| 100% | EVEN | 4 | Level or smooth, and not bumpy |
| 48% | FLAT | 4 | Smooth and level |
| 47% | EVEN | 4 | Smooth, not bumpy |
| 46% | FLAT | 4 | Smooth and level, as a surface |
| 45% | FLAT | 4 | Level and smooth |
| 44% | STUCCO | 6 | Wall plaster, generally rough and not smooth |
| 43% | BOOLEANOPERATOR | 15 | AND, OR or NOT, in logic |
| 42% | ASKEW | 5 | Not level or straight, tilted or angled |
| 42% | BOOLEANOPERATOR | 15 | AND, OR or NOT, in mathematical logic |
| 41% | EVERYBITANANGEL | 15 | Nice through and through ... or not |
| 40% | FRIZZY | 6 | Hair that is not smooth or neat |
| 40% | WHITEMEAT | 9 | Chicken and turkey, not lamb or beef |
| 40% | STORY | 5 | Level ... or a three-word hint to 20-, 38- and 60-Across |
| 39% | HOLES | 5 | 17 and 18, but not 19 or 20 |
| 39% | POLES | 5 | North and South, but not East or West |
| 39% | VERBS | 5 | "Do" and "go," but not "to" or "no" |
| 39% | PLURALS | 7 | "Bulls" and "warriors," but not "heat" or "jazz" |
| 39% | REDMEAT | 7 | Beef and lamb, but not chicken or turkey |
| 39% | CARDS | 5 | Kings and queens, but not princes or princesses |
| 39% | GLOSSY | 6 | Shiny and smooth, like a photo or magazine page |
| 39% | KEYS | 4 | A and E, but not I, O or U |
| 39% | ALERS | 5 | A and O, but not E, I or U |
| 39% | TREF | 4 | Like shellfish and cheeseburgers, but not whitefish or hamburgers |
| 39% | SIZES | 5 | L and M, but not I, V, or C |
| 39% | ODD | 3 | Like 23 and 25, but not 22 or 26 |
| 38% | ROCKYSTART | 10 | Bumpy beginning ... or a hint to 18-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across |
| 38% | SHOWSOMELEG | 11 | Not dress overmodestly ... or what 18-, 25- and 43-Across each do? |
| 37% | TITULAR | 7 | Like the characters Romeo and Juliet, but not Mercutio or Tybalt |
| 36% | TEEN | 4 | Age-related suffix with "six" and "nine" but not "five" or "ten" |
| 35% | EVEN | 4 | Not bumpy |