| 100% | RESIDED | 7 | Was present (in) |
| 100% | TEEM | 4 | Be present in large quantity |
| 95% | ERROR | 5 | It may be present in measurements |
| 95% | EXISTS | 6 | It is present in the world |
| 95% | IRON | 4 | Metal that is present in blood |
| 93% | ALIBI | 5 | Excuse that may be presented in court |
| 92% | COLLAGEN | 8 | A protein that is present in connective tissue |
| 92% | ITAL | 4 | A title might be presented in it: Abbr. |
| 91% | CARTILAGE | 9 | Tissue that is present in joints, rib cage, ears |
| 89% | COHERES | 7 | Present in island, and is consistent |
| 88% | PSALM | 5 | A sacred song or poem that is present in the Bible |
| 86% | SUNNYSIDEUP | 11 | Like some eggs . . . and how four answers are presented in this puzzle |
| 85% | ARE | 3 | Were in the present? |
| 85% | VITAMIN | 7 | Essential growth nutrient whose "A", "C", and "E" variety are present in 42a |
| 82% | DOWNFEATHERS | 12 | Warm winter coat contents ... or what is present in the answer to each starred clue? |
| 81% | HOLDSPACE | 9 | Be fully present without casting judgment, in therapy-speak |
| 81% | LASAGNA | 7 | Monica's most popular dish that was present in almost all the get togethers in "Friends" |
| 78% | TENSE | 5 | It may be past, present, or future, in grammar |
| 77% | ADESTE | 6 | "Be present," in a song |
| 76% | MINDFUL | 7 | Quality of being in the present moment; aware |
| 75% | BIGSHOESTOFILL | 14 | High standards established by a predecessor … or what you are presented with in this puzzle? |
| 72% | ICE | 3 | What is abundantly present in the polar regions |
| 72% | SOCKS | 5 | Christmas presents are hidden in them |
| 70% | ARE | 3 | "Were," in the present |
| 70% | EDO | 3 | West African kingdom until 1897 in what is now present day Nigeria |
| 69% | MAIDEN | 6 | "___ Voyage," 1965 jazz album by Herbie Hancock that was presented with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999 |
| 69% | ARE | 3 | "Were" in the present tense |
| 69% | ART | 3 | Class in which posers are presented |
| 68% | CAME | 4 | Was present |
| 68% | EXISTED | 7 | Was present |