| 100% | MISC | 4 | Short version of word meaning assorted or various |
| 65% | MISC | 4 | Abbreviation of a word meaning assorted or various |
| 47% | MISC | 4 | Abbreviation meaning assorted or various |
| 45% | DOZ | 3 | Short form of word meaning twelve |
| 40% | SENSE | 5 | Meaning of a word or expression |
| 39% | RADIOEDIT | 9 | Version of a song that's shorter or cleaner than the original |
| 39% | SYL | 3 | Word segment or part of speech, for short |
| 37% | LED | 3 | Word that could mean both, "went first" or "a type of bulb" |
| 37% | TUMBLER | 7 | Word that can mean a type of drinking glass or an acrobat |
| 37% | OPS | 3 | Word following "black" or "special" to mean covert activities, for short |
| 37% | SPAN | 4 | Word with "life" or "attention" to mean a duration of time |
| 36% | THO | 3 | Short version of "however" |
| 36% | RIA | 3 | Short version of Maria |
| 36% | MINOR | 5 | Underage one ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 36% | DEGREE | 6 | Thermometer unit ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 36% | MAJOR | 5 | Army rank ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 36% | DOMAIN | 6 | Online realm ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 36% | DIGEST | 6 | Short version of a book |
| 36% | ARIETTA | 7 | Shorter version of 26-Across |
| 36% | BASS | 4 | Word that could mean both, "a type of guitar" or "a popular game fish" |
| 35% | BRANCH | 6 | Limb of a tree ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 35% | ELEMENTAL | 9 | A word that means simple and basic, or pertaining to forces of nature |
| 35% | DISCIPLINE | 10 | Train someone to obey ... or a word that means "area of academic focus" |
| 35% | ATOP | 4 | Another word that means "upon" or "at the peak of" |
| 35% | SUP | 3 | Short version of "How's it going?" |
| 34% | KISMET | 6 | Word of Turkish origin meaning fate or destiny |
| 33% | FALSESTARTS | 11 | Track meet infractions ... or short words hiding at the beginning of the answers to starred clues |
| 33% | ANTHONY | 7 | Tony is a short version of this name |
| 33% | TLDR | 4 | "here's a shorter version of that saga" |
| 32% | SEMANTIC | 8 | Word meaning "concerning the meaning of words" |