| 100% | JUST | 4 | ''It's __ the . . . (with 13 Across) |
| 100% | GHOST | 5 | With 13 Across, chilis that are among the world's hottest |
| 88% | GOBLIN | 6 | With 13-Across, Oxford's 2022 Word of the Year |
| 85% | WOOWOOWOO | 9 | With 80 Across, what it's like after a meeting of the Curly Fan Club? |
| 82% | LENS | 4 | It's near the 71 Across |
| 82% | OCASIO | 6 | With 13-Across, the "O" and "C" of the political world's A.O.C. |
| 82% | TURNBACK | 8 | With 65 Across, return to the way it was |
| 79% | EURO | 4 | Its symbol resembles a C with two lines across the center |
| 77% | POTATO | 6 | Food that rhymes with 13 Across |
| 76% | MAIDEN | 6 | With 13-Down, disastrous event for the 63-Across |
| 76% | SUMATRA | 7 | It's across the strait from Singapore |
| 76% | ETON | 4 | It's across the Thames from Windsor |
| 76% | CATALINA | 8 | It's 26 miles across the sea |
| 76% | LAOS | 4 | It's across the Mekong from Thailand |
| 76% | ENTERKEY | 8 | It's typically pressed with the pinkie |
| 76% | SCLERA | 6 | It's continuous with the cornea |
| 76% | ULNA | 4 | It's hinged with the humerus |
| 76% | LEETIDE | 7 | It's flowing with the wind |
| 76% | SEENO | 5 | With 13 Across, monkey message |
| 75% | LOUNGE | 6 | It's across the board from the Conservatory |
| 75% | JERSEY | 6 | It's across the Hudson from New York |
| 75% | ANTWERP | 7 | It's across the Albert Canal from Liège |
| 75% | OMAHA | 5 | It's across the Missouri from Council Bluffs |
| 75% | HUMMUS | 6 | It's spread all across the Middle East |
| 75% | ERITREA | 7 | It's across the Red Sea from Yemen |
| 75% | ELPASO | 6 | It's across the river from Ciudad Juárez |
| 75% | ETON | 4 | It's across the Thames from Windsor Castle |
| 75% | WISH | 4 | It's often made with the eyes closed |
| 75% | ACHOO | 5 | It's usually said with the eyes closed |
| 75% | AMEN | 4 | It's often said with the eyes closed |