| 100% | SONNET | 6 | One begins "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" |
| 91% | SONNET | 6 | One of Shakespeare's begins "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" |
| 78% | IAMBS | 5 | "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" quintet |
| 76% | IAMBS | 5 | "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" has five of these |
| 72% | IAMBS | 5 | Shakespeare's "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" has five of them |
| 72% | SHALL | 5 | "___ I compare thee to a summer's day?" |
| 62% | COMPARE | 7 | "Shall I __ thee to a summer's day?" |
| 58% | THEE | 4 | "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?" |
| 58% | THEE | 4 | "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day..." |
| 57% | THEE | 4 | "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?" (Shakespeare dialogue) |
| 57% | THEE | 4 | "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?" by William Shakespeare |
| 57% | THEE | 4 | "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?" (Shakespearean sonnet opener) |
| 56% | THEE | 4 | "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?" (start of a Shakespeare sonnet) |
| 55% | THEE | 4 | Shakespeare's "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?" |
| 54% | TOA | 3 | "Shall I compare thee ___ summer's day" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SWEATIERVEST | 12 | A waistcoat worn in summer, compared to one worn in winter? |
| 39% | ODE | 3 | A famous one by Percy Bysshe Shelley begins "Hail to thee, blithe spirit!" |
| 35% | CHRISTTHEREDEEMER | 17 | Facebook Status: "2016 Summer Olympics and a day trip to one of the new Seven Wonders of the World!" |
| 35% | BELL | 4 | It's rung to begin a day of Wall Street trading |
| 34% | PAAR | 4 | Jack who quipped "A funny thing happened to my mother one day: Me" |
| 33% | GERITOL | 7 | Alternative to One A Day |
| 32% | THREESOMES | 10 | Each answer to a starred clue begins and ends with identical ones |
| 32% | ILOSTIT | 7 | Horrifying reply from the best man on one's wedding day when asked to present a ring |
| 31% | OBAMA | 5 | "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters" writer |
| 31% | BREAK | 5 | *"Give me a ___!", phrase one might use to express frustration |
| 30% | PARS | 4 | Number of strokes a golfer should require to complete one hole |
| 30% | WAKE | 4 | Begin one's day |
| 30% | ARISE | 5 | Begin one's day |
| 30% | RISE | 4 | Begin one's day |
| 30% | MELON | 5 | "Water" follower for a juicy, summer fruit ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |