| 100% | SAY | 3 | Word after "you might" or "you don't" |
| 74% | TRY | 3 | Word after "If at first you don't succeed ..." |
| 70% | TRY | 3 | Word repeated after "If at first you don't succeed" |
| 70% | TRY | 3 | Word repeated after "If at first you don't succeed ..." |
| 62% | LALA | 4 | What you might sing if you don't know the words |
| 58% | BOTTOMSUP | 9 | Words that you might say before drinking 16-Down or 17-Down, aptly |
| 57% | ECHO | 4 | Word you might shout into a cave or empty hallway |
| 56% | ACTNOW | 6 | "Don't delay or you might miss out!": 2 wds. |
| 56% | BATHROOMSCALE | 13 | Something you might step on before or after a shower |
| 55% | WHERE | 5 | Word that might come before or after "else" |
| 55% | RADIODIAL | 9 | What you might reach for after hearing "Don't go anywhere!" |
| 55% | PETPAIL | 7 | What you might need to clean up after Fido or Kitty? |
| 55% | SORRY | 5 | Board game, or what you might say after bumping into someone |
| 55% | AGO | 3 | Word you'd sometimes see after "Many years" or "A while" |
| 54% | BRA | 3 | Word after "push-up" or "t-shirt" |
| 54% | CORNERTHEMARKET | 15 | What you might do after some financial trading ... or in this puzzle? |
| 53% | DEAR | 4 | Opening word of grandma's letter or what she may call you endearingly |
| 53% | NONOS | 5 | Things you don't do (2 words) |
| 52% | TENNISANYONE | 12 | Question you might feel like asking after seeing nine key words in this puzzle? |
| 52% | OOPS | 4 | Word you don't want to hear from your hairdresser |
| 52% | ISAYSO | 6 | Words after "because" that don't really explain |
| 52% | RANDO | 5 | Disdainful word for someone you don't know |
| 52% | ONAROLL | 7 | Winning time after time ... or where you might find 17-, 23-, 51- or 62-Across |
| 51% | TYRESHOELACES | 13 | If you don't do this you might trip |
| 51% | LAS | 3 | Things sung when you don't know the words |
| 51% | LEFTOFCENTER | 12 | Somewhat liberal, or where you might find the first words in the answers to starred clues |
| 51% | OUTOFSORTS | 10 | Irritable ... or how you might describe all the words in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 50% | HARD | 4 | You might give this to someone you don't like |
| 50% | JOKE | 4 | You might feel dumb when you don't get one |
| 50% | LALA | 4 | What to sing when you don't know the words |