| 100% | AIDA | 4 | It's been performed more than 1,000 times at the Met |
| 42% | THEMOUSETRAP | 12 | Stage play by 44-Across that has been performed more than 28,000 times since it opened in London's West End in 1952 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | EYE | 3 | "There's more to it than meets the ___" |
| 40% | DURING | 6 | At the time it is happening |
| 38% | AIDA | 4 | Verdi opera that has been performed almost 1,200 times at the Metropolitan Opera |
| 38% | SHADOW | 6 | What's longer in the morning and evening than it is at noon |
| 35% | OVERTHETOP | 10 | More than flamboyant ... and where it's at |
| 35% | PAIN | 4 | It's in the neck, at times |
| 34% | ALBANESE | 8 | Soprano Licia who performed hundreds of times at the Met |
| 34% | PEN | 3 | It's said to be mightier than the sword |
| 34% | PEN | 3 | It's said to be "mightier than the sword" |
| 33% | MAGNET | 6 | It's more attractive the closer you are to it |
| 33% | GESTALT | 7 | It's more than the sum of its parts |
| 33% | POTOMAC | 7 | It meets the Shenandoah at Harper's Ferry |
| 33% | SANG | 4 | Performed at the Met |
| 33% | SUNG | 4 | Performed at the Met |
| 33% | ANT | 3 | Bug that the more than 1 million members of a certain Facebook group pretend to be |
| 33% | SUNSPOT | 7 | Dark region that, at around 6,500 degrees Fahrenheit, is cooler than the area surrounding it |
| 33% | DEADHEAT | 8 | Race outcome when more than one runner finishes at the same time: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SLIMY | 5 | “Okra Is So Much More Than Its ___ Reputation” (Los Angeles Times headline) |
| 32% | NOOSE | 5 | It may be at the end of one's rope |
| 32% | ACTS | 4 | Book that's the source of the line "It is more blessed to give than to receive" |
| 32% | MORE | 4 | "There's ___ to it than meets the eye" |
| 32% | ASKIN | 5 | More than greet at the door |
| 32% | POETRY | 6 | It may be performed at a slam |
| 32% | BAKERSDOZEN | 11 | It's a bit more than it sounds, and hints at this puzzle's theme |
| 32% | OILS | 4 | Many works at the Met |
| 32% | ALE | 3 | It's more than 4 percent alcohol by volume in the U.S. |
| 32% | THEWHO | 6 | Group whose rock opera was once performed at the Met |