| 100% | MANOF | 5 | "... a __ sorrows and acquainted with grief": "Messiah" |
| 42% | KNOWSFOURGNUS | 13 | Is acquainted with a quartet of wildebeests? |
| 42% | ERIN | 4 | "O, ___, mourn with grief and woe": James Joyce |
| 41% | GIRAFFE | 7 | Grief suffered with a fellow animal |
| 41% | TEA | 3 | A drink with jam and bread.... |
| 41% | IFYOUCHOKE | 10 | With 37- and 67-Across, a question |
| 41% | IWONDERWHERETHE | 15 | With 37- and 38-Across, a musing |
| 41% | IALWAYSTHOUGHTI | 15 | With 37- and 60-Across, a musing |
| 41% | GEO | 3 | A prefix with both "graphic" and "thermal" |
| 41% | GEOMETRIC | 9 | A design with repeated lines and shapes |
| 41% | BATH | 4 | A relaxing soak with bubbles and salts |
| 41% | CARNIVAL | 8 | A public celebration with entertainment and food |
| 41% | HOCKEY | 6 | A team sport with sticks and balls |
| 41% | ELI | 3 | With Marilyn and Clark, a Misfits star |
| 41% | FORGEDSIGNATURE | 15 | ... and cashed a check with a __ |
| 40% | HOWTOWINFRIENDS | 15 | With 37- and 61-Across, a 1936 title |
| 40% | EVERYSPRING | 11 | With 37- and 64-Across, a seasonal observation |
| 40% | TWOTHINGSALWAYS | 15 | With 10- and 15-Down, a Fellini quote |
| 40% | DONTBEGIN | 9 | With 40- and 60-Across, a cautionary message |
| 40% | PASTPERFORMANCE | 15 | With 37- and 57-Across, a common warning |
| 40% | OIL | 3 | With "of" and 51-Across, a facial moisturizer |
| 40% | MAGNA | 5 | With "cum" and 32-Down, a diploma phrase |
| 40% | WHATISA | 7 | With 27- and 35-Across, a Halloween riddle |
| 40% | JUST | 4 | With "in" and 12-Down, as a precaution |
| 40% | ALBINO | 6 | A person with white hair and pink iris |
| 40% | NECTARINE | 9 | A peach with smooth skin and no fuzz |
| 40% | RAVINE | 6 | A deep and narrow gorge with steep sides |
| 40% | PAVLOVA | 7 | A meringue dessert with whipped cream and fruit |
| 40% | DODECAGON | 9 | A polygon with 12 sides and 12 angles |
| 40% | SLOB | 4 | A lazy and untidy person; rhymes with glob |