| 100% | FACED | 5 | "He ___ his fears and came out as a winner." (confronted) |
| 42% | BERNE | 5 | Where Einstein worked as a patent examiner while he figured out relativity in his spare time |
| 40% | EMERGE | 6 | Come out, as from a cave |
| 40% | EMERGE | 6 | Come out, as from a cocoon |
| 39% | AHEAD | 5 | Where a winner comes out |
| 38% | EMANATES | 8 | Comes out of, as a scent from blossoms |
| 38% | WIN | 3 | Come out on top, as in a race |
| 38% | APOLLO | 6 | "___ 13," Ron Howard's film where Jim Lovell is featured as a captain and salutes his on-screen counterpart as he returns to Earth |
| 37% | MESS | 4 | (5/5) "You also find out that Jackpot had broken into Blanks' trailer and left a ___ (clutter) as he searched for something..." |
| 36% | ORAL | 4 | Roberts, who started out as a traveling faith healer and ending up founding a university |
| 35% | RFK | 3 | He served as A.G. under his brother |
| 35% | SADDLE | 6 | It comes between a cowboy and his horse |
| 35% | HASITBOTHWAYS | 13 | Comes out ahead in either case ... as exemplified by 19-, 29-, 36- and 44-Across? |
| 35% | OBAMA | 5 | He announced Biden as his running mate with a text message |
| 34% | EXERCISE | 8 | Working out and physical activity as a hobby |
| 34% | THECATCHERINTHERYE | 18 | Coming-of-age novel about a teenage boy and his isolation [1951, 1986] |
| 33% | LOUGANIS | 8 | Olympic diver Greg who was adopted as a baby and recently reunited with his biological father |
| 33% | SWIG | 4 | "He took a big ___ of his beer and stormed out." |
| 32% | SEE | 3 | "'I ___,' said the blind man, as he picked up a hammer and saw" |
| 32% | ONES | 4 | He paid with a five-dollar bill and got 3 ___ back from his two-dollar purchase |
| 32% | REYNOLDS | 8 | Burt ___, winner of a 1993 Razzie for his role in "Cop and a Half" |
| 32% | DROPS | 5 | Comes out, as an album |
| 32% | WON | 3 | Emerged as a winner, say |
| 32% | OMITS | 5 | Leaves out as a choice |
| 32% | TRUELIES | 8 | 1994 action comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a secret agent and Jamie Lee Curtis as his wife: 2 wds. |
| 32% | HOLIDAYINN | 10 | 1942 musical featuring Bing Crosby as a performer who turns his farm into a hotel and nightclub: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ESAUS | 5 | His brother came out, with his hand grasping ___ heel; so he was named Jacob (Genesis) |
| 32% | DAVIDDUCHOVNY | 13 | Winner of Golden Globes (1997, 2008) for his roles as 15-Across and 51-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TRAVOLTA | 8 | John ___, winner of a 2000 Razzie for his roles in "Battlefield Earth" and "Lucky Numbers" |
| 31% | ADAMSCOTT | 9 | 2013 Masters winner who shares his name with a "Parks and Recreation" actor: 2 wds. |