| 100% | SAUCE | 5 | (3/5) Spread the ___ (pesto, e.g.) and any toppings of your choice. |
| 40% | ODD | 3 | Like 3, 5, and 7 (and the opposite of 50-Across) |
| 38% | NLER | 4 | Any of the Phillies, e.g. |
| 38% | ISLA | 4 | Any of the Galápagos, e.g. |
| 38% | PRIMES | 6 | 2, 3, 5 and 7, e.g. |
| 37% | HERO | 4 | Any member of the Justice League, e.g. |
| 36% | ETS | 3 | Administer of the G.R.E. and TOEFL |
| 36% | POPMUSICIAN | 11 | Any of the Jonas Brothers, e.g. |
| 36% | ANIMALSUPERHERO | 15 | Any of the Ninja Turtles, e.g. |
| 36% | ROBOT | 5 | Any of the Stepford wives, e.g. |
| 36% | TWIN | 4 | Any of the Bobbsey siblings, e.g. |
| 35% | PRIMES | 6 | 2, 3 and 5, e.g. |
| 35% | ROCKMUSICIANS | 13 | Any of the Stones or the Who, e.g. |
| 35% | KOREANS | 7 | The stars of “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden,” e.g. |
| 35% | SERBS | 5 | Jokic and Jovic of the NBA, e.g. |
| 35% | NUMBERS | 7 | 5, 3/4, pi, square root of -1 ... or a word that follows the starts of 17-, 27-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 35% | ADVENT | 6 | & 18D First day of the liturgical year in Western Christianity, falling on any date between November 27 and December 3 |
| 35% | MYTH | 4 | The tale of Echo and Narcissus, e.g. |
| 34% | GREENBACK | 9 | Dollar bill, e.g. ... and what the ends of the answers to starred clues have in common |
| 34% | YALIE | 5 | Any one of the 5-Across |
| 34% | PMS | 3 | The leaders of Thailand and Malaysia, e.g., for short |
| 34% | FOWL | 4 | Any of the meats in a turducken, e.g. |
| 34% | TERMS | 5 | The "2x" and "5" in 2x + 5, e.g. |
| 33% | ECONOMY | 7 | The wealth and resources of any country |
| 33% | STRAIGHTEDGES | 13 | Rulers, e.g. ... or what the letters in 3-, 7-, 27- and 34-Down all have |
| 33% | NOVEL | 5 | "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," e.g. |
| 33% | SQMI | 4 | Any of the USA's 3.8 million |
| 33% | TORSO | 5 | Part of your body below the neck and above the waist |
| 33% | MUSE | 4 | Any of the goddesses who inspired poets and artists |