| 100% | OMEN | 4 | Warning of what's coming in the future |
| 77% | OMEN | 4 | Warning of what's in the future |
| 60% | OMEN | 4 | Sign of what to expect in the future |
| 51% | ANGER | 5 | What steam coming out of the ears may signify in a cartoon |
| 51% | ANGER | 5 | What smoke coming out of the ears may signal in a cartoon |
| 51% | LONGU | 5 | What's found in the center of a prune? |
| 50% | LOOP | 4 | In the ___ (aware of what's happening) |
| 50% | POUT | 4 | Ignore one of the warnings in “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” |
| 49% | DEES | 4 | What's in the middle of "middle" |
| 49% | VEE | 3 | What's in the middle of Nashville? |
| 49% | ESS | 3 | What's right in front of the tee? |
| 49% | SALT | 4 | What comes out of the "S" shaker |
| 48% | NET | 3 | What's in the center of a tennis court |
| 48% | NUT | 3 | What's ''cracked'' in each of the four star-paired answers |
| 47% | HUG | 3 | What any of the O's in "XOXOXO" represent |
| 47% | ENS | 3 | Things that come in the middle of dinner? |
| 46% | FAIRYTALEENDING | 15 | What’s spelled out by the starts of six answers in this puzzle |
| 46% | CONTENTS | 8 | Page that lists what's coming up in the book |
| 46% | SPIT | 4 | What the nests in bird's-nest soup are made of |
| 46% | EDAM | 4 | What's wrapped up in the whole ball of wax? |
| 46% | SLOTS | 5 | What 70% of the average U.S. casino's income comes from |
| 46% | SEARS | 5 | What to "Come see the softer side of," in a slogan |
| 45% | GONZO | 5 | In the style of Hunter S. Thompson, say |
| 45% | SPRINGBREAK | 11 | Popular vacation time ... and an explanation of what's straddling the two words in each theme answer? |
| 45% | CANADIANPROVINCE | 16 | What each of the 10 abbreviations in this puzzle's answer stands for |
| 45% | WHITE | 5 | What the color of Bing Crosby's Christmas is, in a 1942 song? |
| 45% | PREDICT | 7 | Say what will happen in the future |
| 44% | FLIMFLAMARTISTS | 15 | People who do what’s at the ends of nine answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | PROSHOP | 7 | What might be in trouble if it's out of the woods? |
| 44% | CLOSED | 6 | Came in to pitch at the end of a game |