| 100% | IOU | 3 | Letters that could precede a dollar sign |
| 52% | JUMP | 4 | Word that can precede each set of circled letters, forming a literal hint for entering certain answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | GRE | 3 | Letters that often precede a Ph.D. |
| 51% | IMO | 3 | Letters that might precede a hot take |
| 49% | TMI | 3 | Letters that might precede a "Person Gesturing No" emoji |
| 49% | EPI | 3 | Letters that can open a pen or a tome |
| 49% | TEE | 3 | Letter that can be a shirt type or a junction |
| 48% | DOT | 3 | Punctuation that can precede each set of circled letters |
| 47% | ESS | 3 | Letter in a dollar sign, phonetically |
| 47% | EATS | 4 | Sign that could stop a truck |
| 45% | STU | 3 | Name that can be found in the letters preceding V |
| 44% | SLR | 3 | Camera initialism that can be preceded with a D for digital |
| 44% | KESHA | 5 | Pop singer who used to use a dollar sign for the third letter of her name |
| 44% | DAS | 3 | Word that can precede EFX or Racist to create the name of a hip-hop group |
| 43% | EYE | 3 | Storm center ... or, phonetically, letter that can precede the ends of the answers to the five starred clues to spell popular devices |
| 43% | SHARD | 5 | Item that can be described by changing its last letter to a P |
| 43% | ATMINSIDE | 9 | Sign outside a store that indicates you can get bread there? |
| 42% | SHE | 3 | Pronoun that can be spelled with a slash between the first and second letters |
| 41% | XES | 3 | Letters that can represent kisses |
| 40% | NAME | 4 | Tag ... or a word that can precede tag |
| 39% | IRA | 3 | Letters that can follow "Roth" or "rollover" |
| 39% | SNL | 3 | Letters that can fill in the blanks of "_A_D_ER" to make an appropriate surname |
| 39% | SAM/FE | 6 | Word that can precede sex |
| 39% | SEEYALATER | 10 | Phrase that can precede “alligator” |
| 39% | SE{A/X} | 7 | Word that can precede "life" |
| 39% | ESS | 3 | Part of a dollar sign |
| 39% | ESS | 3 | Shape of a dollar sign |
| 39% | PRICE | 5 | Number with a dollar sign |
| 39% | BILLBOARD | 9 | Large road sign that can be read from a vehicle |
| 39% | XES | 3 | Letters that can represent kisses or incorrect answers |