| 100% | OTTER | 5 | Slimmer version of a bear, in gay slang |
| 44% | REMIX | 5 | Extended version of a song played in dance clubs |
| 44% | QUADS | 5 | Four of a kind, in poker slang |
| 44% | TRIPS | 5 | Three of a kind, in poker slang |
| 44% | FAILSON | 7 | Unsuccessful offspring of a 1 percenter, in slang |
| 44% | COKEHEAD | 8 | Habitual user of a white powder, in slang |
| 43% | UNSUB | 5 | Unknown perpetrator of a crime, in police slang |
| 43% | TEACH | 5 | Head of a classroom, in slang |
| 43% | CIG | 3 | Part of a pack, in slang |
| 42% | LEO | 3 | Zodiac sign of a baby born in August |
| 42% | PLOTARMOR | 9 | Protection of a protagonist for narrative purposes, in slang |
| 42% | VIRGOS | 6 | People born in September, under sign of a maiden |
| 42% | STANS | 5 | Is a dedicated fan of, in slang |
| 42% | URHAMLET | 8 | Play that may be an early version of a Shakespeare tragedy set in Denmark |
| 41% | PAPA | 4 | One of three bears in a fairy tale |
| 41% | STAN | 4 | Be a superfan of, in slang |
| 40% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of a US president who was born in a log cabin |
| 40% | MOOR | 4 | Emanuel —, Hungarian composer born in 1863; inventor of a two-keyboard piano |
| 39% | PAPA | 4 | Biggest of three bears, in a popular fairy tale |
| 39% | SPAM | 4 | Send a ton of messages, in slang |
| 39% | THEICK | 6 | Sudden feeling of disgust toward a romantic partner, in slang |
| 39% | RADIOEDIT | 9 | Shortened version of a pop song ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 39% | NIPPON | 6 | A Japanese formal version of "Japan" in English |
| 39% | TAT | 3 | Bit of art on a chest, in slang |
| 38% | MOOG | 4 | Robert —, US engineer born in 1934 after whom a type of musical synthesiser is named |
| 38% | MOOG | 4 | Robert —, US engineer born in 1934 after whom a type of musical synthesizer is named |
| 38% | DRAFT | 5 | Version of a document |
| 38% | EDIT | 4 | Version of a film |
| 38% | EDITION | 7 | Version of a book |
| 38% | EDITIONS | 8 | Versions of a book |