| 100% | CORREGIDOR | 10 | Island from which MacArthur retreated before declaring “I shall return” |
| 32% | CAPRI | 5 | Island from which Tiberius ruled |
| 27% | MIT | 3 | Cambridge sch. from which I. M. Pei graduated |
| 27% | BASELINE | 8 | *Cat breed named after an Indonesian island from which it didn't originate |
| 26% | VOW | 3 | "I shall return," say |
| 26% | ELBA | 4 | Island to which one is able to return? |
| 26% | VOW | 3 | "I shall return," e.g. |
| 26% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 25% | ASISAY | 6 | "You've heard this from me before ... " |
| 25% | BRB | 3 | "I shall return," in online shorthand |
| 24% | STAY | 4 | "Should I ___ or Should I Go" (song from the Clash) |
| 24% | DAGGER | 6 | "Is this a ___ which I see before me": Macbeth |
| 24% | ETA | 3 | "When should I pick you up from the airport?": Abbr. |
| 23% | PICKPOCKET | 10 | "What should I do before I shoot the 8-ball, Tarzan?" |
| 23% | ACTII | 5 | When Macbeth asks "Is this a dagger which I see before me?" |
| 23% | ACTII | 5 | When Macbeth says "Is this a dagger which I see before me …?" |
| 22% | JACK | 4 | "Before I leave, brush my teeth with a bottle of ___ ...," lyrics from Kesha's "TiK ToK" which may be her preferred drink order |
| 22% | WHEREOF | 7 | From which |
| 22% | WHENCE | 6 | From which |
| 22% | SAM | 3 | ___ Claflin from "Me Before You" |
| 22% | HYDE | 4 | “If he be Mr. ___ . . . I shall be Mr. Seek” (musing from Gabriel Utterson in a Robert Louis Stevenson book) |
| 21% | SAM | 3 | Actor Claflin from "Me Before You" |
| 21% | TONIGHT | 7 | "___ The Heartache's on Me," song from 14a by The Chicks, which released in 1999 |
| 21% | MILES | 5 | "And ___ to go before I sleep..." (lines from "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening") |
| 21% | TREE | 4 | From which timber comes |
| 21% | IMEANITTHISTIME | 15 | “Sure, you’ve heard the same from me before, but now you better take me seriously!” |
| 21% | MENU | 4 | From which starters are selected |
| 20% | HULA | 4 | Moves from Kauaʻi to the Big Island? |
| 20% | PALPATINE | 9 | Senator ___, character from "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace," which celebrates its 20th anniversary this month |
| 20% | LILABNER | 8 | From which Sadie Hawkins dances come |