| 100% | PAULS | 5 | It follows St. or Mrs. |
| 55% | MARINO | 6 | It follows San or Dan |
| 55% | CAL | 3 | It follows no- or low- |
| 55% | WARE | 4 | It follows soft or silver |
| 55% | FEST | 4 | It follows song or slug |
| 55% | TENSE | 5 | It follows "past" or "present" |
| 55% | THAN | 4 | It follows more or less |
| 54% | NOEVIL | 6 | It follows see, hear, or speak |
| 52% | TENSE | 5 | It follows "past" or "present" in grammatical contexts |
| 51% | KOREA | 5 | It follows "North" or "South" to make a country name |
| 50% | ING | 3 | It can follow "follow" or "lead" |
| 49% | SOX | 3 | It can follow Red, White or Black |
| 48% | SUCH | 4 | It may precede or follow "as" |
| 48% | COM | 3 | It might follow "sit" or "rom" |
| 48% | POPE | 4 | It can precede or follow Alexander |
| 48% | PLAN | 4 | It can follow ''flight'' or ''floor'' |
| 48% | COM | 3 | It can follow "dot" or "rom" |
| 48% | TIC | 3 | It can precede or follow tac |
| 48% | PEN | 3 | It can follow "pig" or "bull" |
| 48% | POO | 3 | It can follow "icky" or "cutesy" |
| 48% | PILE | 4 | It can follow "stock" or "wood" |
| 47% | ORNOT | 5 | It can precede or follow "to be" |
| 47% | GALL | 4 | It can follow "unmitigated" or precede "bladder" |
| 46% | MAN | 3 | It can follow "Ant," "Bat," or "Hawk" in superhero names |
| 46% | TOO | 3 | It may follow you or me |
| 46% | SCAPE | 5 | It can follow land or sea |
| 45% | POX | 3 | It can follow "small" or "chicken" in disease names |
| 45% | MIX | 3 | It can follow "Meow" or "Chex" in brand names |
| 45% | POX | 3 | It can follow "chicken" or "cow" in disease names |
| 45% | BERRY | 5 | It can follow the end of 20-, 26-, 43- or 54-Across |