| 100% | SRY | 3 | Text abbr. that can be achieved by taking every other letter from the five-letter unabbreviated word |
| 39% | EMCEE | 5 | Word shortened from a three-word phrase that can be further shortened by dropping its first, fourth and fifth letters |
| 37% | TIME | 4 | Word that can be ''framed'' by the longest Across answers |
| 34% | AMORE | 5 | Word that can aptly be spelled with the letters in romance |
| 34% | ANAGRAM | 7 | A word or phrase that can be formed using the letters of another word |
| 34% | DST | 3 | Clock setting that could be made obsolete by the proposed Sunshine Protection Act: Abbr. |
| 33% | ESS | 3 | Letter that can be added to the fronts of 4-, 6- and 7-Across to make new words |
| 33% | INE | 3 | Common word-ending letters that can be pronounced five ways, as demonstrated in five long puzzle answers |
| 33% | TUNIS | 5 | World capital whose name can be formed by removing letters from the end of its country's name |
| 32% | FOR | 3 | Word that can be represented by a number |
| 32% | TOO | 3 | Word that can be represented by a number |
| 32% | NOUN | 4 | Word that can be modified by an adjective |
| 32% | EYE | 3 | Word that can be followed by "shadow" or "ball" |
| 32% | JAY | 3 | Word that can be followed by "walking" or "bird" |
| 32% | JAW | 3 | Word that can be followed by "bone" or "breaker" |
| 32% | SHOE | 4 | Word that can be followed by "lace" or "box" |
| 32% | EYE | 3 | Word that can be followed by "patch" or "lash" |
| 32% | SEA | 3 | Word that can be followed by "shore" or "horse" |
| 32% | TIDAL | 5 | Word that can be followed by "wave" or "basin" |
| 32% | CUE | 3 | Word that can be followed by "card" or "ball" |
| 32% | KRIS | 4 | (3/3) ___ Kringle is another name he goes by that comes from the German word Christkindl |
| 32% | THERE | 5 | "___ has never been a sadness that can't be cured by breakfast food," quote from the TV series "Parks and Recreation" |
| 32% | KER | 3 | Letters that can be followed by plunk, fuffle or flooey |
| 32% | CODE | 4 | Word that can be followed by any of several colors |
| 32% | HANG | 4 | Word that can be followed by "over," "out," or "nail" |
| 32% | LPS | 3 | Albums that could be damaged by scratches: Abbr. |
| 31% | SHARD | 5 | Item that can be described by changing its last letter to a P |
| 31% | PORE | 4 | Part of the skin that can be minimized by foundation |
| 31% | TREADDEPTH | 10 | Tire measurement that can be checked by the "penny test" |