| 100% | OKRA | 4 | Someone who loves it might be called a friend of the pod |
| 48% | SOUTHPAW | 8 | Someone who might be called a "cuddy wifter" in the U.K. |
| 43% | LEE | 3 | Tommy ___, co-founder and drummer of the band "Motley Crue" who skydived safely despite it being a close call |
| 43% | TODO | 4 | It might be at the top of a list |
| 43% | BIO | 3 | It might be in the form of a thumbnail |
| 43% | ADE | 3 | It may be at the end of a block |
| 43% | EXAM | 4 | It might be given at the end of a unit |
| 43% | OVATION | 7 | It may be standing at the end of a concert |
| 43% | SHAZAM | 6 | It may be said with the wave of a hand |
| 43% | POMPOM | 6 | It may be waved from the top of a pyramid |
| 43% | PEZ | 3 | It may be taken from the neck of a superhero |
| 42% | SALT | 4 | It might be put on the rim of a margarita glass |
| 42% | ATM | 3 | It might be found in the corner of a corner store |
| 42% | MIC | 3 | It may be dropped at the end of a triumphant performance |
| 42% | AGE | 3 | It may be represented by the number of candles on a cake |
| 42% | HAIL | 4 | It may be the size of a golf ball, baseball, or softball |
| 42% | MOUSE | 5 | It might be under the paw of a cat ... or a computer user |
| 42% | FACECARD | 8 | It may be half of a blackjack … with or without the shaded letter |
| 41% | AGNOSTIC | 8 | Someone who doubts the existence of a higher being |
| 41% | HITSHOW | 7 | It might get a lot of love at the Emmys |
| 41% | GOODSPORT | 9 | Someone who can accept being the butt of a joke |
| 41% | VOICEMAIL | 9 | It may be left after the beep when a call's not answered: 2 wds. |
| 41% | WIMP | 4 | What someone who backs out of a dare might be called |
| 40% | PARIS | 5 | It's been called the "City of Light" and the "City of Love" |
| 39% | TRUCE | 5 | It may be called on the battlefield |
| 38% | DASHOFPEPPER | 12 | It may be called for in a recipe |
| 38% | JUSTSAYNOME | 11 | Poor prompt to a friend who's been asked what the capital of Alaska is? |
| 38% | OLDCASTLE | 9 | John —, English Lollard leader, a friend of Henry V, who is reputedly the basis for William Shakespeare's character Falstaff |
| 38% | PHILEVERLY | 10 | Member of a singing duo who said, “Harmony is the ultimate love” |
| 37% | TRUMAN | 6 | With 33-Across, friend of 15-Across who was the basis for Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |