| 100% | ORATES | 6 | Is a keynoter, e.g. |
| 74% | ASSIST | 6 | Be a wingman, e.g. |
| 69% | NOTES | 5 | In music, they are A, B, C, D, E, F and G |
| 68% | SING | 4 | Be a prima donna, e.g. |
| 67% | SPOILER | 7 | "Rosebud is a sled," e.g. |
| 65% | ABET | 4 | Aid by being a lookout, e.g. |
| 65% | SURGERYVERDICT | 14 | "The operation was a success!," e.g.? |
| 64% | METAPHOR | 8 | "Life is a bowl of cherries," e.g. |
| 64% | PUN | 3 | "Atheism is a non-prophet institution," e.g. |
| 63% | PUN | 3 | "An everyday spud is a commentator," e.g. |
| 63% | TRIVIAGAME | 10 | "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," e.g. |
| 62% | PUN | 3 | Carlin's "Atheism is a non-prophet institution," e.g. |
| 62% | PUN | 3 | "Orion's Belt is a waist of space," e.g. |
| 62% | ASPIRE | 6 | Have hopes ("I ___ to be a doctor," for e.g.) |
| 62% | GETSWET | 7 | Is caught in a downpour, e.g. |
| 61% | HANDHELD | 8 | Portable, e.g. a device designed to be carried |
| 60% | TAGLINE | 7 | "Reality is a thing of the past" for "The Matrix," e.g. |
| 60% | PUN | 3 | "I used to be a banker, but I lost interest," e.g. |
| 60% | OLDSAW | 6 | "A penny saved is a penny earned," e.g. |
| 60% | ADAGE | 5 | "A penny saved is a penny earned," e.g. |
| 58% | TENSE | 5 | What a will, e.g., may indicate? |
| 58% | SING | 4 | Be in a 32-Down, e.g. |
| 58% | RIDDLE | 6 | "When is a door not a door?," e.g. |
| 56% | ADAGE | 5 | A penny saved is a penny earned, e.g. |
| 56% | STARTER | 7 | Appetizer, e.g. ... and what a 15 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 56% | ELS | 3 | A and E are vow___ |
| 55% | PRODIGY | 7 | Child genius, e.g. Beethoven was a musical __ |
| 55% | STOPPER | 7 | Cork, e.g. ... and what a standout 12 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 55% | ADAGE | 5 | "A friend to all is a friend to none," e.g. (Thanks, Aristotle!) |
| 54% | METAPHOR | 8 | Franklin's "A good conscience is a continual Christmas," e.g. |