| 100% | ONE | 3 | To be __ in a million means you are very unique |
| 56% | JUT | 3 | Stick out, like one chair will do when you try to put eleven in a space meant for ten |
| 52% | MILNE | 5 | Who wrote, in a classic children's book, "It is hard to be brave ... when you're only a Very Small Animal" |
| 51% | THATGUY | 7 | Fellow you don't want to be, in a phrase |
| 50% | NUTSHELL | 8 | In a __ means to be explained in few words |
| 50% | ABROAD | 6 | When you're in a foreign country you're said to be |
| 50% | GAELIC | 6 | In which "Ciamar a tha thu?" means "How are you?" |
| 49% | USHERS | 6 | They will escort you to the seat in a theater |
| 48% | LIBRARIAN | 9 | Person urges you to be quiet in a place with books |
| 47% | WANT | 4 | "I ___ you to be my Valentine..." (words in a romantic letter, perhaps) |
| 47% | ETRE | 4 | To be in a faraway land |
| 46% | NOT | 3 | "In a museum, you are ___ supposed to touch anything." |
| 46% | BOX | 3 | Container (and, in a way, what you will find outlined by this year's clues related to the mega-meta) |
| 45% | GLOOMY | 6 | To be in a sad, low mood; rainy weather |
| 45% | INAPICKLE | 9 | To be in a tough, sticky situation, like chutney |
| 45% | AMSO | 4 | Childish but truthful reply to "You're not solving a crossword" when you are, in fact, solving it |
| 45% | INNUENDO | 8 | "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?," e.g. |
| 45% | AHEAD | 5 | Good place to be in a race |
| 45% | DUES | 4 | Annual fees to be in a club |
| 45% | PAGE | 4 | Something bound to be in a book |
| 45% | SYNONYM | 7 | Word that shares a similar meaning to another one, as you would find in a thesaurus |
| 45% | OUGHT | 5 | You ___ to Be in Pictures |
| 45% | SAND | 4 | You will need to have a 1-inch layer of this grainy beach material in your snow globe terrarium |
| 45% | PIGLET | 6 | Milne friend who notes, "It is hard to be brave when you're a Very Small Animal" |
| 45% | TOUCHSTONE | 10 | Court jester in Shakespeare's "As You Like It" who is referred to as a "natural fool" |
| 45% | PICKLE | 6 | "To be in a ___," phrase inspired by Shakespeare that means "to be in a difficult situation" |
| 45% | HOLDALLTHECARDS | 15 | Be in a very advantageous position |
| 45% | TEARS | 5 | A sad thing to be in |
| 45% | HUE | 3 | Quality to which a unique six-character code is assigned, in graphic design |
| 44% | CAMERASHY | 9 | Not inclined to be in a lot of photos |