| 100% | YEA | 3 | Positive vote that would be a unit of time if you added an R to the end |
| 52% | ERG | 3 | Unit of work that becomes a word meaning "thus" if you add an O to the end |
| 43% | ELM | 3 | Tree that becomes a Muppet if you add an "o" to the end |
| 43% | ARIA | 4 | Solo that becomes a font if you add an "L" to the end |
| 40% | PANAM | 5 | Old airline that becomes a Central American country if you add an A to the end: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BABE | 4 | 1996 Oscar nominee whose title becomes a 2007 Oscar nominee if you add an L to the end |
| 35% | GAZE | 4 | Verb that becomes a noun if you add BO to the end |
| 35% | BOSC | 4 | Fruit variety whose name becomes that of an artist when you add an H to the end |
| 33% | BOA | 3 | Snake that becomes a pig if you add an R |
| 33% | MINUTE | 6 | Word that's either a unit of time or an adjective, depending on which syllable you stress |
| 33% | AMINO | 5 | Kind of acid that becomes a musical key if you add an "r" |
| 32% | MED | 3 | Deg. that will help if you're hoping to be a high school principal |
| 32% | SEVEN | 5 | Number of times it's marking time (plus you could add a big one at the end) |
| 32% | APPLE | 5 | Granny Smith or Honeycrisp treat that will add a sweet crunch to the dessert at 37d |
| 32% | ORANGE | 6 | Juicy and vibrant citrus product that will add a tangy twist to the dessert at 37d |
| 31% | BRADS | 5 | Fasteners ... or, if you change the fourth letter to an S, what the fasteners might be made of |
| 31% | WAY | 3 | *Did you know that if the Milky ___ Galaxy were condensed to the size of the U.S., 7d would be smaller than a grain of rice? |
| 31% | FREEATLAST | 10 | End of a speech that included the words "1963 is not an end, but a beginning" |
| 31% | LADAS | 5 | New cars that will save you 20 to 50 thousand rubles in June, if you have a trade in |
| 31% | ASTER | 5 | Flower that becomes a holiday if an E is added to the front |
| 31% | HOLA | 4 | Greeting that becomes another greeting if you add an A at the front and reverse it |
| 31% | UNTIE | 5 | Verb that becomes a family member if you add an A at the beginning |
| 31% | LOL | 3 | Something you might add to the end of a text to avoid seeming mad |
| 30% | HXHHXHHXHHXHHXH | 15 | When the ends of each of its letters are connected to those above and below, a simplified schematic of a famous structure |
| 30% | BEAR | 4 | *Make your Gingerbread village* Animal shape for a "gummy" candy that you will need to make the forest |
| 30% | ATOM | 4 | Length of time that was compared to the "twinkling of an eye" in the Greek text of Paul's 1 Corinthians 15:52 |
| 30% | NEON | 4 | Let's go to the 1980s! What will you see here? You will see a lot of this bright shade used for clothes |
| 30% | ERA | 3 | 2021 addition to the Russian segment of the ISS that will include two limbs, two grippers, two wrists and an elbow joint (abbr.) |
| 30% | JEANRENO | 8 | French actor whose name becomes that of a French director when IR is added to the end |
| 30% | AIR | 3 | Song that becomes the musical it's in if you add an "H" to the front |