| 100% | ALIT | 4 | Past-tense verb that is the same as its present-tense form minus the fourth and fifth letters |
| 38% | EAT | 3 | Verb whose past tense is formed by moving the first letter to the end |
| 34% | BOISE | 5 | State capital that has the same number of letters as its state |
| 33% | QUEUE | 5 | Only English word that's pronounced the same after its last four letters are removed |
| 33% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone that begins with the same letter as its associated month |
| 32% | WEBLOG | 6 | It is the same as blog |
| 32% | KIWI | 4 | Bird whose name is the same as its call |
| 32% | ITT | 3 | Defense contractor whose stock symbol is the same as its name |
| 31% | ONLYTHELONELY | 13 | 1960 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, and is featured in, a 1991 John Candy film (3 wds.) |
| 31% | VENIR | 5 | Verb that means the same thing in Spanish and French |
| 30% | SOMENIGHTS | 10 | #3 fun. hit with the same title as the album that 14-, 19- and 44-Across are on: 2 wds. |
| 30% | NIGHTLIVE | 9 | "Saturday ___," American live variety show that is regarded as one of the best, and is in its 43rd season: 2 wds. |
| 29% | OHPRETTYWOMAN | 13 | 1964 Roy Orbison hit that has almost the same title as, and is featured in, a 1990 Julia Roberts film (3 wds.) |
| 29% | IKEA | 4 | Retailer whose logo colors are the same as on its founder's national flag |
| 29% | HAIKU | 5 | Poem name whose singular and plural forms are the same |
| 29% | SEE | 3 | Verb that can combine with its past tense |
| 29% | YOU | 3 | Word pronounced the same when its first two letters are removed |
| 29% | TENSE | 5 | Past ___ (what the verb form "ran" is) |
| 28% | MSN | 3 | It was launched on the same day as Windows 95 |
| 28% | TONYCURTIS | 10 | "Some Like It Hot" star whose first name is the same as a Broadway award: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HXHHXHHXHHXHHXH | 15 | When the ends of each of its letters are connected to those above and below, a simplified schematic of a famous structure |
| 28% | CASUMARZU | 9 | Sardinian sheep milk cheese that is banned in US as it contains live maggots and can be consumed only while the maggots are still alive: 2 wds. |
| 28% | THEXFILES | 9 | American sci-fi TV show starring David Duchovny, that is regarded as one of the best and is returning with its 11th season in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 28% | SHE | 3 | Pronoun that can be spelled with a slash between the first and second letters |
| 28% | ROAN | 4 | Horse color, the same as leather that is often treated to look like reddish |
| 28% | OHIO | 4 | US state that begins and ends with the same letter |
| 28% | NAAN | 4 | Indian bread that is spelled the same forward and backward |
| 27% | AYE | 3 | Word that keeps the same meaning if you move its first letter to the end |
| 27% | EQUALS | 6 | Is the same as |
| 27% | EQUALED | 7 | Was the same as |