| 100% | WEEP | 4 | "Immortality," poem by Clare Harner with the line "Do not stand at my grave and ___" |
| 31% | YER | 3 | "__ Blues": Beatles song with the line "Even hate my rock and roll" |
| 30% | STILLIRISE | 10 | Classic poem with the lines "Did you want to see me broken? / Bowed head and lowered eyes?" |
| 29% | MEN | 3 | "The Hollow ___," poem by T.S. Eliot which has the famous lines "...This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but with a whimper" |
| 29% | THEWIRE | 7 | Critically acclaimed TV show with the line "You come at the king, you best not miss" |
| 29% | DEUT | 4 | Source of the line "Man does not live by bread alone": Abbr. |
| 29% | IFMY | 4 | With 36- and 43-Across, second line of the poem |
| 29% | AMADEUS | 7 | Movie with the line "I'm a vulgar man. But I assure you, my music is not" |
| 29% | MONEYBALL | 9 | Sports movie with the line "I pay you to get on first, not get thrown out at second" |
| 29% | MENDINGWALL | 11 | Poem by 39-Across with the line "Good fences make good neighbors" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | RAVEN | 5 | "The ___," poem by Edgar Allan Poe with the line "...Merely this, and nothing more." |
| 27% | REGAN | 5 | "Standup and Away! With Brian ___," stand-up show hosted by the eponymous comedian |
| 27% | WHITE | 5 | *Idiom with the color changed! ___ sheep, when you're a part of the herd and not standing out |
| 27% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Children's classic with the line "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer" |
| 27% | ADDUPTOFIFTEEN | 14 | With 98-Across, 34-Down and 48-Down, what each line in the center square should do |
| 27% | STILL | 5 | "___ I Rise," poem by Maya Angelou with the line "...I rise, I rise, I rise." |
| 27% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | "On the Floor" singer with a fashion and bedding line at Kohl's: 2 wds. |
| 27% | THEAFRICANQUEEN | 15 | Film with the line "By the authority vested in me by Kaiser William II, I pronounce you man and wife. Proceed with the execution" |
| 27% | HOPONPOP | 8 | Book with the line "My father can read big words, too. / Like Constantinople and Timbuktu" |
| 26% | DEARJOHN | 8 | Song on 15-Across with the lyric "You are an expert at sorry and keeping the lines blurry" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | MEA | 3 | National flag-carrier that does not fly to the US and has its base at Rafic Hariri International Airport (abbr.) |
| 26% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | Children's classic by 50-Across with the line, "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | ITOO | 4 | Langston Hughes poem with the lines "They'll see how beautiful I am / And be ashamed" |
| 26% | ITOO | 4 | Langston Hughes poem with the lines "They'll see how beautiful I am / and be ashamed-" |
| 26% | SPOT | 4 | (2/6) "Start by picking the perfect ___ (location) with fresh green grass and not much bustle" |
| 26% | BENEKING | 8 | Singer with the 1961 and 1986 hit "Stand by Me": 3 wds. |
| 26% | STILLIRISE | 10 | Classic poem with the lines "Leaving behind nights of terror and fear ... Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear" |
| 26% | THEMUPPETMOVIE | 14 | '79 film with the line "Pardon my boa!" |
| 26% | PULSE | 5 | "On the ___ of Morning," poem written and read by Maya Angelou at Bill Clinton's Presidential inauguration |
| 26% | DECKOFCARDS | 11 | Something with which you might do the actions at the ends of 20-, 27- and 45-Across |