| 100% | DUMB | 4 | Opposite of "sharp" or "smart" |
| 76% | BLUNT | 5 | Opposite of sharp |
| 73% | FLAT | 4 | Opposite of sharp, in music |
| 68% | NAY | 3 | Opposite of "aye" or "yea" |
| 68% | SOFT | 4 | Opposite of loud or hard |
| 67% | ACUTE | 5 | Opposite of chronic, or of obtuse |
| 66% | WEAKNESS | 8 | Opposite of a strength; flaw or failing |
| 66% | WORDY | 5 | Opposite of terse, in writing or speech |
| 61% | EDGE | 4 | Sharp side of a blade or knife |
| 61% | ASS | 3 | Follower of smart or bad |
| 61% | ASS | 3 | Follower of smart or wise |
| 61% | FLAT | 4 | Opposite of "sharp", in music |
| 60% | LIGHT | 5 | It can be the opposite of either dark or heavy |
| 59% | WISE | 4 | Very smart or showing lots of knowledge |
| 58% | POLAR | 5 | Kind of bear or opposite |
| 58% | POLAR | 5 | Kind of bear or opposites |
| 57% | BARB | 4 | Sharp part of a fence, or a fan of Nicki Minaj |
| 56% | EXERCISECAUTION | 15 | Do the opposite of what those who 17-, 28- or 35-/38-Across do |
| 55% | MILD | 4 | ___-mannered, opposite of harsh or rude |
| 54% | WISEGUY | 7 | Smart-aleck . . . or a phonetic description of 15-, 20-, 32-, or 42-Across? |
| 54% | EDGE | 4 | The sharp part of a knife, or the boundary of something |
| 54% | BARRACUDA | 9 | Fish with sharp teeth, or the title of a Heart song |
| 53% | VICTORIES | 9 | Wins or triumphs; opposite of losses |
| 53% | EXPENSIVE | 9 | Costly, or the opposite of cheap |
| 53% | WEAKNESS | 8 | Fault or defect; opposite of strength |
| 53% | BESTS | 5 | Opposite (or synonym) of worsts |
| 52% | PANG | 4 | Sharp feeling, as of hunger or homesickness |
| 52% | PANG | 4 | Sharp feeling, as of hunger or loneliness |
| 51% | MINUS | 5 | Opposite of "+" |
| 51% | FREE | 4 | Opposite of --> |