| 100% | MAINELOBSTER | 12 | "For your main course, we have a wonderful selection of East Coast shellfish, with a fragrant and refreshing garnish ..." |
| 28% | SEASON | 6 | With 41-Across, good time for a cliffhanger ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 63-Across has? |
| 27% | CAROLINA | 8 | The US has a North and South version of this state |
| 27% | SLICE | 5 | "Take a ___ of lime or lemon and add it to your drink. You can also keep one aside for garnishing!" |
| 26% | DELI | 4 | Store with a selection of meats and cheeses |
| 26% | RNA | 3 | British org. for the support of "women’s fiction" and honestly, to be a member, the genre likely has to run in your genes? |
| 26% | DELI | 4 | Outlet with a fine selection of meats and cheeses |
| 26% | FEE | 3 | The $1000 you shell out for you and your buddy to play a round of golf at Nevada's Shadow Creek Golf Course |
| 26% | UAE | 3 | Count. with a Minister of State for Happiness and Wellbeing |
| 26% | HORSESHOE | 9 | & 21D Marine arthropod of south-east Asia and the northern Atlantic coast of North America with a spiked tail |
| 25% | TSA | 3 | It has to deal with a lot of baggage, for short |
| 25% | PARLEYSPARSLEY | 14 | Has a real serious discussion with your salad representative about the terms of surrender? |
| 25% | DAY | 3 | First ___ of school, new chapter with school bells and classroom adventures for a child |
| 25% | OSCAR | 5 | (With 13-Across) "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go" |
| 25% | NNW | 3 | Abbreviation for a Hitchcock thriller of 1959 with Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint |
| 24% | LETSGOFLYAKITE | 14 | "Mary Poppins" tune that begins "With tuppence for paper and strings / You can have your own set of wings" |
| 24% | IVORY | 5 | James —, Best Director Oscar nominee for Howards End, A Room with a View and The Remains of the Day |
| 24% | LEMONWEDGE | 10 | Garnish for a glass of water, or a literal feature of 17-, 29-, 35- and 42-Across |
| 24% | WELLWELLWELL | 12 | "Just look what we have here...," and a summary of 20-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 24% | FOLKSONGS | 9 | "If I Had a Hammer" and "This Land Is Your Land," for two: 2 wds. |
| 24% | RONALD | 6 | With 41-Across, future US president who had a chimpanzee costar in the 1951 movie "Bedtime for Bonzo" |
| 24% | CHEWTHEFAT | 10 | To have a long, friendly conversation with someone ("Let's meet for coffee and ___!"): 3 wds. |
| 24% | BOFA | 4 | Financial institution with a stylized version of the Stars and Stripes in its logo, for short |
| 24% | SPHINX | 6 | The Great ___ of Giza, a limestone statue of the mythological creature with a human head and lion's body may inspire your awe (2/5) |
| 24% | CRIBBAGE | 8 | Game of cards for two to four players using a board with pegs and holes for scoring |
| 24% | BETTY | 5 | With 33-Across, "The Golden Girls" star who won a Spoken Word Grammy for "If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't)" |
| 24% | PRIME | 5 | The best years of your life, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 23% | ALBERT | 6 | ___ Einstein, German physicist who gave us theory of relativity and has a wax statue at Madame Tussauds, London |
| 23% | EXPO | 4 | Big 2023 event for Buenos Aires with a theme of "Science, Innovation, Art and Creativity for Human Development." |