| 100% | TERR | 4 | The Virgin Is., e.g. |
| 81% | TERR | 4 | The U.S. Virgin Is., e.g. |
| 75% | TERR | 4 | Virgin Is., e.g. |
| 71% | TERR | 4 | U.S. Virgin Is., e.g. |
| 66% | NBC | 3 | Its musical ID is just the notes G, E and C |
| 64% | OPAL | 4 | The gem Virgin Rainbow, e.g. |
| 63% | MEME | 4 | The "this is fine" dog, e.g. |
| 60% | PSAS | 4 | G.I. Joe's "Knowing is half the battle" spots, e.g. |
| 60% | ADAGE | 5 | "Honesty is the best policy," e.g. |
| 60% | DRAMEDY | 7 | "Orange Is the New Black," e.g. |
| 60% | ADAGE | 5 | "Laughter is the best medicine," e.g. |
| 58% | BOAST | 5 | "I am the greatest," e.g. |
| 57% | BLUE | 4 | Navy, e.g., or what the starred answers can be, in various ways |
| 56% | OCTET | 5 | The kids in "Eight Is Enough," e.g. |
| 56% | OVERSTEP | 8 | Transgress what is acceptable, e.g. __ the mark |
| 56% | ADAGE | 5 | "Forbidden fruit is the sweetest," e.g. |
| 56% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was at the movies," e.g. |
| 56% | STARTER | 7 | Appetizer, e.g. ... and what a 15 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 56% | SUREBET | 7 | That the sun will rise in the East, e.g. |
| 55% | STOPPER | 7 | Cork, e.g. ... and what a standout 12 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 54% | SILENTOBSERVER | 14 | Juror while the trial is in session, e.g. |
| 54% | BAYRUMOR | 8 | "I hear the sailboarders are dealing drugs," e.g.? |
| 54% | PUN | 3 | "Ugh, German sausage is the wurst," e.g. |
| 54% | HYMN | 4 | "His Eye Is on the Sparrow," e.g. |
| 54% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was out of the country," e.g. |
| 54% | BSIDES | 6 | "Revolution" and "I Am the Walrus," e.g. |
| 54% | TENSE | 5 | Past, for the verb "were," e.g. |
| 54% | LIEDETECTORPROTEST | 18 | "The polygraph is rigged!," e.g.? |
| 54% | ADVANCEDDEGREES | 15 | Post-college goals, e.g., or a hint to what the starred answers are progressively "awarded" |
| 53% | FORMAT | 6 | The way a computer file is saved e.g. .txt |