| 100% | IMIN | 4 | "___ a big hurry": 2 wds. |
| 90% | IMIN | 4 | "___ a big hurry!" ("No time to spare!"): 2 wds. |
| 70% | INLARGE | 7 | On a big scale: 2 wds. |
| 68% | EMAILBLAST | 10 | Message for a big group: 2 wds. |
| 66% | DRESSREHEARSAL | 14 | Last practice before a big show: 2 wds. |
| 66% | SNOWDAYS | 8 | School closings after a big blizzard: 2 wds. |
| 65% | COOKIEMONSTER | 13 | 47-Across Muppet with a big appetite for sweets: 2 wds. |
| 64% | SAVEUP | 6 | Put money aside for a big purchase: 2 wds. |
| 64% | BELLYFLOP | 9 | Clumsy dive that makes a big splash: 2 wds. |
| 64% | EYECHART | 8 | Optometrist's poster with a big E at the top: 2 wds. |
| 62% | ANTLION | 7 | Pit-digging insect named after a big cat: 2 wds. |
| 62% | SPORTSBAR | 9 | Tavern where people might watch a big game: 2 wds. |
| 61% | ATLEISURE | 9 | Not in a hurry: 2 wds. |
| 60% | NYPDRED | 7 | Crime fiction series, cowritten by 16-Across, about a Big Apple investigative task force: 2 wds. |
| 60% | NEWAMSTERDAM | 12 | Ryan Eggold stars in this NBC medical drama set in a Big Apple hospital: 2 wds. |
| 59% | MICHAELBENNETT | 14 | Thriller series, cowritten by 16-Across, about a Big Apple detective raising 10 adopted kids: 2 wds. |
| 58% | NYNY | 4 | Abbreviation in a Big Apple mailing address (2 wds.) |
| 58% | PROMDATE | 8 | Partner for a big high-school dance (2 wds.) |
| 58% | SCARFSDOWN | 10 | Dines in a big hurry |
| 58% | RUSH | 4 | Be in a big hurry |
| 57% | OBOESOLO | 8 | Big moment for a wind player: 2 wds. |
| 57% | RANTO | 5 | Headed for in a big hurry |
| 57% | MINNESOTALYNX | 13 | 2011, 2013, and 2015 WNBA champions named for a big cat: 2 wds. |
| 55% | BEACHBUM | 8 | Person who is a big fan of sun and sand (2 wds.) |
| 55% | PETERDINKLAGE | 13 | "Game of Thrones" actor who voices Scourge, who transforms into a big rig, in "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts": 2 wds. |
| 55% | ISIT | 4 | "___ bigger than a breadbox?" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | ANIMALCROSSING | 14 | Video game series whose 2020 "New Horizons" game was a big hit: 2 wds. |
| 54% | BEACHBUM | 8 | Person who is a big fan of surf, sun, and sand (2 wds.) |
| 54% | MERCURYCOUGAR | 13 | Car named for a big cat (2 wds.) |
| 54% | RESTSUP | 7 | Gathers strength for a big day (2 wds.) |