| 100% | TUNE | 4 | Melody that may be whistled or sung (hidden in the word "fortune") |
| 64% | TUNE | 4 | Melody that may be whistled or sung |
| 46% | PULSE | 5 | Beat that might be felt in the wrist or the neck |
| 46% | TUNE | 4 | Melody that might be whistled |
| 45% | EMOTIONS | 8 | Things that might be raised in court … with or without the shaded letter |
| 45% | BIENVENUE | 9 | Word that might be in the introduction to a French textbook |
| 45% | SPAREKEY | 8 | Item that might be hidden under a fake rock in the garden (2 wds.) |
| 44% | LIBRETTO | 8 | Words that are sung or spoken in an opera |
| 43% | ACE | 3 | Card that may be "in the hole" or "up my sleeve" |
| 43% | PART | 4 | Division in the hair that might be "center" or "side" |
| 42% | CARTOON | 7 | Animations like "Tom and Jerry" that might be created by a creative person, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 42% | STOCKHOLDER | 11 | Certain investor ... and, based on the word hidden in each, what 17-, 26-, 37- or 50-Across is? |
| 41% | EGO | 3 | Word hidden in this clue that might be a detriment to negotiations |
| 40% | DEER | 4 | Animal that may be caught in the headlights |
| 40% | LBO | 3 | Acquisition that may be covered in the WSJ |
| 40% | EARS | 4 | Things that might be muffed in the cold |
| 40% | XXXX | 4 | Weapon that might be used in the conservatory |
| 40% | FAKETAN | 7 | Shade that might be made in the shade? |
| 40% | NOUN | 4 | Word that might be "common" or "proper" |
| 40% | AFROPICK | 8 | Grooming accessory that may be stuck in the hair |
| 40% | DORM | 4 | Living space that may be empty in the summer |
| 40% | SARI | 4 | Garment that may be draped in the Nivi style |
| 40% | LANTERNFLY | 10 | *Invasive species that may be spotted in the garden? |
| 40% | ARIA | 4 | Classical song that might be in Italian or German |
| 40% | ALES | 4 | Bottles that might be marked "XXX" in the comics |
| 40% | SARI | 4 | Garment that might be draped in the nivi style |
| 40% | PLUSFOURS | 9 | Baggy knickers that might be worn in the summer |
| 39% | TRA | 3 | Syllable that might be sung in a song's refrain |
| 39% | SWEDISHROCK | 11 | *Genre that may be featured in the Eurovision Song Contest |
| 39% | FBIFILE | 7 | Record that may be accessed in the electronic FOIA Library |