| 100% | SOO | 3 | "That is ___ 80's!" |
| 92% | ANGLES | 6 | Ones that are 80 degrees are acute |
| 81% | CHIMPANZEES | 11 | Animals that are the focus of 39-Across's work |
| 79% | SMOOTH | 6 | Like hair that's been flat-ironed |
| 78% | RERUN | 5 | Something that’s been aired before |
| 78% | FLATHEADSCREW | 13 | Fastener that was called 80-Across before a rounded design was implemented |
| 78% | FAULTFINDING | 12 | Activity that will be unsuccessful when applied to this puzzle’s theme? |
| 78% | IMBAD | 5 | Single that was 45-Across's Billboard Hot 100 debut (2 wds.) |
| 78% | BETTER | 6 | 2018 song that was 17-Across's first solo top 10 hit |
| 78% | HEATHER | 7 | Plant that was a top-five girl's name in the 1970s |
| 77% | AND | 3 | "___ that's the way it is" (Cronkite sign-off) |
| 77% | HERALD | 6 | That woman’s lad turned out to be a courier |
| 77% | SEXED | 5 | H.S. class that can be blush-inducing |
| 77% | AMT | 3 | Quantity that’s been reduced by half? |
| 77% | RISEN | 5 | Like dough that’s been proofed |
| 76% | ONTARIO | 7 | Canadian province that is home to the Christmas-themed attraction, Santa's Village |
| 76% | FOR | 3 | "Well, that was uncalled-___!" |
| 76% | BECAUSE | 7 | Conjunction that was the American Dialect Society’s 2013 Word of the Year |
| 76% | GAME | 4 | "Squid ___" (Korean drama that is Netflix's most-watched show) |
| 76% | ILED | 4 | Cole Porter’s “Where Is the Life That Late —?” |
| 76% | RADIOEDIT | 9 | *Song that's been modified to be family-friendly |
| 75% | STALE | 5 | Like day-old bread that's been left out |
| 75% | TUNA | 4 | Fish that's often advertised as being "dolphin-free" |
| 75% | TUNA | 4 | Fish that's often described as being "dolphin-safe" |
| 75% | EARTAG | 6 | Cattle tracker that may be G.P.S.-enabled |
| 75% | RESIDUE | 7 | Is rude about energy that’s left |
| 75% | TREND | 5 | Thing that’s in, for the time being |
| 75% | UNSET | 5 | Like concrete that’s just been poured |
| 75% | IFSO | 4 | "Provided that is the case …" |
| 75% | IMPROPER | 8 | Fraction that is top-heavy |