| 100% | BLIP | 4 | Radar noise (8,3) |
| 61% | BLIP | 4 | Typical radar noise |
| 58% | BLIP | 4 | Radar screen noise |
| 52% | CUBEROOTS | 9 | 2 for 8, 3 for 27, etc. |
| 47% | ADDEND | 6 | The 3 or 5 in 3 + 5 = 8 |
| 46% | QUEUE | 5 | 2 vis-à-vis 8, 3 vis-à-vis 27, etc. |
| 46% | SERIES | 6 | 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 ..., e.g. |
| 46% | FIBONACCISERIES | 15 | 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, etc. |
| 44% | SEQ | 3 | 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 ..., e.g.: Abbr. |
| 44% | CAUGHTINTHERAIN | 15 | Getting drenched, say, or like 3-, 4- and 8-Down? |
| 43% | ENS | 3 | 3/8 of nineteen? |
| 43% | SERIES | 6 | 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 ..., e.g. |
| 43% | ANGEL | 5 | With 8-Across, Venezuelan landmark whose water drops 3,200+ feet |
| 41% | INCODE | 6 | 12 9 11 5 20 8 9 19 3 12 21 5 |
| 41% | FIBONACCI | 9 | Mathematician whose eponymous sequence begins 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 ... |
| 41% | CHARTTOPPER | 11 | #1 hit, or a hint to 3-, 8-, 11- and 24-Down |
| 41% | EVENS | 5 | 2, 4, 6 and 8, but not 1, 3, 5 and 7 |
| 41% | FIBONACCISERIES | 15 | 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and so on |
| 41% | PESOS | 5 | The Castilian mark was once worth 8 3/8 of these silver coins in the 15th century |
| 40% | GPA | 3 | 3.8 is a high one |
| 40% | FIBONACCI | 9 | Eponym of a number series that begins 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ... |
| 40% | TOPGEAR | 7 | Popular BBC show, and a hint to 3-, 8-, 24- and 26-Down |
| 40% | HANGINGIVY | 10 | Greenery in suspended baskets ... or, phonetically, what 3-, 8- or 14-Down is? |
| 39% | DATES | 5 | 3/4 and 7/8, e.g. |
| 39% | DEWDROP | 7 | Bit of morning moisture, and a hint to 3-, 8-, 30- and 34-Down |
| 39% | RACETOTHEBOTTOM | 15 | Competition that hurts everyone, and a feature of 3-, 8-, 22- and 34-Down |
| 37% | EQUAL | 5 | Like 8^2 and 4^3 |
| 37% | REVERSE | 7 | What the numbers 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 are in |
| 36% | DECREASEDVISION | 15 | Glaucoma symptom (8 letters, then 3 letters) |
| 36% | CHARCUTERIEBOARD | 16 | Artistically arranged appetizer, or where to find the beginnings of 3-, 5-, 8-, and 10-Down |