| 100% | AMILE | 5 | Miss by ___ |
| 100% | AMILE | 5 | Miss by __ |
| 89% | AMILE | 5 | Missed by ___ (was way off) |
| 86% | AMILE | 5 | Miss by ___ (be nowhere close): 2 wds. |
| 85% | RIMS | 4 | They're missed by airballs |
| 83% | AMILE | 5 | Missed by ___ (wasn't even close) (2 wds.) |
| 83% | AWOL | 4 | Person missed by a 63-Across |
| 81% | MAKEPAR | 7 | Miss a birdie by one |
| 77% | USA | 3 | Miss ___ (title currently held by Nia Sanchez) |
| 77% | UNIVERSE | 8 | Miss ___ Pageant (event run by Donald Trump) |
| 77% | USA | 3 | Miss ___ (title currently held by Olivia Jordan) |
| 77% | REGRETS | 7 | Miss Otis __, song composed by Cole Porter |
| 76% | CAMECLOSE | 9 | Missed the mark, but not by much |
| 75% | USA | 3 | Miss ___ (title currently held by Sarah Rose Summers) |
| 74% | GAUCHE | 6 | Disapproved by Miss Manners |
| 72% | BOA | 3 | Something worn by Miss Piggy |
| 72% | THRUSHGREEN | 11 | 1959 novel by Miss Read |
| 72% | SASH | 4 | Accessory worn by Miss America |
| 72% | GAPS | 4 | Spaces left by missing teeth |
| 72% | DIRNDLS | 7 | Dresses worn by Swiss misses |
| 71% | GULCH | 5 | Miss ___ (character bitten by Toto in "The Wizard of Oz") |
| 71% | OLIVE | 5 | "Little Miss Sunshine" girl played by Abigail Breslin |
| 71% | IOWAN | 5 | Like Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birth |
| 70% | MOI | 3 | French pronoun used by Miss Piggy |
| 70% | SASH | 4 | Cloth strap worn by Miss Universe |
| 70% | MOI | 3 | "Me," as said by Miss Piggy |
| 70% | INDIA | 5 | Columbus missed it by about 10,000 miles |
| 70% | MAMA | 4 | "Llama Llama Misses ___" (rhyming book by Anna Dewdney) |
| 70% | MAMA | 4 | "Llama Llama Misses __": rhyming book by Anna Dewdney |
| 70% | GAP | 3 | Space left by a missing tooth |