| 100% | MARLENA | 7 | "Days of Our Lives" role for more than four decades |
| 54% | SNL | 3 | NBC hit for more than four decades |
| 53% | CBS | 3 | Broadcaster of "The Price Is Right" for more than four decades |
| 47% | SOAPOPERA | 9 | "Days of Our Lives," for one |
| 47% | SOAP | 4 | "Days of Our Lives," for one |
| 47% | SOAP | 4 | “Days of Our Lives,” for one |
| 46% | SOAPOPERA | 9 | "Days of our Lives," for example: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SOAPOPERA | 9 | "Days of Our Lives," for one: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SOAP | 4 | ___ opera ("Days of Our Lives," for one) |
| 45% | SOAPS | 5 | "General Hospital" and "Days of Our Lives," for two |
| 43% | ARE | 3 | "... so ___ the days of our lives" |
| 42% | ARE | 3 | Queen's "These ___ the Days of Our Lives" |
| 41% | SANDS | 5 | "Like ___ through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives" |
| 40% | NRA | 3 | Target of many March for Our Lives signs |
| 40% | FDR | 3 | POTUS for more than a decade |
| 39% | EMMYS | 5 | More than 60 awards for "Saturday Night Live" |
| 39% | SALEM | 5 | "Days of Our Lives" town |
| 39% | SALEM | 5 | "Days of Our Lives" setting |
| 39% | NBC | 3 | "Days of Our Lives" network |
| 39% | NBC | 3 | ''Days of Our Lives'' airer |
| 38% | EXPAT | 5 | Henry James, for much of his life |
| 38% | FRI | 3 | Last day of many workweeks, for short |
| 38% | EPS | 3 | The Time of Our Lives and She Is Coming, for Miley Cyrus |
| 38% | CENTERFIELDER | 13 | 14-Across's defensive role for most of his career: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DIANA | 5 | Role for Emma Corrin on season four of "The Crown" |
| 38% | THEFRIENDSWEMADEALONG | 21 | With 126/127 Across, companions on our life's journey who were more valuable to us than our destination ... and an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 38% | NBC | 3 | "Days of Our Lives" TV network: Abbr. |
| 38% | SOAP | 4 | "Days of Our Lives" or "General Hospital" |
| 38% | SLEEP | 5 | What newborns do for most of the day |
| 38% | DEIDRE | 6 | ___ Hall, "Days of Our Lives" actress |