| 100% | INTENTS | 7 | To all __ and purposes; practically speaking |
| 52% | INTENTS | 7 | "To all __ and purposes"; in essence |
| 45% | WINWIN | 6 | Beneficial to all, and certainly not loss-loss |
| 44% | ALLA | 4 | "É'Happy Christmas to all, and to __ good night!'" |
| 44% | INTENTS | 7 | For all __ and purposes |
| 44% | SANE | 4 | All together, so to speak |
| 44% | SANE | 4 | All there, so to speak |
| 44% | INEPT | 5 | All thumbs, so to speak |
| 44% | ALOUD | 5 | Spoken for all to hear |
| 43% | INTENTS | 7 | For all ___ and purposes |
| 42% | NOBITE | 6 | All bark and __; having lots to say |
| 42% | TAKETHECAKE | 11 | Beat all, so to speak |
| 42% | HOTTICKET | 9 | All the rage and hard to come by |
| 42% | ABUSE | 5 | Walk all over, so to speak |
| 41% | MAINSTAY | 8 | Bread and butter, so to speak |
| 41% | OPPOSITES | 9 | Venus and Mars, so to speak |
| 41% | DETAILS | 7 | Nuts and bolts, so to speak |
| 41% | LIVELIHOOD | 10 | Bread and butter, so to speak |
| 41% | GIST | 4 | Meat and potatoes, so to speak |
| 41% | SNOTNOSED | 9 | Young and inexperienced, so to speak |
| 41% | EVEN | 4 | Nip and tuck, so to speak |
| 40% | LIONSHARE | 9 | Almost all ... and a hint to the five circled letters |
| 40% | KEEP | 4 | "... and try to ___ it all the year" (part 2) |
| 40% | THENINES | 8 | Dressed to __; being all dressed up and spiffy |
| 40% | ASIA | 4 | Where to find some elephants and all tigers |
| 40% | EXPANSIONTEAMS | 14 | 20-, 25- and 42-Across, so to speak |
| 40% | FLUENCY | 7 | Ability to speak and understand a foreign language |
| 40% | ADAM | 4 | He "gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air" |
| 39% | WINATLIFE | 9 | Succeed in all one's endeavors, so to speak |
| 39% | GOESHAM | 7 | Leaves it all on the court, so to speak |