| 100% | MATTER | 6 | Word to describe anything that contains mass |
| 49% | VENOMOUS | 8 | Word to describe an animal that can inject poison |
| 49% | GRACEFUL | 8 | Word to describe swans that is a synonym for "beautiful" |
| 48% | PLEASANT | 8 | Word to describe good weather that is a synonym for "beautiful" |
| 46% | NOCTURNAL | 9 | A word to describe animals that are active at night |
| 44% | LUXURY | 6 | Word used to describe resorts that court the rich |
| 44% | COLICKY | 7 | Word that describes a baby prone to painful crying |
| 41% | GENTLE | 6 | Word for "soft" that aptly describes to Disney's beloved Bambi |
| 41% | WALK | 4 | Word after "cake" to describe something that is very easy |
| 40% | SMART | 5 | Word to describe an A+ student |
| 40% | KITTY | 5 | Word for a poker pot that doesn't actually have anything to do with cats |
| 40% | REDHEAD | 7 | Word to describe someone with auburn hair |
| 40% | BUTTERY | 7 | Word to describe bread after condiment application |
| 40% | UGLY | 4 | Word to describe a Christmas sweater, perhaps |
| 39% | MAD | 3 | Word to describe a hatter or a hater |
| 39% | SYNTAX | 6 | Word to describe rules and structure of sentences |
| 39% | EMPTY | 5 | Containing nothing, or a word that sounds like the initials of the answers to the starred clues |
| 38% | ELDERLY | 7 | Word to describe someone who is on in years |
| 38% | STY | 3 | Word to describe a messy teen's room, perhaps |
| 38% | DETACHED | 8 | Word to describe a house not joined to any others |
| 37% | MONARCHS | 8 | A word to describe kings, queens, or butterflies |
| 37% | CRUNK | 5 | '90s slang word to describe a wild celebration |
| 37% | MEASURETWICE | 12 | With 66-Across, carpentry adage that also describes the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | ADJECTIVE | 9 | Word that describes |
| 36% | COSMIC | 6 | Anything that involves or pertains to the universe |
| 36% | ADVERBS | 7 | Words that describe actions |
| 36% | VERBS | 5 | Words that describe actions |
| 35% | ELSE | 4 | Word that can follow anything |
| 35% | ADJECTIVE | 9 | Word that describes a noun |
| 35% | HYPOCRITES | 10 | Those untrue to their word |