| 100% | SOPH | 4 | Junior-to-be or tenth grader, for short |
| 60% | SOPH | 4 | Tenth grader, for short |
| 56% | TBC | 3 | To be continued, for short |
| 55% | SRS | 3 | Graduates to be, for short |
| 54% | AMT | 3 | Sum of money to be paid, for short |
| 54% | NORM | 4 | To be expected, or par for the course |
| 54% | MIA | 3 | Nowhere to be found, for short |
| 54% | AWOL | 4 | Nowhere to be seen, for short |
| 54% | AWOL | 4 | Nowhere to be found, for short |
| 52% | AMEX | 4 | Alternative to Visa or MasterCard, for short |
| 51% | RTS | 3 | What shares on X used to be called, for short |
| 50% | DIF | 3 | "Not the same," for short (also, a starting to "-fuse" or "-ference") |
| 48% | POBOX | 5 | Certain mailing address, for short ... or a hint to 14 squares in this puzzle |
| 48% | ETHER | 5 | Anesthetic that used to be used by dentists, or a term for the sky |
| 47% | PANDG | 5 | Consumer products giant, for short ... or a hint to the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 47% | MINUTEMAN | 9 | Militiaman of the American Revolutionary War who volunteered to be ready for service at short notice |
| 47% | MAYNT | 5 | Is not allowed to, for short |
| 47% | NOT | 3 | To be or ___ to be |
| 47% | NOTTOBE | 7 | To be or __, wrote Shakespeare |
| 46% | IMMORAL | 7 | What some consider you to be for not adhering to the laws of the Torah or Quran |
| 46% | DOZEN | 5 | 13, to some bakers, for fear they might be caught short-changing people |
| 45% | SIS | 3 | Amy, to Meg or Beth in "Little Women," for short |
| 45% | FLOOR | 5 | Tiled or concrete surface that is perfect for disco enthusiasts to boogie down on |
| 45% | NOT | 3 | "To be or __ toÉ" |
| 44% | OPTION | 6 | To be or not to be, e.g. |
| 44% | ALG | 3 | It may be linear or boolean, for short |
| 44% | INT | 3 | It may be simple or compound, for short |
| 44% | OPP | 3 | What north is to south, for short |
| 44% | OPP | 3 | What East is to West, for short |
| 44% | NOT | 3 | "To be or ___ to be..." |