| 100% | ELEVEN | 6 | On a scale of 1 to 10, what one amp in "This Is Spinal Tap" goes to |
| 47% | IDEAL | 5 | 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 |
| 47% | IDEAL | 5 | 10, on a scale of 1 to 10 |
| 47% | IDEAL | 5 | 10 on a scale of 1 to 10, e.g. |
| 47% | SOSO | 4 | A 5, on a scale of 1 to 10: Hyph. |
| 47% | RATED | 5 | Put on a scale of 1 to 10 |
| 46% | RATED | 5 | Placed on a scale of 1 to 10, say |
| 46% | RATE | 4 | Evaluate, as on a scale of 1 to 10 |
| 46% | AMP | 3 | What goes "up to 11," in "This Is Spinal Tap" |
| 46% | AMP | 3 | What went "up to 11," in "This Is Spinal Tap" |
| 46% | IDEAL | 5 | 10, on a scale of one to 10 |
| 46% | AMP | 3 | One could go up to 11 in "This Is Spinal Tap" |
| 41% | GEARSHIFT | 9 | Auto part, and a clue to what's going on in five rows of this puzzle |
| 41% | IMDB | 4 | Site on which This Is Spinal Tap has a rating out of 11 |
| 40% | POOR | 4 | 1 on a scale of 1 to 5, maybe |
| 39% | TEN | 3 | On a scale of one to ___ |
| 39% | TEN | 3 | On a scale of one to __ |
| 39% | GREATWALL | 9 | Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers |
| 39% | YOUSWEAR | 8 | Something done on a stack of Bibles or in response to someone stealing the cheesecake you were going to eat for breakfast |
| 39% | RATE | 4 | Put on a scale from 1 to 10, say |
| 39% | IDEAL | 5 | 10 on a scale of 1-10 |
| 39% | APTEST | 6 | Exam scored on a scale of 1 to 5, informally |
| 39% | APS | 3 | Tests graded on a scale of 1 to 5: Abbr. |
| 39% | PARALLELPARKS | 13 | What 1-, 5-, 10-, 32-, 43- and 53-Down are, in a manner of speaking |
| 38% | APSCORE | 7 | H.S. student's test result, on a scale of 1 to 5 |
| 38% | RATE | 4 | Put on a scale from one to 10, say |
| 38% | RATED | 5 | Judged on a scale of one to ten, maybe |
| 37% | EXCHANGINGRINGS | 15 | Sharing in a symbol of commitment … or what four rows in this puzzle are doing to form new phrases |
| 37% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Place to find a date ... and any one of four in this puzzle (circled letters are hints) |
| 37% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | #3 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (as of 2016) ... and a hint to what the black squares are doing in four rows of this puzzle |