| 100% | ACROSS | 6 | Puzzling start? |
| 88% | ONEDOWN | 7 | Possible puzzle start |
| 84% | EDGE | 4 | Jigsaw puzzle starting point, often |
| 76% | MAZE | 4 | Puzzle with a start and an end |
| 76% | MAZE | 4 | Puzzle with a start and a finish |
| 75% | ONEACROSS | 9 | Start of many a puzzle |
| 74% | MAZE | 4 | Puzzle with a path from Start to Finish |
| 72% | SSORCAYREVE | 11 | Start of instructions for solving this puzzle |
| 71% | SERVES | 6 | Starts the game depicted in this puzzle |
| 71% | HARD | 4 | Like sudoku puzzles with few starting numbers |
| 70% | MAZE | 4 | Puzzle where you try to get from START to FINISH |
| 70% | LIVERPOOL | 9 | Where this puzzle's subjects got their start |
| 69% | ONEDOWN | 7 | In this puzzle it starts B-E-L |
| 69% | ONE | 3 | With 83-Down, puzzle solver's starting point |
| 68% | BIRD | 4 | What gets this puzzle off to a flying start? |
| 68% | MAZE | 4 | Type of puzzle with a start and a finish |
| 67% | TAKESTOTHEAIR | 13 | Starts traveling like seven key words in this puzzle |
| 67% | EDGE | 4 | Strategic starting piece in a jigsaw puzzle |
| 67% | EDGE | 4 | Common starting point for jigsaw puzzle solvers |
| 65% | EDGE | 4 | Good place to start on a jigsaw puzzle |
| 65% | EDGES | 5 | Good places to start on a jigsaw puzzle |
| 65% | EDGE | 4 | Easy place to start on a jigsaw puzzle |
| 65% | EDGE | 4 | Typical place to start on a jigsaw puzzle |
| 65% | EL | 2 | Letter that starts each clue in this puzzle |
| 65% | EDGES | 5 | Good starting places for solving a jigsaw puzzle |
| 63% | HARDC | 5 | It starts and ends seven answers in this puzzle |
| 62% | CUTALONGTHEDOTTEDLINE | 21 | Start of instructions for what to do when this puzzle is done |
| 61% | OSCAR | 5 | With 56-Down, start of eight answers in this puzzle |
| 61% | YECCH | 5 | Reaction to the starts of the five longest puzzle answers |
| 61% | OLD | 3 | Unlike the starts of this puzzle's four longest answers |