| 100% | INTUNE | 6 | What musical instruments should be |
| 55% | RAMSHORN | 8 | What the musical instrument known as a shofar is typically made from |
| 54% | FAIR | 4 | What a judge should be |
| 54% | SOBER | 5 | What designated drivers should be |
| 54% | BALANCED | 8 | What a budget should be |
| 49% | SHE | 3 | What a craft should be called |
| 49% | SEEM | 4 | "Men should be what they ___" ("Othello") |
| 49% | SEEM | 4 | "Men should be what they ___": "Othello" |
| 48% | GOODUSE | 7 | What your skills should be put to |
| 47% | FUN | 3 | What crosswords should be |
| 46% | REPEAT | 6 | What should not be done with mistakes |
| 46% | SYNC | 4 | What collaborators should be in |
| 46% | SASE | 4 | What should be sent with an autograph request |
| 45% | GOODUSE | 7 | What things should be put to |
| 45% | EMAIL | 5 | What many a pointless meeting really should have been |
| 45% | SCAMS | 5 | What you should probably assume all unsolicited emails are |
| 45% | HORNS | 5 | What the instruments erkencho and shofar are made of |
| 44% | IMEAN | 5 | Preceder of what should have been said |
| 44% | SOFTG | 5 | What "GIF" should be pronounced with, according to its inventor |
| 44% | EMAIL | 5 | What a pointless meeting probably should have been handled by |
| 44% | SEENBUTNOTHEARD | 15 | What children should be, so the saying goes |
| 43% | JEWSHARP | 8 | Small musical instrument whose lyre-shaped metal frame is held between the teeth |
| 43% | LID | 3 | What should be on a blender before you turn it on |
| 43% | SEEN | 4 | What children should be, and not heard, they say |
| 43% | SEEN | 4 | What children should be (but not heard), they say |
| 43% | CAMELOT | 7 | "I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight" musical |
| 42% | ICED | 4 | What a swollen joint should be |
| 42% | SOBER | 5 | What a designated driver should be |
| 40% | SHOWSTOPPER | 11 | Big musical number ... or what 60-Across is to four puzzle answers? |
| 40% | UTAH | 4 | State missing what should be its northeast corner |