| 100% | HOOS | 4 | Univ. of Virginia athletes, to their fans (They're not the Owls, trust me on this!) |
| 31% | TAXRETURNS | 10 | They're filed this time of year, and a hint to portions of the starred answers |
| 30% | JACKDEMPSEY | 11 | First athlete to appear on the cover of Time magazine |
| 30% | SWIFTIES | 8 | Fans of the You Belong to Me singer |
| 30% | CATS | 4 | 2019 flop whose Variety review began "Nine may not be enough lives for some of the stars to live down their involvement in this …" |
| 29% | SNAKES | 6 | They're not to be trusted |
| 29% | SLANTS | 6 | They're not on the level |
| 29% | BOSS | 4 | "You're not the ___ of me!" |
| 29% | ETS | 3 | They're not of this world (Abbr.) |
| 29% | INTRUDERS | 9 | They're not on the guest list |
| 29% | FOES | 4 | They're not on the same page |
| 29% | MIMES | 5 | They're not heard on the street |
| 29% | STYES | 5 | They're not easy on the eyes |
| 29% | SHORTCUTS | 9 | They're not always on the map |
| 28% | START | 5 | Place your tokens on this spot, roll your dice to ___ the game of Monopoly |
| 28% | GOLDRINGS | 9 | On the fifth day, my true love gave me 5 of these |
| 28% | ALL | 3 | *"They sealed their holiday celebration and promised to cherish these moments forever, knowing that love was the greatest gift of ___!" |
| 28% | PSS | 3 | They're not part of the body: Abbr. |
| 28% | JONG | 4 | Author whose best-known work begins "There were 117 psychoanalysts on the Pan Am flight to Vienna and I'd been treated by at least six of them" |
| 28% | RALPH | 5 | Kid on "The Simpsons" who said, "This is my sandbox. I'm not allowed to go in the deep end" |
| 28% | SCALES | 6 | They're on the skin of reptiles |
| 28% | RAREFORM | 8 | What an athlete may be in when they’re at the top of their game |
| 28% | CHERRYPICKING | 13 | I sent this crossword to 100 friends, and two of them really liked it! |
| 28% | SASS | 4 | Comments such as "You're not the boss of me!" |
| 28% | SAILORS | 7 | They're often on top of the deck |
| 28% | PROS | 4 | They're on one side of the issue |
| 28% | TASTEBUDS | 9 | They're on the tip of your tongue |
| 27% | SNAILS | 6 | They're loath to come out of their shells |
| 27% | SEDERS | 6 | They're held on the 15th day of Nisan |
| 27% | ASHES | 5 | They're bestowed on the first day of Lent |