| 100% | QUITE | 5 | Word before "a few" or "a while" |
| 79% | FONT | 4 | Word before Size, Color or Style, while talking about text in a computer |
| 70% | MODEL | 5 | Word before A or T |
| 67% | IDO | 3 | Words exchanged before a bride or groom is kissed |
| 65% | ONLY | 4 | Word before or after a discounted price |
| 63% | LAY | 3 | Word before or after "Lady" in a Dylan title |
| 63% | HASNT | 5 | Word before "a prayer" or "a clue" |
| 63% | HOT | 3 | Like summer, or a word before "spring" |
| 63% | ITS | 3 | Word before “a date” or “a deal” |
| 63% | PAY | 3 | Word before "a fine" or "a visit" |
| 63% | WIENER | 6 | Hot dog, or a word before "dog" |
| 62% | FOLDING | 7 | Word before "chair" to mean a seating option for beaches or camping |
| 62% | SPOT | 4 | Word before check ... or a pattern alternative to a check |
| 62% | BAD | 3 | Word in a movie title before Moms, Teacher, or Santa |
| 62% | STONE | 5 | * Pebble in a pond or word before 14a |
| 61% | LEND | 4 | Word before "an ear" or "a hand" |
| 59% | SHES | 4 | Song title word before "Like the Wind" or "Got a Way" |
| 58% | BAD | 3 | Word before "Habit" in a Steve Lacy song title or "Habits" in an Ed Sheeran song title |
| 57% | HOLDONAMINUTE | 13 | "Wait!" … or hopeful words while playing a 35-Across? |
| 57% | DROP | 4 | Word before "a hint," "a line" or "the ball" |
| 57% | DROP | 4 | Word before "a hint," "a line," or "the ball" |
| 57% | PREPOSITION | 11 | Word before a noun in a phrase |
| 57% | SINCE | 5 | Word before a year on a storefront |
| 57% | PAYTO | 5 | Words before a name on a check |
| 57% | BESTBY | 6 | Words before a date on a package |
| 57% | AMEN | 4 | Word concluding a blessing or a prayer |
| 56% | TOBE | 4 | Words before and after "or not" in a Shakespeare quote |
| 56% | USEBY | 5 | Words before a date on a medicine bottle |
| 56% | USEBY | 5 | Words before a date on a medicine package |
| 56% | NOTE | 4 | Word before a colon |