| 100% | SCAM | 4 | Message like "You have been selected to win $1,000!" probably |
| 45% | BEE | 3 | You have to be letter-perfect to win one |
| 42% | SCAM | 4 | Message like "You've just won a free cruise!" probably |
| 39% | CHARCOAL | 8 | You will need to have 1/4 cup of activated ___ to keep the terrarium healthy |
| 38% | FASTFOOD | 8 | Sounds like you have to eat it quick! |
| 37% | ANTE | 4 | You have to be upfront with it |
| 37% | ANTE | 4 | You have to be upfront about this |
| 37% | SAND | 4 | You will need to have a 1-inch layer of this grainy beach material in your snow globe terrarium |
| 37% | ASK | 3 | "All you had to do was ___" |
| 37% | THERE | 5 | "I guess you had to be ___" |
| 37% | TAJ | 3 | ___ Express, which is very useful if you like the 7 1/2 hour rail journey from New Delhi to Jhansi |
| 35% | STAY | 4 | "All You Had to Do Was ___" (Taylor Swift song) |
| 35% | LOVELETTERS | 11 | What you have to do to be a crossword fan? |
| 35% | SLEEVE | 6 | You might be said to have an ace up this |
| 35% | INCODE | 6 | Like a message that needs to be cracked |
| 35% | GREENER | 7 | Like the grass where you want to be? |
| 35% | KAHN | 4 | "It Had to Be You" lyricist |
| 34% | KNUCKLES | 8 | You've probably been told not to crack these |
| 34% | RIPE | 4 | Like a fruit that's good to be had |
| 34% | ISHAM | 5 | "It Had to Be You" composer ___ Jones |
| 34% | KAHN | 4 | "It Had to Be You" lyricist Gus |
| 34% | ISHAM | 5 | "It Had to Be You" composer Jones |
| 34% | ANGST | 5 | Feeling you have when you think you're about to be fired |
| 34% | ROADTESTED | 10 | Like cars that have been cleared to drive |
| 34% | MERRY | 5 | “What right have you to be ___?”: Ebenezer Scrooge |
| 34% | HARRY | 5 | "It Had to Be You" crooner Connick Jr. |
| 34% | HARRY | 5 | "It Had to Be You" crooner ___ Connick Jr. |
| 33% | AGELIMIT | 8 | Restriction on how old you have to be to do something: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SHAKER | 6 | What "salt" has been put in to make 1-Across and 6-Down? |
| 33% | OPEN | 4 | Like relationships where the partners don't have to be monogamous |