| 100% | ESCALES | 7 | They're centered on As and Bs |
| 45% | STUNTBUTTS | 10 | They’re asses on set |
| 43% | POLKADOTDRESSES | 15 | They're spotted on Lucille Ball and Minnie Mouse |
| 42% | DRAGONS | 7 | They're seen on the flags of Bhutan and Wales |
| 42% | DMS | 3 | They’re sent on Twitter and Insta |
| 41% | OFS | 3 | They're in left, right, and center, in one sense (abbr.) |
| 41% | YEARS | 5 | On Venus, they’re two hundred and twenty-five days |
| 40% | ALLIANCES | 9 | They're made in war and on Survivor |
| 39% | TEAMMATES | 9 | They're on the same side ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 39% | ASTRINGS | 8 | They're between D's and E's on guitars |
| 39% | SCS | 3 | The highly classified CIA-NSA program codenamed F6 that eavesdrops on places such as foreign embassies and communications centers (abbr.) |
| 39% | TARGETEDADS | 11 | They’re often based on search and purchase histories |
| 39% | GASBAGS | 7 | They go on and on |
| 39% | SHARE | 5 | Re-post, as on Facebook |
| 38% | CHALK | 5 | "They're as different as ___ and cheese" |
| 38% | GROUNDEDFORLIFE | 15 | . . . and as punishment, they were __ |
| 37% | EAGLES | 6 | They have bills and appear on bills |
| 37% | WEEKENDWARRIORS | 15 | They play hard on Saturday and Sunday |
| 37% | YAXES | 5 | They go up and down on graphs |
| 37% | ERRATIC | 7 | On and off, as a pattern (unpredictable) |
| 37% | SHADOWS | 7 | They grow longer as the afternoon goes on |
| 37% | RGS | 3 | They line up between centers and tackles: Abbr. |
| 36% | SWITCHES | 8 | They turn lights on and off |
| 36% | ONEDAYATATIME | 13 | "Relax and take things as they come" |
| 36% | BLINK | 5 | Go on and off, as a light |
| 36% | SHIMMERS | 8 | Sparkles and shines, as sunlight on water |
| 36% | FLICKERED | 9 | Went on and off, as a light |
| 36% | BLINKS | 6 | Turns on and off, as a light |
| 35% | OPERAS | 6 | Lincoln center offerings, such as "Fidelio" and "Falstaff" |
| 35% | BLINK | 5 | Go on and off, as a traffic light |