| 100% | ITIS | 4 | Words that can precede and follow "what" |
| 71% | LADIES | 6 | Word that can precede or follow "first" |
| 71% | RAT | 3 | Word that can precede or follow pack |
| 71% | DRY | 3 | Word that can precede or follow "run" |
| 71% | ICE | 3 | Word that can precede or follow pack |
| 71% | STEP | 4 | Word that can precede or follow "dance" |
| 71% | HOLY | 4 | Word that can precede "Toledo" and "Spirit" |
| 71% | SELF | 4 | Word that can precede "pity" and "portrait" |
| 71% | REC | 3 | Word that can precede "room" and "center" |
| 71% | MAIN | 4 | Word that can precede "drag" and "attraction" |
| 71% | TREE | 4 | Word that can precede "stump" and "surgeon" |
| 71% | DOT | 3 | Word that can precede "com" or follow "polka" |
| 71% | DUCT | 4 | Word that can precede "tape" or follow "tear" |
| 71% | TYPE | 4 | Word that can precede "cast" or follow "stereo" |
| 68% | ALE | 3 | Word that can follow "ginger" and "amber" |
| 68% | TIDE | 4 | Word that can follow "ebb" and "neap" |
| 68% | BEE | 3 | Word that can follow "bumble" and "honey" |
| 68% | BEES | 4 | Word that can follow "honey" and "bumble" |
| 68% | SKIRT | 5 | Word that can follow poodle and pencil |
| 68% | GREATWHITE | 10 | Words that can precede the starts of 20-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 68% | WII | 3 | Word that can precede "Chess," "Fit," and "Sports" in video game titles |
| 68% | ROM | 3 | Word that can follow "CD-" or precede "-com" |
| 68% | LOIN | 4 | Word that can follow "tender" or precede "cloth" |
| 68% | EVER | 4 | Word that can follow who, what, or when |
| 67% | FRENCH | 6 | Word that can precede the starts of 20-, 28-, 46- and 57-Across |
| 67% | SOMETHING | 9 | Word that can precede the starts of 18-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 67% | THELAST | 7 | What shall be first ... or words that can precede 17-, 23-, 52- and 60-Across |
| 67% | ONTHE | 5 | Words that can precede 1-Down and 5-Down, to mean "Undecided" and "Liable" |
| 66% | NIGHT | 5 | Word that can precede either part of 17-, 25-, 38-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 66% | THEWHOLE | 8 | 100% ... or words that can precede 17-, 18-, 30- and 51-Across |