| 100% | NYMPHO | 6 | Lead-in to 88-Down |
| 78% | OOH | 3 | Lead in to "la-la" |
| 78% | OOH | 3 | Lead in to la-la |
| 74% | AKA | 3 | Letters leading in to an alias |
| 72% | MOO | 3 | Lead in to "goo gai pan" to mean a dish |
| 72% | WELTER | 6 | Lead-in to "weight," in boxing |
| 71% | AQUA | 4 | Lead-in to "man" in superhero-dom |
| 71% | INSTA | 5 | Lead-in to "gram" in social media |
| 71% | ABE | 3 | Lead-in to -nomics, in Japanese politics |
| 71% | FEM | 3 | Lead-in to slash, in fan fiction |
| 71% | HOE | 3 | Lead-in to cake in Southern cuisine |
| 71% | CHARLESTON | 10 | 88 Down craze that began in 1923 |
| 69% | OTTER | 5 | Lead-in to hound, in the canine world |
| 69% | AFRO | 4 | Lead-in to punk or Cuban, in music |
| 69% | WHO | 3 | Lead-in to -ville in children's literature |
| 69% | SYS | 3 | Lead-in to admin or op, in tech |
| 69% | ONCE | 4 | Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairytales |
| 69% | MID | 3 | Lead-in to “summer” in a Shakespeare title |
| 69% | ADI | 3 | Lead in with "das" to mean Nike rival |
| 68% | PEARL | 5 | With 4 Down, site of the attack that on today's date in 1941 lead to the US entering WWII |
| 68% | JAIL | 4 | Lead-in to "house" in an Elvis Presley hit |
| 68% | SETIN | 5 | Lead-in to "Language" in a 1993 comedy bestseller |
| 68% | NOMAD | 5 | Lead-in to "land" in a hit 2020 film |
| 68% | SEXY | 4 | Lead-in to "back" in a Justin Timberlake song |
| 68% | DERMA | 5 | Lead-in to -planing and -brasion, in skin care |
| 68% | ONCE | 4 | Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairy tales |
| 68% | IMA | 3 | Lead-in to "Loser" or "Believer" in song titles |
| 68% | SNO | 3 | Lead-in to “cross,” in a winter racing sport |
| 68% | FALSECARD | 9 | Lead to mislead, in bridge |
| 67% | NANCY | 5 | With 90-Down, first woman to lead a major party in Congress |