| 100% | TOPRANKS | 8 | "It is such fun to fool the folks / And make them butts of harmless jokes …" |
| 33% | SKATEBOARDING | 13 | "Wheelie" and "ollie" activity that was to make its debut at the 2020 Olympics |
| 33% | MOCKING | 7 | Making fun of; making the butt of a joke |
| 32% | BACKROOM | 8 | Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 32% | GIMMEABREAK | 11 | "You gotta be joking!" and a hint to the last parts of 21-, 31- and 42-Across |
| 32% | ESS | 3 | Letter that can be added to the fronts of 4-, 6- and 7-Across to make new words |
| 31% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found |
| 31% | ACACIA | 6 | Tree which is part of the initiation of Master Masons and to them represents the immortality of the soul |
| 31% | WHAM | 4 | ___ageddon (game where the goal is to make it to the end of Christmas Eve without hearing "Last Christmas") |
| 31% | LODESTONE | 9 | It was used to make the first compass |
| 31% | TOOKCALCULATEDRISKS | 19 | Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper knew they had to chance it in the unknown field of computer science, so they... |
| 31% | WHEW | 4 | Word that corresponds to the emoji with a grinning face, beads of sweat and seems to be wiping its brow |
| 31% | ERR | 3 | It is better to ___ on the side of caution |
| 31% | VOLTAIRE | 8 | Philosopher who wrote "It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere" |
| 30% | GIB | 3 | It was ceded to Brit. in the Treaty of Utrecht |
| 30% | ANATOLIA | 8 | It was home to two Wonders of the Ancient World |
| 30% | HXHHXHHXHHXHHXH | 15 | When the ends of each of its letters are connected to those above and below, a simplified schematic of a famous structure |
| 30% | TYPE | 4 | It used to be made of lead |
| 30% | FOILMETHOD | 10 | Technique used to multiply (x+4)(x-5), with the first words of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 44 Across making up its mnemonic |
| 30% | POTOFGOLD | 9 | It is said to be hidden at the end of the rainbow |
| 30% | YOKE | 4 | It is bound to the necks of a pair of oxen, maybe |
| 30% | NINETEEN | 8 | It was on the 37-Down of Johnny Unitas and Lenny Wilkens |
| 30% | LIBERTYBELL | 11 | It was originally cast by the London firm of Lester and Pack |
| 30% | SORTS | 5 | It's unsettling to be out of them |
| 30% | WOODS | 5 | It's nice to be out of them |
| 30% | SELF | 4 | Will —, author of novels The Butt and Dorian |
| 30% | PSYCHE | 6 | The ego and id are part of it |
| 30% | DHS | 3 | The TSA and ICE are part of it |
| 30% | NCAA | 4 | The SEC and ACC are part of it |
| 30% | EPI | 3 | It could be to the left of center |