| 100% | HOW | 3 | Question asked in befuddlement |
| 67% | WHEREAMI | 8 | Question asked in a foggy state |
| 67% | ISITI | 5 | Question asked in Matthew 26:22 |
| 67% | ISITLIVE | 8 | Question asked in classic 1970s ads |
| 66% | WHOAM | 5 | Question asked in a "Les Misérables" song |
| 64% | YESNO | 5 | Like questions asked in Twenty Questions: Hyph. |
| 64% | YESNO | 5 | Like the questions asked in 20 Questions |
| 64% | YESNO | 5 | Like the questions asked in Guess Who? |
| 62% | ISITI | 5 | Question asked 12 times in Matthew |
| 61% | AMILATE | 7 | Question asked while running in the door |
| 61% | WHATAMIGONNADO | 14 | Question asked by someone in a dilemma |
| 60% | SEEME | 5 | Question asked by someone waving in a crowd |
| 59% | AMILATE | 7 | Question asked upon arriving at an in-progress meeting |
| 57% | THISOLDTHING | 12 | Question asked modestly in response to "That looks great on you" |
| 57% | PUTONX | 6 | Asked a hard question in public, say |
| 57% | WHATSSOFUNNY | 12 | Question asked in response to the starts of both words in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 55% | CANYOUHEARMENOW | 15 | Question asked with a raised voice, as demonstrated in three long puzzle answers |
| 52% | SEALIONING | 10 | Asking seemingly innocent questions in order to waste someone's time |
| 51% | GALT | 4 | "Who is John ___?" (question asked in "Atlas Shrugged") |
| 49% | WHY | 3 | Question I often ask myself when working on puzzles at three in the morning |
| 49% | TENNISANYONE | 12 | Question you might feel like asking after seeing nine key words in this puzzle? |
| 49% | ANY | 3 | "Have you ___ wool?" (question asked in "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep") |
| 47% | CANI | 4 | Question asking permission |
| 47% | UNDERWHERE | 10 | Question that one is tricked into asking, in a classic gag |
| 47% | PLEAD | 5 | Ask in earnest |
| 46% | AMILATE | 7 | Question asked breathlessly, perhaps |
| 46% | WHATSFORDINNER | 14 | Question asked near mealtime |
| 46% | ISTHISSEATTAKEN | 15 | Question asked without reservation? |
| 46% | ISTHISTHINGON | 13 | Question asked while tapping |
| 46% | WHEREWASI | 9 | Question asked after digressing |