| 100% | MAIN | 4 | Word that can precede "drag" and "attraction" |
| 79% | HOLY | 4 | Word that can precede "Toledo" and "Spirit" |
| 79% | SELF | 4 | Word that can precede "pity" and "portrait" |
| 79% | REC | 3 | Word that can precede "room" and "center" |
| 79% | TREE | 4 | Word that can precede "stump" and "surgeon" |
| 79% | ITIS | 4 | Words that can precede and follow "what" |
| 75% | WII | 3 | Word that can precede "Chess," "Fit," and "Sports" in video game titles |
| 75% | GREATWHITE | 10 | Words that can precede the starts of 20-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 74% | FRENCH | 6 | Word that can precede the starts of 20-, 28-, 46- and 57-Across |
| 74% | SOMETHING | 9 | Word that can precede the starts of 18-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 73% | ONTHE | 5 | Words that can precede 1-Down and 5-Down, to mean "Undecided" and "Liable" |
| 73% | NIGHT | 5 | Word that can precede either part of 17-, 25-, 38-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 73% | HALF | 4 | Appropriate word that can precede 7-/8-Across and 3-/10-Down |
| 73% | THEWHOLE | 8 | 100% ... or words that can precede 17-, 18-, 30- and 51-Across |
| 73% | BRAIN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17-, 35- and 54-Across and 16-Down |
| 73% | DESIGNATED | 10 | Word that can precede the last parts of 17-Across and 10- and 25-Down |
| 73% | SEA | 3 | Word that can precede cow, dog, horse, lion, monkey, snake or wolf and even cucumber |
| 72% | BROWN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 71% | TRAFFIC | 7 | Word that can precede the last word of 17- and 63-Across and 10- and 25-Down |
| 71% | HUMAN | 5 | Word that can precede the first word of 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 71% | FALSE | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 16- and 59-Across and 10- and 27-Down |
| 71% | FLAT | 4 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 59-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 71% | SUPER | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 15- and 61-Across and 9- and 27-Down |
| 71% | FINAL | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 11- and 33-Down |
| 71% | HEAVY | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 71% | SHORT | 5 | Word that can precede the last parts of 17- and 65-Across and 10- and 30-Down |
| 71% | HAPPY | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 71% | AIR | 3 | Word that can precede the last parts of 17- and 61-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 71% | LUCKY | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 21- and 49-Across and 3- and 32-Down |
| 71% | RIVER | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 35-Down |