| 100% | OPERA | 5 | Musical work that's often not in English |
| 68% | OPERA | 5 | Musical work that's often sung in Italian |
| 52% | EMOTIONALLABOR | 14 | Work that’s not usually included in job descriptions |
| 51% | OPERA | 5 | Musical performance that's often in Italian or German |
| 47% | OPERA | 5 | Musical work often in Italian |
| 45% | ODE | 3 | Work that often has "to" in the title |
| 45% | COAT | 4 | Outerwear that's not often worn in summer |
| 44% | OBEY | 4 | Verb that's not included in marriage vows as often as it used to be |
| 43% | ODE | 3 | Work that's not critical |
| 42% | SSNS | 4 | IDs that are often not displayed in full: Abbr. |
| 41% | POEM | 4 | Written work that's not prose |
| 41% | ARIA | 4 | Type of song that is frequently not in English |
| 41% | PLURAL | 6 | Word that ends in S, often |
| 40% | MONALISA | 8 | Work that once hung in Napoleon's bedroom |
| 40% | MAJOR | 5 | Musical key that's not minor |
| 40% | SWEETCAROLINE | 13 | Musical work that's a delightful Christmas composition, using the key with four 63-Acrosses? |
| 39% | ANDS | 4 | Words that are often represented by logograms in English |
| 39% | AINT | 4 | Contraction not in the king's English |
| 39% | AINT | 4 | Verb not in the king's English |
| 39% | HISSELF | 7 | Pronoun not in the king's English |
| 39% | ARIA | 4 | Number that's often in Italian |
| 39% | ART | 3 | "A work of ___ that did not begin in emotion is not ___": Cézanne |
| 39% | RINGCYCLE | 9 | Musical work parodied in Looney Tunes’ “What’s Opera, Doc?” |
| 39% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that's often dunked in milk |
| 39% | TUNA | 4 | Fish that's often used in sandwiches |
| 38% | ORAL | 4 | Exam that's not handed in |
| 38% | SLEEP | 5 | Something that crossword constructors working to deadlines are often in dire need of |
| 38% | ZETA | 4 | Greek letter that's last alphabetically in English |
| 38% | OBOE | 4 | Musical instrument that's a staple in orchestras |
| 38% | PEAR | 4 | Fruit that's often found in fruit cocktail |