| 100% | APOCOPE | 7 | Omission of the final sound of a word |
| 62% | PRONOUNCE | 9 | Make the sound of a word in a particular way |
| 60% | APOCOPE | 7 | Loss of sounds at the end of a word |
| 58% | ELLIPSIS | 8 | The omission of words from a text, shown by dots |
| 57% | ONOMATOPOEIA | 12 | Formation of words imitating the sound of a noise, such as pop and whoosh |
| 56% | EAU | 3 | French word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 55% | ODDSANDENDS | 11 | Miscellany ... or a description of the final words in 15-, 23-, 30-, 38- and 43-Across |
| 55% | ULTIMA | 6 | Final syllable of a word |
| 55% | AYE | 3 | Word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet that's not in it |
| 54% | ULTIMA | 6 | Final syllable of a word, in linguistics |
| 54% | APHERESIS | 9 | Loss of a sound at the start of a word, as "opossum" to "possum" |
| 52% | RUNS | 4 | Does the final leg of a triathlon |
| 52% | RAN | 3 | Did the final leg of a triathlon |
| 52% | RAN | 3 | Completed the final leg of a triathlon |
| 52% | QUEUE | 5 | Waiting line at the DMV... or a word that sounds like the first letter of 25a |
| 52% | SYLLABLE | 8 | Sound unit of a word |
| 52% | SEMIS | 5 | They precede the final round of a tournament |
| 52% | RUN | 3 | Participate in the final part of a triathlon |
| 52% | EMPTY | 5 | Containing nothing, or a word that sounds like the initials of the answers to the starred clues |
| 51% | CODA | 4 | In music, the final part of a musical structure |
| 51% | RAN | 3 | Took part in the final leg of a triathlon |
| 51% | AMEN | 4 | The final word of the New Testament |
| 51% | RUSTLE | 6 | Sound of a willow in the wind |
| 51% | POW | 3 | Sound of a punch, in the comics |
| 51% | SPLAT | 5 | Sound of a melon hitting the ground |
| 51% | RAP | 3 | Sound of a knock at the door |
| 51% | THUD | 4 | Sound of a sandbag hitting the ground |
| 51% | SPLAT | 5 | Sound of a tomato hitting the floor |
| 51% | ZAP | 3 | Sound of a mosquito biting the dust |
| 51% | THUD | 4 | Sound of a book hitting the floor |