| 100% | CLEAR | 5 | Like a good day for a picnic |
| 81% | RAINY | 5 | Like a bad day for a picnic, say |
| 80% | WINDY | 5 | Like a good day for flying a kite |
| 79% | GUSTY | 5 | Like a good day for kite-flying |
| 77% | WINDY | 5 | Like a good day for someone to say "Go fly a kite!" |
| 66% | WIDEOPEN | 8 | Like a good target for a pass |
| 64% | REPASTURE | 9 | Good place for a picnic? |
| 64% | EASTER | 6 | Good day for a hunt |
| 63% | OVERCAST | 8 | Like a bad day for tanning |
| 62% | WINWIN | 6 | Like a good deal for both sides |
| 61% | NICER | 5 | Better for a picnic |
| 59% | HOTAPPLECIDER | 13 | Good beverage for a blustery fall day |
| 57% | TRITE | 5 | Like "Have a nice day," for example |
| 56% | CLEAR | 5 | Good weather forecast for a beach day |
| 55% | TWOHIT | 6 | Like a really good game for a pitcher |
| 55% | SNOWY | 5 | Like a mountain that's good for skiing |
| 55% | ICES | 4 | Desserts good for a hot day |
| 54% | TWOHIT | 6 | Like a really good game for a pitcher, say |
| 54% | TOOHOTTOHANDEL | 14 | Like the dog days of summer, for a composer? |
| 54% | UNSUITED | 8 | Like something that's not a good fit for someone |
| 54% | OLD | 3 | Like one of four good luck items for a bride |
| 50% | IDIOMS | 6 | "Sell like hotcakes" and "call it a day," for example |
| 50% | PAC | 3 | Super ___ (organization like Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, promoted on 15-Across) |
| 49% | ARID | 4 | Like a climate suitable for a cactus |
| 49% | ANDRA | 5 | ___ Day, winner of a best actress Golden Globe for "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" |
| 48% | ADHOC | 5 | Like a committee formed for a special purpose |
| 48% | STOLEN | 6 | Like a car headed for a chop shop |
| 48% | ADHOC | 5 | Like a committee called for a specific purpose |
| 48% | BUJOLD | 6 | Genevieve —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Anne of the Thousand Days |
| 48% | REMICK | 6 | Lee —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Days of Wine and Roses |