| 100% | HOW | 3 | Question a magician won't answer |
| 47% | MILLIONAIRE | 11 | "Who Wants to Be a ___?," TV quiz show in which contestants answer multiple-choice questions to win cash prizes |
| 46% | REFUTATION | 10 | Answer to a question |
| 45% | NOSIR | 5 | Answer to a general question? |
| 45% | ESTIMATE | 8 | Answer to a Fermi question |
| 45% | ASKSOMEONEELSE | 14 | Answer to a tough question |
| 45% | ICOULDNTTELLYOU | 15 | Answer to a tough question |
| 45% | ITSAMYSTERYTOME | 15 | Answer to a tough question |
| 45% | HAVENTGOTACLUE | 14 | Answer to a tough question |
| 45% | EVASIVE | 7 | Answering with a question, perhaps |
| 45% | EVASIVE | 7 | Answering with a question, maybe |
| 45% | IDO | 3 | Answer to a minister's question |
| 44% | HOW | 3 | Question to a magician |
| 44% | PUNT | 4 | Avoid answering a question |
| 44% | NOIFSANDSORBUTS | 15 | "I won't hear any excuses!" ... also, a clue to the three other longest Across answers |
| 44% | DODGED | 6 | Avoided answering, like a question |
| 43% | ASK | 3 | "___ a silly question, get a silly answer" |
| 43% | EVADE | 5 | Successfully not answer, as a question |
| 43% | DODGE | 5 | Avoid answering, as a difficult question |
| 42% | IDO | 3 | Answer to a question at the altar: 2 wds. |
| 42% | OPENENDED | 9 | Like a question without a definite answer |
| 42% | NOCOMMENT | 9 | Used in refusing to answer a question |
| 42% | PLEDTHEFIFTH | 12 | Declined to answer a question in court |
| 42% | YOUMAYRELYONIT | 14 | ... will all questions receive a ready answer? |
| 42% | TRIVIA | 6 | Night involving answering questions with a team |
| 41% | OPENENDED | 9 | A question with more than just yes or no answer |
| 41% | YESNO | 5 | Like a question with two potential answers: Hyph. |
| 41% | HINT | 4 | "This answer ends in a T," e.g. |
| 40% | EVASIVE | 7 | Like someone who answers a question with a question |
| 40% | PIVOT | 5 | Not answer a question directly, as a politician might |