| 100% | BARTENDER | 9 | "Happy ___ Day!" Let's celebrate the person who mixes cocktails like a pro and would use the words in 24a, 41a, 7d, 23d, 27d, and 36d |
| 33% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 26% | SPACE | 5 | The "S" in NASA, and a word that can be used alongside 22a, 39a, 40a, 50a, 27d, and 29d |
| 25% | TEEN | 4 | Adult-to-be... and someone who would enjoy watching the iconic movies in 24a, 27a, 53a, 6d, 31d, and 36d |
| 23% | MARGARITA | 9 | "It's National ___ Day! A day to celebrate your favorite cocktail! Find ingredients to make this drink in the movies at 27a, 47a, 8d, and 30d" |
| 23% | BEAM | 4 | Let's spend a day at the gymnasium! Balance ___, apparatus that you would use for a day of gymnastics practice |
| 23% | SAD | 3 | Like a person who uses the emoticon :-( |
| 23% | FOOL | 4 | Happy April ___'s Day! Find synonyms for 48a in the words at 19a, 23a, 35a, 56a, 4d, and 39d |
| 22% | LEVAR | 5 | Burton who will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Children's and Family Emmys in December |
| 22% | LOLA | 4 | Person in a Kinks song who "walks like a woman and talks like a man" |
| 22% | LOLA | 4 | Person in a Kinks song who "walked like a woman and talked like a man" |
| 22% | CHESSMASTER | 11 | Clock-puncher who might achieve a promotion and resign in the same day |
| 22% | HEIR | 4 | Person who's named in a will |
| 22% | HEIR | 4 | Person who's mentioned in a will |
| 22% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Pop group who starred in the films A Hard Day's Night and Help! |
| 22% | GAB | 3 | Not let the other person get a word in edgewise |
| 22% | MESSY | 5 | Like a roommate who leaves dishes in the sink and socks on the sofa |
| 22% | EDITOR | 6 | Person who is in charge of and determines the final content of a text |
| 21% | LEATHERFACE | 11 | The antagonist in "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", serial killer who uses a chainsaw in murder and cannibalism |
| 21% | ANGLE | 5 | Member of a Germanic people who invaded and settled in parts of England in the 5th and 6th centuries |
| 21% | ANGLE | 5 | Member of a Germanic people who invaded and settled large parts of England in the 5th and 6th centuries |
| 21% | ANGLE | 5 | Member of a Germanic people who invaded and settled large parts of England in the 5th- and 6th-centuries |
| 21% | YERBA | 5 | ___ mate, traditionally consumed as a drink in Paraguay and originally used by the Guaraní people |
| 21% | BOXING | 6 | Happy ___ Day! Let's unwrap the Christmas presents while solving 7a, 20a, 22a, 36a, and 43d. |
| 21% | ENEMY | 5 | Person who's on the opposing side in a battle |
| 20% | DUGOUT | 6 | Let's spend a day playing baseball! Area for the team to sit in during a match that you would occupy during a day of playing baseball |
| 20% | DONNIEWAHLBERG | 14 | New Kids on the Block singer who played Detective Danny Reagan on 48-Across and will reprise the role in a new series in 2025 (2 wds.) |
| 20% | BARTENDER | 9 | A person who mixes and serves drinks |
| 20% | NOTED | 5 | Like people in a who's who |
| 20% | HEIRS | 5 | People who get mentioned in a will |