| 100% | OVERSTEP | 8 | Transgress what is acceptable, e.g. __ the mark |
| 47% | BLUE | 4 | Navy, e.g., or what the starred answers can be, in various ways |
| 46% | STARTER | 7 | Appetizer, e.g. ... and what a 15 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 46% | STOPPER | 7 | Cork, e.g. ... and what a standout 12 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 45% | ADVANCEDDEGREES | 15 | Post-college goals, e.g., or a hint to what the starred answers are progressively "awarded" |
| 44% | KOAN | 4 | “What is the sound of one hand clapping?,” e.g. |
| 44% | BASELESS | 8 | What the G.I. didn't want to be? |
| 42% | OUTLINE | 7 | Rough sketch of what the actual plan might be, for e.g. |
| 41% | NBC | 3 | Its musical ID is just the notes G, E and C |
| 40% | OUTOFBOUNDS | 11 | Beyond what is acceptable |
| 39% | TERR | 4 | The Virgin Is., e.g. |
| 38% | PLATITUDE | 9 | "What's done is done," e. g. |
| 37% | OCTET | 5 | The kids in "Eight Is Enough," e.g. |
| 37% | HEP | 3 | What was cool in the '50s? |
| 37% | SPY | 3 | What was Caleb in the Bible? |
| 37% | PLANS | 5 | What are made for the future |
| 37% | ODDS | 4 | "Wow, what are the ___?" |
| 37% | ALAR | 4 | What is the popular name for daminozide? |
| 37% | TENSE | 5 | What a will, e.g., may indicate? |
| 37% | TERR | 4 | The U.S. Virgin Is., e.g. |
| 37% | MEME | 4 | The "this is fine" dog, e.g. |
| 37% | IDEE | 4 | What will the French think of next? |
| 36% | BOAST | 5 | "I am the greatest," e.g. |
| 36% | OMEARA | 6 | Mark who was the 1998 P.G.A. Player of the Year |
| 36% | PAST | 4 | What is neither the present nor the future |
| 36% | MAT | 3 | What is spread on the floor before yoga? |
| 36% | MAT | 3 | What is spread on the floor before yoga |
| 36% | ASCENDS | 7 | Is caught up in the Rapture, e.g. |
| 36% | ETIQUETTE | 9 | It decides what is socially acceptable |
| 36% | GEMS | 4 | What are hidden in the four longest answers |