| 100% | CLEAR | 5 | Word that may go before 42-Across |
| 74% | AWE | 3 | Word that might go before "struck" or "inspiring" |
| 58% | POT | 3 | Word that may precede the beginning of 17-, 26-, 42- or 56-Across |
| 57% | PET | 3 | Word that often goes before "peeve" |
| 55% | CASH | 4 | Word that can go before "cow" or "register" |
| 55% | LIP | 3 | Word that can go before "service" or "sync" |
| 55% | SCUBA | 5 | Word that can go before "tank" or "diving" |
| 55% | SPACE | 5 | Word that can go before "shuttle" or "cadet" |
| 55% | LASER | 5 | Word that can go before "printer" or "beam" |
| 55% | PER | 3 | Word that can go before "capita" or "diem" |
| 55% | RED | 3 | Word that can go before "Cross" or "Lobster" |
| 55% | LIP | 3 | Word that can go before "gloss" or "balm" |
| 55% | RIP | 3 | Word that can go before "tide" or "snorter" |
| 55% | NEW | 3 | Word that can go before "York" or "Mexico" |
| 55% | NEW | 3 | Word that can go before "York" or "Zealand" |
| 55% | POT | 3 | Word that can go before "belly" or "roast" |
| 55% | HAIR | 4 | Word that can go before "follicle" or "trigger" |
| 55% | LASER | 5 | Word that can go before "beam" or "printer" |
| 55% | SUN | 3 | Word that can go before "glasses" or "screen" |
| 55% | LASER | 5 | Word that can go before "pointer" or "printer" |
| 55% | NEW | 3 | Word that can go before "England" or "Mexico" |
| 55% | BATH | 4 | Word that can go before "salts" or "towels" |
| 55% | TEA | 3 | Word that can go before "spoon" or "pot" |
| 55% | AREA | 4 | Word that can go before "code" or "rug" |
| 55% | AREA | 4 | Word that can go before "rug" or "code" |
| 55% | PIE | 3 | Word that can go before "chart" or "crust" |
| 55% | DOT | 3 | Word that can go before "matrix" or "com" |
| 55% | EGO | 3 | Word that can go before "centric" or "maniac" |
| 55% | STAIR | 5 | Word that can go before "case" or "Master" |
| 55% | ATOM | 4 | Word that can go before "bomb" or "smasher" |