| 100% | REVERSECTIONARY | 15 | Reference that arranges words by concept rather than alphabetically |
| 29% | FLUKY | 5 | By luck rather than by skill |
| 28% | HANDPICK | 8 | Select personally rather than automated by machine |
| 27% | MIMES | 5 | Those whose actions speak louder than words? |
| 26% | ATOAST | 6 | Words that might be followed by "Hear! Hear!" |
| 26% | YOUGETTHEIDEA | 13 | Words that may be accompanied by a wave |
| 26% | FOR | 3 | Word that can be represented by a number |
| 26% | TOO | 3 | Word that can be represented by a number |
| 26% | NOUN | 4 | Word that can be modified by an adjective |
| 26% | PER | 3 | Word that may be replaced by a slash |
| 26% | ACTIONS | 7 | Deeds that speak louder than words |
| 26% | MIME | 4 | A silent performer who tells stories through actions, rather than words |
| 26% | OED | 3 | Reference book that adds new words every year: Abbr. |
| 26% | ANDS | 4 | Words that are often represented by logograms in English |
| 26% | EPIC | 4 | Word used for something that's larger than life |
| 26% | VOCALS | 6 | Words in singing, rather than the instrumentation |
| 26% | EYE | 3 | Word that can be followed by "shadow" or "ball" |
| 26% | JAY | 3 | Word that can be followed by "walking" or "bird" |
| 26% | ASS | 3 | Word that may be bowdlerized by two dollar signs |
| 26% | DUH | 3 | Word that retains its meaning when preceded by "no" |
| 26% | JAW | 3 | Word that can be followed by "bone" or "breaker" |
| 26% | SHOE | 4 | Word that can be followed by "lace" or "box" |
| 26% | EYE | 3 | Word that can be followed by "patch" or "lash" |
| 26% | SEA | 3 | Word that can be followed by "shore" or "horse" |
| 26% | TIDAL | 5 | Word that can be followed by "wave" or "basin" |
| 26% | CUE | 3 | Word that can be followed by "card" or "ball" |
| 25% | PLEASEHOLD | 10 | Words that might be followed by an incessant music loop |
| 25% | CODE | 4 | Word that can be followed by any of several colors |
| 25% | TIME | 4 | Word that can be ''framed'' by the longest Across answers |
| 25% | HANG | 4 | Word that can be followed by "over," "out," or "nail" |