| 100% | HAIKU | 5 | "The west wind whispered, / And touched the eyelids of spring: / Her eyes, Primroses," for a classic example |
| 36% | BYSSHESHELLEY | 13 | Romantic poet Percy, the writer of classic poems such as "Ozymandias", "Ode to the West Wind" and "To a Skylark": 2 wds. |
| 33% | BOB | 3 | ___ Kaufman, poet known for "Does the Secret Mind Whisper" and a major figure of the Beat Generation |
| 32% | TIMEINABOTTLE | 13 | Classic Jim Croce song, or a stretch for the ends of 19-, 25-, and 49-Across? |
| 32% | BRITS | 5 | Inventors of linoleum and the A.T.M., for example |
| 32% | THEORIES | 8 | "Sandy died at the beginning of Grease" and "Ferris Bueller is a figment of Cameron's imagination," for example |
| 31% | RILLES | 6 | The Moon's Vallis Schroteri in Oceanus Procellarum and Rima Ariadaeus, west of Mare Tranquillitatis, for example |
| 31% | WELCOMETOMYCRIB | 15 | Catchphrase of a classic MTV show … or a hint for the starts of 16-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across |
| 30% | AMYPOEHLER | 10 | Actress who played the role of Leslie Knope in "Parks and Recreation", a role she is best-known for: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MYTH | 4 | The story of Orpheus and Eurydice, for example |
| 30% | DARES | 5 | "Eat a spoonful of horseradish" and "Talk only while breathing inward for the next three rounds," for example |
| 30% | PAGE | 4 | The front of a newspaper, for example |
| 30% | SONICBOOM | 9 | The crack of a whip, for example |
| 30% | MASH | 4 | Acronym in the names of a children's game and a classic TV show |
| 30% | CHITARIVERA | 11 | She won two Tonys for Best Actress in a Musical, for "The Rink" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman": 2 wds. |
| 29% | MINNELLI | 8 | Liza ___, winner of a 1988 Razzie for her roles in "Arthur 2: On the Rocks" and "Rent-a-Cop" |
| 29% | PAIR | 4 | The queen of hearts and the queen of spades, for example |
| 29% | ODDPINNATE | 10 | Like the leaves of a rose plant, for example |
| 29% | ROADHAZARD | 10 | The viral “large boulder the size of a small boulder,” for example |
| 29% | SMELLING | 8 | Enjoying the bouquet of a glass of wine, for example |
| 29% | REENACT | 7 | Play the part of a Civil War soldier, for example |
| 29% | EDIT | 4 | Cut the length of a movie, for example |
| 29% | AMID | 4 | In the middle of a crowd, for example |
| 29% | SIGNS | 5 | Touches one's chin and moves the hand down to say "Thank you," for example |
| 28% | BET | 3 | Put $50 on the result of a horse race, for example |
| 28% | LOAD | 4 | Put in the trunk of a car, for example |
| 28% | EPS | 3 | The Time of Our Lives and She Is Coming, for Miley Cyrus |
| 28% | IRIS | 4 | Spring flower or a part of the eye |
| 28% | CREW | 4 | The Drew ___ (nickname for a teen sleuth and her friends on The CW) |
| 28% | ORCA | 4 | A member of the Southern Resident population off Washington, for example |