| 100% | ADENOSINE | 9 | Sleep-prompting chemical; an anagram of none aside |
| 43% | ETHER | 5 | Chemical compound that’s an anagram of a number |
| 40% | BALSAM | 6 | Medicinal herb, an anagram of sambal |
| 40% | VILE | 4 | Evil (and an anagram of "evil") |
| 40% | RECIPE | 6 | Cooking instructions; an anagram of pierce |
| 40% | EVIL | 4 | Vile ... and an anagram of "vile" |
| 39% | ALGORE | 6 | His name's an anagram of "gaoler" |
| 39% | ELATION | 7 | Great happiness, or an anagram of "toenail" |
| 39% | EVIL | 4 | Wicked (and an anagram of 44-Down) |
| 39% | VILE | 4 | Wicked (and an anagram of 10-Down) |
| 39% | ANTI | 4 | Oppositionist, and an anagram of 47-down |
| 39% | PAT | 3 | Tap lightly, or an anagram of "tap" |
| 39% | SHORTEN | 7 | Abridge ... and an anagram of 6-Across |
| 39% | YEA | 3 | "Aye" equivalent, and an anagram of it |
| 39% | EAST | 4 | Direction which is an anagram of "seat" |
| 39% | PEA | 3 | Vegetable which is an anagram of "ape" |
| 39% | KYOTO | 5 | City that's an anagram of "Tokyo" |
| 39% | POLO | 4 | Game played in an anagram of itself |
| 39% | ASTER | 5 | Flower that's an anagram of "tears" |
| 39% | LEOTARD | 7 | Garment that's an anagram of delator |
| 39% | RIDEALONG | 9 | Trip that's an anagram of "reloading" |
| 39% | TABLETS | 7 | Pills or capsules; an anagram of battles |
| 39% | NEGATION | 8 | Contradiction, denial; an anagram of no eating |
| 39% | CANOE | 5 | Boat that's an anagram of "ocean" |
| 39% | SANCTION | 8 | Official consent; an anagram of into cans |
| 39% | EXEMPTION | 9 | Exclusion, immunity; an anagram of ex pimento |
| 39% | CABARET | 7 | Entertainment that's an anagram of "bearcat" |
| 39% | BISTRO | 6 | Establishment that's an anagram of "orbits" |
| 39% | PANGOLIN | 8 | Scaly anteater, an anagram of long pain |
| 39% | ELVIS | 5 | Name that's an anagram of "lives" |