| 100% | ARESO | 5 | Potential reply to "I am not a crook," if you assume Nixon said it on a playground |
| 43% | MRDARCY | 7 | To whom it is said, “I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry” |
| 40% | TACT | 4 | What it takes not to say "I see you've put on a little weight" |
| 38% | RENAME | 6 | It's said to be bad luck if you do this to a boat |
| 38% | AMSO | 4 | Childish but truthful reply to "You're not solving a crossword" when you are, in fact, solving it |
| 36% | THANKS | 6 | "___, I'd love to!" (what you might say when someone asks if you want to go on a road trip) |
| 36% | ILSA | 4 | Character who says “Kiss me as if it were the last time” to Rick, in a 1942 film |
| 36% | YOUDBESETONSTUNNING | 19 | "I know it's not my business, but if you were a laser ..." |
| 35% | LIKE | 4 | "___ I ran over its dog," quote said by Norm on "Cheers" as a response to the question "How's life treating you, Norm?" |
| 35% | SIRI | 4 | If you ask it how much it costs, it might say “I strive to be invaluable” |
| 34% | HAW | 3 | It's not right to say on a farm |
| 34% | ANI | 3 | DiFranco who said "Any tool is a weapon if you hold it right" |
| 34% | APOEM | 5 | It's said to be not as lovely as a tree |
| 34% | ORAL | 4 | Like a contract that's said to be "not worth the paper it's written on" |
| 33% | POSITIVE | 8 | "Yes, I am sure!" as you'd say to a commanding officer? |
| 33% | MORRISON | 8 | Nobel laureate who said "If I tried to write a universal novel it would be water" |
| 33% | LISP | 4 | Speech impediment whose name is hard to say if you have it |
| 33% | TONI | 4 | Morrison who said "A writer's life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity" |
| 33% | WCFIELDS | 8 | Comedian who said "I once spent a year in Philadelphia. I think it was on a Sunday" |
| 32% | ACRO | 4 | High-rise window cleaner is not a job to apply for if you have this type of phobia |
| 32% | EMMA | 4 | About whom Mr. Knightley says, "If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more" |
| 32% | SUPINE | 6 | Position it's not great to assume if you're subject to obstructive sleep apnea |
| 32% | BEET | 4 | "Mom, you can't be ___!" something a red root veggie may say to its mom |
| 31% | RUBIDIUM | 8 | Silvery white metal that will melt on a hot day, but not if it's raining |
| 31% | THATWASNTME | 11 | Song by 32-Across with the lyrics "I'm not asking you to move on or forget it / But these are better days" (3 wds.) |
| 31% | 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" |
| 31% | ICE | 3 | This will send a chill down your spine, if you put it on your spine, of course |
| 31% | 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" |
| 31% | NET | 3 | Fishing mesh that you would want to have with you if you were stranded on a deserted island |
| 31% | DOWN | 4 | "I am reading a book on the history of glue. It's impossible to put ___!" |