| 100% | ANTONYM | 7 | Term which is synonymous with opposite |
| 44% | MAN | 3 | Cry that, counterintuitively, is synonymous with "Boy!" |
| 44% | DODOS | 5 | Extinct birds that are synonymous with "stupid" |
| 43% | KAFKA | 5 | Novelist whose name is synonymous with nightmarish absurdity |
| 43% | PAR | 3 | Golf term which is an anagram of 4a |
| 42% | DOPE | 4 | Word that can be synonymous with "idiot" or "inside info" |
| 41% | FORTKNOX | 8 | US military base synonymous with being impregnable |
| 41% | RUM | 3 | Alcohol which is often paired with coke |
| 40% | MEANS | 5 | With which an end is achieved |
| 40% | BROGUE | 6 | With which Seamus will rub ego |
| 39% | DODO | 4 | Extinct bird that has become synonymous with being obsolete |
| 39% | AURA | 4 | Word which is synonym for 8a (rhymes with "Norah") |
| 39% | SIDEPOT | 7 | Anagram of "deposit" which is a poker term: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WINE | 4 | Drink made from grapes which is often paired with cheese |
| 39% | LASER | 5 | Light pointer toy which is used while playing with cats |
| 38% | GRAPE | 5 | Berry with which wine is made |
| 38% | THE | 3 | With 17-Down, org. in which traveling is illegal |
| 38% | SWIMMING | 8 | Sport with which Michael Phelps is associated |
| 37% | APE | 3 | Word synonymous with "mimic" which also refers to a human-like primate |
| 37% | SLAMBALL | 8 | Sport which is a variant of basketball that's played with trampolines |
| 37% | HOLI | 4 | Celebration with which the beverage bhang is associated |
| 37% | VOYEUR | 6 | French term synonymous with Peeping Tom |
| 37% | CONTUSION | 9 | Medical term synonymous with a bruise |
| 36% | HOCKEY | 6 | Winter Olympic sport Ice ___ which is a contact team sport played with sticks |
| 36% | TOW | 3 | With 2-Down, type of zone in which parking is restricted |
| 36% | GETALONG | 8 | Work well with, be on good terms with others |
| 36% | LOAN | 4 | Bank offering, which must be paid back with interest |
| 36% | SOFTBALL | 8 | Sport which is a variant of baseball that's played with a larger ball |
| 35% | POOL | 4 | With 5-Across, summer get-together at which bathing suits are worn |
| 35% | DECANTER | 8 | Glass bottle with a stopper in which wine is kept |