a standard table setting |
| 36% | PROFILE | 7 | In art, the side view of a face |
| 36% | SHORTSTOP | 9 | Fielding position in baseball to the left of second base viewed from the home plate |
| 36% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | He underwent training, such as learning to fly a helicopter, to perform some of his own stunts in the "Mission: Impossible" films: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RABIN | 5 | Figure to the left of Clinton in a famous 1993 photo-op handshake |
| 35% | DATE | 4 | Field in the top right corner of a check |
| 35% | BUGSOUT | 7 | Leaves in a hurry, or a hint to the cluing of the starred answers |
| 35% | SALUTE | 6 | To raise the right hand to the side of headgear |
| 35% | HOOKING | 7 | A right-handers shot curving to the left in golf |
| 35% | DOUBLEPARK | 10 | Leave one's vehicle in a traffic lane, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 35% | CTRL | 4 | Key to the right of Alt on one side of a Windows keyboard |
| 35% | III | 3 | Numeral at the right side of a clock face |
| 35% | ALT | 3 | Key to the left or right of the space bar on a Windows keyboard |
| 34% | SEARS | 5 | What to "Come see the softer side of," in a slogan |
| 34% | AMENDED | 7 | Made changes to, as a bill in the House of Representatives |
| 34% | TEL | 3 | Abbr. to the left of a number |
| 34% | ONESPLACE | 9 | Column to the left of a decimal |
| 34% | ONESPLACE | 9 | It's to the left of a dot |
| 34% | DOLLARS | 7 | Value to the left of a decimal point |
| 34% | HRS | 3 | Nos. to the left of a colon, maybe |
| 34% | ONES | 4 | Column to the left of a decimal point |