| 100% | DISCOERA | 8 | Period often said to have begun on Valentine’s Day, 1970, when David Mancuso opened the Loft |
| 30% | THAW | 4 | Early spring period when ice on the ground begins to melt |
| 29% | LONERANGER | 10 | Character often said to have been based on Bass Reeves |
| 26% | SEASON | 6 | Period from opening day to the playoffs |
| 26% | SHOTPAR | 7 | Had a good day on the links, say |
| 26% | GLOVES | 6 | Good things to have on hand when the weather gets cold? |
| 26% | ATSUNDOWN | 9 | When days begin on the Hebrew calendar |
| 25% | TORA | 4 | When said three times, 1970 film on the Pearl Harbor attack |
| 25% | SHY | 3 | Having trouble making friends on the first day of school, say |
| 24% | IMO | 3 | "This is what I have to say," on the internet: Abbr. |
| 24% | INTHEAIR | 8 | Like love on Valentine's Day, it's said |
| 24% | CURIOSITY | 9 | It's said to have killed the cat |
| 24% | KENO | 4 | What's said to have funded the Great Wall |
| 24% | STARTSWITHABANG | 15 | Has an exciting opening number, say ... or what the answer to each starred clue does? |
| 24% | SIC | 3 | Word that may be used often when reporting on what the President says |
| 24% | SUNSET | 6 | The end of the day, when the light begins to fade |
| 24% | MICE | 4 | Rodents said to play when the cat’s away |
| 24% | NUIT | 4 | When the day's done, to Denis |
| 24% | EEN | 3 | When the day's done, to Donne |
| 24% | ARGUS | 5 | Giant whose eyes are said to have been transferred to the peacock's tail |
| 24% | SAHL | 4 | Satirist who said "If you were the only person left on the planet, I would have to attack you. That's my job" |
| 24% | OTTER | 5 | It's said to have the thickest fur of any mammal |
| 24% | TEETH | 5 | George Washington is often said to have had wooden ones |
| 23% | GLOW | 4 | Radiance that a pregnant woman is often said to have |
| 23% | ROSE | 4 | Flower often given on Valentine's Day |
| 23% | ILOSTIT | 7 | Horrifying reply from the best man on one's wedding day when asked to present a ring |
| 23% | ALTOGETHER | 10 | On the whole ... or, when read in two parts, what the answer to each starred clue has |
| 23% | SAHL | 4 | Political satirist who said "If you were the only person left on the planet, I would have to attack you. That's my job" |
| 23% | LEMP | 4 | ___ Mansion, historical house in Missouri that is said to be haunted and has appeared on the TV series, "Ghost Hunters" |
| 23% | SKA | 3 | It's said to have been born on Orange Street, in Kingston, Jamaica |