| 100% | AMOS | 4 | Old Testament book that asks "Does a lion roar in the thicket when it has no prey?" |
| 32% | LOOM | 4 | Fruit of the ___ (company that in fact does not have a cornucopia in its logo) |
| 30% | WORKSWITHOUTANET | 16 | Has no plan B … or, when parsed differently, what each of the starred clues does vis-à-vis its answer? |
| 30% | MGM | 3 | Studio that has a lion roaring in their opening sequence : Abbr. |
| 29% | BLED | 4 | What I always did to the car brakes after changing the fluid in those days when I was a DIY car guy (I no longer am!) |
| 28% | MGM | 3 | Film studio that has a roaring lion as its symbol: Abbr. |
| 28% | NODOFF | 6 | At midnight when I'm still writing clues for the puzzle that absolutely has to be in Florida by 8:00 am, I have a tendency to do this |
| 28% | MGM | 3 | Media company with a lion roaring in its logo |
| 28% | RUTH | 4 | Book that begins "In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land" |
| 27% | IHOP | 4 | Popular breakfast chain in the USA that is known for flapjacks and has a smile on its logo: Abbr. |
| 27% | FLAT | 4 | In music, the sign that, when placed before a note, lowers it in pitch by a semitone |
| 27% | RAINBOW | 7 | "Over the ___," Judy Garland song that has a weather phenomenon with seven colors in its title |
| 26% | OASIS | 5 | It has a spring in the middle |
| 26% | MOREL | 5 | It has a cap in the kitchen |
| 26% | RATIO | 5 | It has a colon in the middle |
| 26% | BELLY | 5 | It has a button in the middle |
| 26% | STOP | 4 | (2/6) "Once you're done, you press the ___ button that has a tiny square on it, to finish recording." |
| 26% | BOARD | 5 | "Across the ___," common phrase meaning "affecting everything and everyone in a particular group," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 26% | CHOCOLATEO | 10 | It has a chance of sprinkles in the morning |
| 26% | ASK | 3 | "I sort of hate to ___ it, but do you have a basket?" (rhyming question from Little Red in "Into the Woods") |
| 26% | POOLCUE | 7 | It has a tip for players in the game room |
| 26% | FURBISH | 7 | In the old days it meant to polish a weapon |
| 26% | KNEE | 4 | Joint in the body that has a cap |
| 26% | KNEE | 4 | Joint in the leg that has a cap |
| 25% | CHELSEA | 7 | ___ F.C., premier league club that features a blue lion on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 25% | PEPSI | 5 | "It" in the old slogan "Gotta have it" |
| 25% | ACME | 4 | Company that makes contraptions like a Do-It-Yourself Tornado Kit, in old cartoons |
| 25% | LITUP | 5 | First thing many have done when they've taken one of those ten minute breaks outside the back door in zero degree weather |
| 25% | DIDNT | 5 | "___ We Almost Have It All," number-one hit by Whitney Houston that received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1988 |
| 25% | TUBA | 4 | It has a solo near the end of "An American in Paris" |