| 100% | FARE | 4 | $1.50 for the first 1/5 mile, e.g. |
| 56% | AMAZINGRACE | 11 | The first four-minute mile, e.g.? |
| 55% | RATE | 4 | $2.50 per 1/5 mile, e.g. |
| 50% | DATE | 4 | January 1 for the Rose Bowl, e.g. |
| 50% | ROOTWORD | 8 | The Greek for "task," to 1-Across, e.g. |
| 44% | LCD | 3 | 30, for 1/5 and 1/6, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 44% | LCD | 3 | 20, for 1/4 and 1/5, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 44% | STUCKON | 7 | __ You; first number 1 hit of the 1960s for Elvis |
| 43% | ABC | 3 | #1 hit for the Jackson 5 |
| 42% | THREETIMESALADY | 15 | First #1 hit for the Commodores |
| 41% | MONTH | 5 | The "1" in 1/2, e.g. |
| 41% | ABC | 3 | 1970 #1 hit for the Jackson 5 |
| 41% | ANALOGY | 7 | The clue for 25-Across, e.g. |
| 41% | ERA | 3 | The 50's, e.g. |
| 41% | ROOTWORD | 8 | The Greek "khalix" (pebble) for the English "calculus," e.g. |
| 41% | ILLBETHERE | 10 | #1 hit for the Jackson 5 and Mariah Carey |
| 41% | PUN | 3 | The clue for 58-Down, e.g. [sorry!] |
| 41% | ICON | 4 | Compass for the web browser Safari, e.g. |
| 41% | REVERSAL | 8 | Change for the worse, e.g. |
| 41% | DUO | 3 | The Coen brothers, for e.g. |
| 41% | PREP | 4 | Practice for the GMAT, e.g. |
| 41% | MASCOT | 6 | Blooper for the Braves, e.g. |
| 40% | VETTE | 5 | The ZR1X hypercar debuting for the '26 model year, e.g. |
| 40% | SERIES | 6 | 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 ..., e.g. |
| 40% | TERMS | 5 | The "2x" and "5" in 2x + 5, e.g. |
| 40% | RECTO | 5 | Page 1, 3 or 5, e.g. |
| 40% | ESSAY | 5 | First section of the SAT, e.g. |
| 40% | SKATE | 5 | Play for the Red Wings, e.g. |
| 40% | MIGRATES | 8 | Flies south for the winter, e.g. |
| 40% | EMCEE | 5 | Billy Crystal for the Oscars, e.g. |