| 100% | EGG | 3 | What came first, the chicken or the ___ |
| 97% | EGG | 3 | What came first? The ___ or the chicken? |
| 89% | EGG | 3 | "What came first, the chicken or the ___?" |
| 84% | FOREFATHER | 10 | Ancestor ... or what the first word of seven answers in this puzzle can have? |
| 82% | EGG | 3 | Which came first ... this or the chicken? |
| 79% | EGG | 3 | "Which came first, the chicken or the ___?" |
| 79% | EGG | 3 | "Which came first: The chicken or the ___?" |
| 78% | NEITHERONE | 10 | Which came first, the chicken or the egg? |
| 77% | CAME | 4 | "Which ___ first, the chicken or the egg?" |
| 76% | ITSINTHEBAG | 11 | "We have this won" ... or what could be said about each of the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 72% | EGG | 3 | "Which came first, chicken or the ___?" |
| 71% | ILHAN | 5 | First name of the This Is What America Looks Like memoirist |
| 70% | GOREVIDALNOVELS | 15 | What the first words of eight long answers in this puzzle are |
| 69% | ONEL | 4 | First-year law student … or what every answer in this puzzle has exactly |
| 69% | LANDFORMS | 9 | Geographical features ... or what the circled squares in this puzzle represent |
| 69% | WORMHOLES | 9 | Theoretical shortcuts ... or what the four circles in this puzzle represent |
| 68% | FRUIT | 5 | What you get if you change the first letter in "demon," "dime" or "drape"? |
| 68% | MEATSUBSTITUTES | 15 | Vegetarian options … or what the shaded letters in this puzzle are, phonetically |
| 67% | RINGLEADERS | 11 | Crime bosses, or what the first words of the starred answers can be |
| 66% | EGG | 3 | What came before or after the chicken |
| 66% | NUTSANDBOLTS | 12 | Essentials, or what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are |
| 65% | BUBBLESUP | 9 | Rises to the top, or what can be found in this puzzle? |
| 65% | JOHNGRISHAMNOVEL | 16 | What the first word of each of seven answers in this puzzle is, when preceded by “The” |
| 65% | CONNECTICUT | 11 | The Constitution State ... or, when parsed differently, what you gradually do with this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 65% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | "See also" notations ... or what can be found in the circled squares in this puzzle? |
| 65% | DRUMBREAK | 9 | Prominent feature of "In the Air Tonight"... or what's found twice in this puzzle |
| 65% | AREYOUFORREAL | 13 | "Seriously?!" … or what one might ask of the answers to starred clues in this puzzle? |
| 65% | STARTAFIRE | 10 | Ignite something ... or what the first words of 17-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do? |
| 65% | RINGLEADER | 10 | Mastermind, and what the first word of 16-, 23-, 35-, or 45-Across can be |
| 64% | PUTONESFOOTINIT | 15 | Say the wrong thing, or what to do with the first words of the starred answers |