| 100% | PRIME | 5 | The best years of your life, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 53% | CRIME | 5 | Act that breaks the law, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 53% | MONTH | 5 | One of the twelve divisions in a year, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "oneth" |
| 52% | MIME | 4 | Street artist who speaks through gestures, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 50% | BULB | 4 | Light source, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "culb" |
| 49% | CIRCLE | 6 | Round geometrical shape, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "hurkle" |
| 48% | MUSIC | 5 | Harmonious vocals or instrumental sounds, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "anchusic" |
| 46% | BAA | 3 | First word of a nursery rhyme that ends "And one for the little boy who lives down the lane" |
| 45% | WHEW | 4 | Word that corresponds to the emoji with a grinning face, beads of sweat and seems to be wiping its brow |
| 45% | PURPLE | 6 | Color that is a blend of blue and red, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "curple" |
| 44% | FILM | 4 | Another word for "movie," and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "pilm" |
| 44% | SLIME | 5 | Sticky stuff kids love to play with, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 44% | LIME | 4 | Fruit you might squeeze into a margarita, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 43% | ALAI | 4 | Second word of a game name that rhymes with the first |
| 43% | WHYS | 4 | Common words at the start of a lot of sentences that my four year old comes out with |
| 43% | ERICA | 5 | Woman's name that rhymes with a part of the world |
| 42% | HOLY | 4 | Blessed, and a word that can precede the starts of 18-, 28-, 48- and 62-Across |
| 42% | KEY | 3 | Fundamental, and a word that can follow the first parts of 20-, 31-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 41% | SPARE | 5 | Extra, and a word that can precede the last parts of 17- and 59-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 41% | MARRIAGE | 8 | Ceremony at the altar with your soulmate, and a moment that fills your life with joy! |
| 41% | PICKUP | 6 | Learn ... or a word that can precede the ends of 20-, 29-, 44- and 53-Across |
| 40% | ZEST | 4 | An enthusiastic person has ___ for life (a word that rhymes with best) |
| 40% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 40% | GUNS | 4 | Shooters, and a word that can follow the last parts of 17-, 40- and 64-Across and 11- and 30-Down |
| 40% | BEAT | 4 | Defeat, or a word that rhymes with "defeat" |
| 40% | DIME | 4 | Ten-cent coin with Roosevelt's face on it, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 40% | BEAM | 4 | Smile (and a word that can follow the first parts of 21- and 49-Across and 3- and 29-Down) |
| 40% | TRICKY | 6 | With 21-, 30-, 49-, 61- and 74-Across, end of a Carrie Bradshaw quote that starts "Men in their 40s are like the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle ..." |
| 40% | ATE | 3 | Word that rhymes with the number 8 |
| 40% | ATE | 3 | Word that rhymes with the digit "8" |