| 100% | STAND | 5 | It's taken by a witness, with "the" |
| 61% | STAND | 5 | It's taken by witnesses |
| 57% | SALT | 4 | Take each of the starred answers with a grain of it |
| 56% | IDEA | 4 | It's represented by a lightbulb, in the comics |
| 55% | OATH | 4 | Pledge taken by a witness in court |
| 55% | LOVEYOU | 7 | "P.S. I ___," film based on a novel which shares its title with a 1962 song by The Beatles: 2 wds. |
| 55% | BERRA | 5 | Baseball player with the 2001 book “When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!” |
| 54% | ICED | 4 | ___ tea, cold beverage that shares its name with a song by The Carpenters |
| 53% | ONE | 3 | It's represented by a dot in the top-left corner, in Braille |
| 53% | TROMBONE | 8 | "___ Dixie," 1990 instrumental song by the Beach Boys with a brass instrument in its title |
| 53% | AGNUSDEI | 8 | Liturgy that takes its name from a term for Jesus used by John the Baptist |
| 53% | HELLODOLLY | 10 | Broadway musical with the song "It Takes a Woman" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | SUN | 3 | It's blocked by the moon in a solar eclipse |
| 52% | FRIES | 5 | "French ___ & Champagne," 2016 song by The Hot Sardines with a "sparkling wine variety" in its title |
| 52% | UNLOGO | 6 | It's a polar map of the world wreathed by olive branches |
| 52% | SMASHING | 8 | With 45-Across, "Does the name contain a vegetable?" YES. "Is it a band fronted by Billy Corgan?" YES! |
| 51% | OREO | 4 | Cookie once promoted with the line "Take a lick — you'll love it" |
| 51% | BATTLESHIP | 10 | It's four units long in a popular board game (with the game's other pieces hinted at by the circled letters) |
| 51% | GIGI | 4 | It's tied with "Argo" for the shortest name for a Best Picture |
| 51% | VOGUE | 5 | Madonna song with the lyric "Strike a pose, there's nothing to it" |
| 51% | SPIN | 4 | Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results) |
| 51% | TRUCKIN | 7 | Grateful Dead song with the lyric “What a long, strange trip it’s been” |
| 50% | WEBOFLIES | 9 | It's spun by mendacious people ... or a hint to the shaded answers |
| 50% | AREA | 4 | It's a product of the length multiplied by the width |
| 50% | SHOO | 4 | It's said with a wave of the hand |
| 50% | JEST | 4 | It's said with a poke in the ribs |
| 50% | ACHOO | 5 | It's said with a snap of the head |
| 50% | OUT | 3 | It's said with a thumb in the air |
| 50% | ROLLED | 6 | Took a turn with the dice |
| 50% | NEVER | 5 | When it's a good idea to argue with strangers on the internet |