| 100% | AREA | 4 | You square the length of square's side to find it |
| 79% | AREA | 4 | Square the length of a square's side to find it |
| 47% | DIE | 3 | One of six objects hidden in this puzzle's 5×5 sections of white squares (and where you need to find the letters matching the value shown there) |
| 46% | EXIT | 4 | It's found on the side of a highway |
| 44% | ARE | 3 | It often appears to the right of you |
| 44% | SURFACEAREA | 11 | *Six times the length of one side squared, for a cube |
| 44% | TICKET | 6 | Traveler's proof of travel that seems impossible to find when you're asked for it |
| 43% | ITE | 3 | You might find it at the tail end of Manhattan? |
| 43% | PAM | 3 | Girl's nickname that becomes its full name when you attach "ela" to the end of it |
| 43% | MEASURED | 8 | Used a ruler to find the length of something |
| 42% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found |
| 42% | SAND | 4 | *Beach surface you might write on, only to find it wiped off with the waves |
| 42% | YEAR | 4 | Length of time it takes for the Earth to go around the Sun |
| 42% | STRENGTH | 8 | In the weakest link of the chain you can find it |
| 42% | ERR | 3 | It is better to ___ on the side of caution |
| 41% | FAT | 3 | You might trim it off the sides of a steak |
| 41% | EAR | 3 | It's needed to find the right key |
| 41% | OPER | 4 | It's to the left of # |
| 41% | BROWN | 5 | Find this color! What do you get when you mix all the colors mentioned in this puzzle? (Hint: It's the color of coffee!) |
| 41% | EIGHT | 5 | Number of countries you'll have to find before finding the contest answer |
| 40% | LIFESPAN | 8 | The length of time from birth to death |
| 40% | ONESPLACE | 9 | It's to the left of a dot |
| 40% | YOKE | 4 | It's attached to the necks of oxen |
| 40% | INVOGUE | 7 | Fashionable ... or where you might find the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 40% | POSTCARD | 8 | Vacation memento ... or where you might find the ends of the answers to starred clues? |
| 40% | KING | 4 | Checker that makes it to the other side of the board |
| 40% | SICILY | 6 | It's found near the toe of a boot |
| 40% | PINSETTER | 9 | It's found at the end of a lane |
| 40% | OMAN | 4 | It's found on the toe of a boot |
| 40% | NAME | 4 | It's found on the back of a jersey |