| 100% | EATEN | 5 | Like the plums in the poem "This Is Just To Say" |
| 63% | PLUM | 4 | Fruit in the William Carlos Williams poem "This Is Just to Say" |
| 48% | EATEN | 5 | Like the plums in a famous William Carlos Williams poem |
| 47% | TEN | 3 | "Let's try 'The Number ___' for $200. In this category, the correct response to every question is ___. When I stop talking, just say ___." (line in a "Celebrity Jeopardy!" sketch on SNL) |
| 47% | CAVALRY | 7 | In Western film, this is coming to the rescue |
| 46% | BACKUPTHETRUCK | 14 | "Wait, what did you just say?," or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 46% | VOTES | 5 | These are counted to decide the winner in an election |
| 45% | NEWS | 4 | The bad kind of this is said to travel faster than wildfire |
| 44% | YOUREMISSINGOUT | 15 | "That's a lost opportunity," and what can be said to the writer of four clues in this puzzle |
| 44% | ETNA | 4 | The monster Typhon was said to be trapped under it, in Greek myth |
| 44% | APOLOGY | 7 | "This Is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams, essentially |
| 44% | IVYLEAGUE | 9 | Seven of the schools in this group were established prior to 1770 |
| 43% | OHIO | 4 | State said to be "high in the middle" |
| 43% | POSTRACIAL | 10 | Like a society in which people are said to be colorblind |
| 43% | BLOODY | 6 | To be hit in the face may cause this secreting nose |
| 43% | FATE | 4 | It is said to be written in the stars |
| 43% | DEER | 4 | Animal sometimes said to be "caught in the headlights" |
| 43% | MONGOL | 6 | Asian empire said to be the largest in history |
| 43% | FIRE | 4 | Something said to be in the eyes or belly |
| 42% | FULLHOUSE | 9 | The odds of being dealt this in poker are 693 to 1 |
| 42% | TWOCENTS | 8 | In the US, what one's opinion is said to be worth |
| 42% | SCALDED | 7 | Like milk that's been heated to just under the boiling point |
| 42% | THEVIBESAREOFF | 14 | "This doesn't feel right," and what can be said about some letters in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 42% | OHIO | 4 | State that's said to be "high in the middle" |
| 42% | JUSTICEGINSBURG | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 42% | JIG | 3 | This was changed to Juliette in 1956 when the NATO Phonetic Alphabet was adopted by the US |
| 42% | BOBSUPANDDOWN | 13 | Moves like a buoy in the ocean ... or a hint to the circled parts of this puzzle? |
| 42% | BLOWOUT | 7 | Like when Villarreal beat Navata by 27 to zip in 2009; and this is soccer! |
| 42% | HORATIO | 7 | To whom it is said "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" |
| 42% | HADITH | 6 | Saying attributed to the prophet Muhammad that is not found in the Koran |