| 100% | FLAKE | 5 | Person who can't be counted on to do what they say they will |
| 45% | PRETENDER | 9 | Person who isn't what they claim to be |
| 44% | ETTA | 4 | James who said, “People that can’t stand to listen to the blues, they’ve got to be phonies” |
| 43% | TEACH | 5 | What those who can't do do, or so they say |
| 40% | PLEASER | 7 | One who does what people want them to do |
| 39% | TRUSTME | 7 | What you say to show you can be relied on |
| 38% | 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" |
| 38% | 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" |
| 38% | BEGGARS | 7 | They can't be choosers, according to the saying |
| 38% | CHOOSERS | 8 | What beggars can't be, according to the saying |
| 38% | SHANE | 5 | Classic western hero who says "A man has to be what he is, Joey. Can't break the mold" |
| 38% | HANKAARON | 9 | MLB great who said, "Play so good they can't remember what color you were before the season started" |
| 37% | ABACI | 5 | They can always be counted on |
| 37% | APERY | 5 | What Alec Baldwin can be said to be guilty of on SNL |
| 36% | CHOOSERS | 8 | According to the saying, what beggars can't be |
| 36% | ARTHURASHE | 10 | Tennis champion who said, "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." |
| 36% | ABACI | 5 | They're to be counted on |
| 35% | LONER | 5 | Person who prefers to be solitary, say |
| 35% | COPILOT | 7 | What some say God is to them |
| 35% | MARCHFO(U)RTH | 13 | Prior to the 20th Amendment, what 20-Across would do on 37-Across, or when they would do it |
| 35% | ABACI | 5 | People have been counting on them for millennia |
| 35% | FLAKES | 6 | People who are likely to bail on plans |
| 35% | LIAR | 4 | Person who can't be trusted |
| 35% | LIARS | 5 | People who can't be trusted |
| 35% | ASK | 3 | What it doesn't hurt to do if you're confused, they say |
| 35% | FASHIONFORWARD | 14 | On the cutting edge of style, or what 20-, 33-, and 40-Across can be said to be? |
| 35% | FREESPIRITS | 11 | People who can't be boxed in |
| 35% | CLEAN | 5 | Christmas is here! What can you do to be on Santa's nice list? (1/3) ___ up after yourself and don't leave a mess |
| 34% | BELIEBERS | 9 | Folks who might say "'What Do You Mean?' 'Sorry,' 'I Don't Care'" to people who don't like their favorite pop star |
| 34% | BISON | 5 | "What did the buffalo say to his son who was leaving for college?" |