| 100% | SWANDIVE | 8 | ... and in 19-Across |
| 86% | EURO | 4 | Money in 19 Across |
| 81% | FIGURESKATING | 13 | Sport featured in 19-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 79% | MACAULAYCULKIN | 14 | Child actor who starred in 19-Across and 47-Across: 2 wds. |
| 76% | LITTLEBOPEEP | 12 | One who lost what's hidden in 19-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 75% | SNOOZEBUTTON | 12 | What a late sleeper may use ... resulting in 19-, 31- and 40-Across? |
| 71% | MAGGIESMITH | 11 | 19-Across and 33-Across Oscar nominee who turns 90 years old in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 69% | ISU | 3 | Sch. in 19-Across |
| 68% | FIRECOUNTRY | 11 | 1-Down drama series starring 19-Across and 34-Across set in Northern California (2 wds.) |
| 68% | JACKSONBROWNE | 13 | "Doctor, My Eyes," 19-Across, and 32-Across singer who turned 75 in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 68% | SORRYNORETURNS | 14 | Sign in some clothing stores ... or a hint to 19-, 25- and 44-Across |
| 68% | ABC | 3 | Network for the game shows in the clues for 19-, 32-, and 42-Across |
| 68% | THURGOOD | 8 | With 56-Across, lawyer who argued in 19- and 49-Across |
| 67% | STANLEYTUCCI | 12 | 19-Across and 32-Across actor who plays Dr. Abraham Erskine in "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2 wds.) |
| 67% | CIRCUMFLEX | 10 | Mark in the intersection of 19-Across and 11-Down |
| 67% | PERCUSSION | 10 | Orchestra section for 19 Across, plus 8 and 34 Down |
| 67% | HASITBOTHWAYS | 13 | Comes out ahead in either case ... as exemplified by 19-, 29-, 36- and 44-Across? |
| 66% | COLLEENHOOVER | 13 | 19-Across and 31-Across novelist who surged in popularity in the #BookTok community on TikTok in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 66% | ITHADTOBEYOU | 12 | Classic song about a soulmate … or a phonetic hint for repeated pairs of letters in 19-, 27- and 42-Across |
| 65% | ANDABOTTLEOFRUM | 15 | Line that follows the opening syllables of 19-, 37-, and 42-Across, in a salty refrain |
| 65% | LAOS | 4 | It's in 19-Across |
| 65% | SPUN | 4 | Turned pea in 19-Across |
| 65% | TEARSFORFEARS | 13 | 19-Across and 31-Across band whose first album in 18 years, "The Tipping Point," will be released tomorrow (3 wds.) |
| 65% | RICHARD | 7 | With 19 Across, billionaire who took a notable vacation in July 2021 |
| 64% | TRIPLEOVERTIME | 14 | Uncommon period in basketball ... or a hint to 19- and 37-Across and 4- and 48-Down |
| 64% | ITSAHELLUVATOWN | 15 | Lyric in the song named by the starts and ends of 19-, 27-, 45- and 53-Across |
| 64% | BOB | 3 | With 66-Across, choreographer whose life is depicted in the starts of 19-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 64% | THEBIGAPPLE | 11 | Empire State Building locale ... or a hint to three letters in 16-, 19-, 52- and 57-Across |
| 64% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | Actor who has earned four NAACP Image Awards, for his work in 19-Across, 46-Across, "Mother and Child," and "Django Unchained" (3 wds.) |
| 63% | RONALD | 6 | With 19 Across, leader portrayed by Alan Rickman in "Lee Daniels' The Butler" |