| 100% | HEYSIRI | 7 | Prompt that can be shortened to its second word as of iOS 17 |
| 44% | YOU | 3 | Pronoun that can be shortened to its last letter |
| 43% | INBED | 5 | Words that can be added to the end of any fortune cookie, it's said |
| 41% | BOATSWAIN | 9 | Word that can be shortened to four letters and two apostrophes |
| 38% | ARE | 3 | Word that might be shortened to just its middle letter, in texts |
| 38% | TIKKA | 5 | Word that can be translated as “small pieces of meat” |
| 36% | DOUBLENEGATIVES | 15 | Statements that can be seen as positive ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across |
| 36% | ELIZABETH | 9 | Girls' name that can be shortened to Bess or Betty |
| 35% | ESS | 3 | Letter that can be added to the fronts of 4-, 6- and 7-Across to make new words |
| 33% | WHEW | 4 | Word that corresponds to the emoji with a grinning face, beads of sweat and seems to be wiping its brow |
| 32% | PLAIN | 5 | "For it is ___ as anyone can see. We're simply meant to be," romantic words from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" |
| 32% | ASS | 3 | Word that can be used as a postpositive intensifier |
| 32% | IMONTHEPHONE | 12 | Mouthed words that can also be said while doing the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 32% | OSLO | 4 | Norse city name that can be translated as "meadow of the gods" |
| 32% | DADA | 4 | Art movement that could be seen as a precursor to absurdist memes |
| 32% | CODE | 4 | Word that can be followed by any of several colors |
| 32% | THREEWAYBULBS | 13 | Devices that can be switched to successive degrees of illumination |
| 32% | MAZE | 4 | It can be hard to get out of |
| 31% | SHARD | 5 | Item that can be described by changing its last letter to a P |
| 31% | ARE | 3 | Word that's often shortened to its middle letter in texts |
| 31% | SAW | 3 | Word that can be tacked on to band, jig or buck |
| 31% | CPR | 3 | Procedure that can be done to the beat of "Baby Shark" |
| 31% | STAIN | 5 | Spot that could be tough to get out of a shirt |
| 31% | CONTEXT | 7 | Words can be taken out of it |
| 31% | MRI | 3 | Scan that can be used to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease |
| 31% | CLAM | 4 | Animal that can live to be hundreds of years old |
| 31% | MOM | 3 | Tattoo word that can be misread as WOW |
| 31% | MOM | 3 | Tattoo word that can be misread as "WOW" |
| 31% | EPI | 3 | It could be to the left of center |
| 31% | LOSTWAGES | 9 | Compensation that can be claimed if unable to work because of an accident or injury |