| 100% | SILENT | 6 | Like three of the letters of "aisle" |
| 65% | OIL | 3 | Aioli ingredient … or three of the letters in "aioli" |
| 64% | DEM | 3 | Like one side of the Cong. aisle |
| 64% | CURLIEST | 8 | Like Larry of the Three Stooges, surprisingly |
| 62% | ASIAN | 5 | Like three-fifths of the world's population |
| 61% | DEM | 3 | Like one side of the aisle: Abbr. |
| 61% | ARCING | 6 | Like the path of a three pointer |
| 61% | DOTTED | 6 | Like two lowercase letters of the alphabet |
| 60% | ETA | 3 | Letter at the end of three other letters |
| 60% | BRIDAL | 6 | Like the left side of the aisle, traditionally |
| 60% | ODD | 3 | Like the number of letters in this answer |
| 60% | XYZ | 3 | Last three letters of the alphabet |
| 60% | ROY | 3 | First three letters of the rainbow? |
| 60% | ABC | 3 | First three letters of the alphabet |
| 59% | COEQUAL | 7 | Like the three branches of the U.S. government |
| 59% | FIFTH | 5 | Like the month of May or the letter "e" |
| 59% | ABC | 3 | First three letters of the English language |
| 59% | ABC | 3 | First three letters of the English alphabet |
| 59% | ABC | 3 | First three letters of the Alphabet Song |
| 58% | MEHDEINCANADA | 13 | Like all the answers with pairs of circled letters, punnily |
| 58% | MAY | 3 | Month of the year with only three letters |
| 58% | POE | 3 | Fittingly, the first three letters of 32-Across |
| 58% | LITTLE | 6 | Like the three pigs of fable |
| 58% | ALDA | 4 | Famous Alan whose last name shares three of the four letters of ALAN |
| 58% | ODD | 3 | Like the number 1, or the number of letters in "one" |
| 58% | TORUS | 5 | Three-dimensional shape that sounds like a sign of the zodiac |
| 58% | QUINTUPLE | 9 | Like each letter of the alphabet in this puzzle, at minimum |
| 57% | STU | 3 | Nickname formed by three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 57% | ESP | 3 | First three letters of the Spanish name for Spain |
| 57% | EEL | 3 | Fish hidden in the first three letters of "electricity" |