| 100% | GENDER | 6 | One of three for German nouns, or one of four for those in Africa's Zande language |
| 42% | DIE | 3 | Word that appears in the titles of three Bond films (or four, if you count one ending in “s”) |
| 41% | GETOVERIT | 9 | Advice for the brokenhearted ... or one of four arrangements found literally in this puzzle |
| 40% | NOUNDERWEAR | 11 | Fashion rule for the liberated ... or one of four arrangements found literally in this puzzle |
| 38% | DARLING | 7 | *A person that's very much adored, in media parlance ... or a term of endearment for one's partner |
| 36% | UNDERCOVERMAN | 13 | Double agent, or one of four arrangements hidden in this puzzle |
| 36% | FANG | 4 | One of four for a bat or a cat |
| 36% | IAMB | 4 | One of three in "To be or not to be" |
| 35% | ALTA | 4 | One of the three ski resorts in the U.S. that prohibit snowboarding |
| 35% | GOLDMEDAL | 9 | One of four for Biles in 2016 |
| 35% | RIGHTANGLE | 10 | One of four for a square … or 32-Down, literally? |
| 35% | MEAD | 4 | ___, one of the world's oldest beverages made of honey, that was produced in Europe, Asia and Africa |
| 34% | MINUTEHAND | 10 | Indicator on a clock … or one of four in this puzzle? |
| 34% | RBI | 3 | One of four for a grand slam, in brief |
| 34% | REF | 3 | One of three in an NBA game, for short |
| 34% | OHIO | 4 | One of the three rivers that Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium is named for |
| 34% | HOMER | 5 | One of sixty-two for Aaron Judge in 2022, or one of seven hundred and three for Albert Pujols in his career, familiarly |
| 34% | HOTCORNER | 9 | Third base, in baseball lingo, or one of four in this puzzle |
| 34% | MINIBAR | 7 | Hotel room amenity ... or one of the configurations that resolve four puzzle answers |
| 34% | SCENEV | 6 | One of two in "Hamlet" or three in "Macbeth" |
| 33% | ARIA | 4 | Type of song that's often in Italian or German |
| 33% | FINALSWEEK | 10 | Period for taking exams ... or a hint to the pattern shown in the last three or four letters of the asterisked answers |
| 33% | LAYER | 5 | One of two or three in a cake, perhaps |
| 33% | OBOE | 4 | One of two or three in a typical orchestra |
| 33% | ARAMIS | 6 | One of The Three Musketeers in the novel of that name by Alexandre Dumas |
| 32% | UMP | 3 | One of four officials in a baseball game, for short |
| 32% | ACRE | 4 | State in northwest Brazil ... or one of 37.7 million that it comprises |
| 32% | OVAL | 4 | One of three in Toyota's logo |
| 32% | DOT | 3 | One of three in a Morse "S" |
| 32% | STAR | 4 | One of three in Orion's belt |