| 100% | ITSHERE | 7 | "The package we've been waiting for was delivered!" (2 wds.) |
| 72% | ITSHERE | 7 | "The thing we've been waiting for!" (2 wds.) |
| 59% | ALL | 3 | "And now, the moment we've ___ been waiting for ..." |
| 53% | ONES | 4 | “we are the ___ we have been waiting for”: June Jordan |
| 53% | PAULACOLE | 9 | Singer whose "I Don't Want to Wait" was the theme song for "Dawson's Creek": 2 wds. |
| 53% | ONUS | 4 | "The drinks are ___!" ("We'll pay for the drinks!"): 2 wds. |
| 51% | ELEE | 4 | Al Jolson's, " Waiting for the Robert ___": 2 wds. |
| 50% | WEA | 3 | "Aren't ___ little late for the show?" ("We will miss the beginning"): 2 wds. |
| 50% | NEWYEAR | 7 | Jan 1st event that we hope will be described by the words at 15a, 29a, 48a, 3d, and 41d for you: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ONEI | 4 | "You're the ___ was looking for.": 2 wds. |
| 50% | GERALDMCRANEY | 13 | Actor who won the 2017 Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for playing the obstetrician who delivered Kevin and Kate in NBC's "This Is Us" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | LETIT | 5 | "___ Be" (#1 hit for the Beatles): 2 wds. |
| 48% | ELMTREE | 7 | A tree that is the state symbol for Massachusetts: 2 wds. |
| 48% | EDWARDJENNER | 12 | English scientist who is known for the smallpox vaccine: 2 wds. |
| 48% | LEGALAGE | 8 | 21, for buying alcohol in the US: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ATLAST | 6 | "The wait is over!": 2 wds. |
| 48% | PAULBROWN | 9 | The Cincinnati Bengals' ___ Stadium, for which no naming rights have been sold: 2 wds. |
| 48% | VWBUG | 5 | Classic car whose official name is the Beetle, for short: 2 wds. |
| 48% | LYINGLOW | 8 | "She has been ___ for the scandal blew up.": 2 wds. |
| 48% | OCANADA | 7 | National anthem for the US's northern neighbor: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ADATE | 5 | "They are yet to pick ___ for the wedding.": 2 wds. |
| 48% | NESTEGGS | 8 | Funds that are set aside for the future: 2 wds. |
| 48% | TRAVELINTHRU | 12 | 2005 Dolly Parton song written for the film "Transamerica" that was nominated for an Oscar: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DONALDTRUMP | 11 | US leader who was Time's 2016 Person of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ELMORELEONARD | 13 | Crime writer whose 1990 novel is the inspiration for 13-Down: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PEANUTGALLERY | 13 | Group of kids who were the live audience for 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ONA | 3 | "She is ___ strict diet for the next two weeks.": 2 wds. |
| 47% | ONA | 3 | "She is ___ strict diet for the next two weeks": 2 wds. |
| 47% | ARE | 3 | "( ___ You) The One That I've Been Waiting For" |
| 47% | ISLANUBLAR | 10 | The fictional Central American island in Costa Rica which is the setting for 26a: 2 wds. |