| 100% | TIPOF | 5 | . . . __ the iceberg'' (see 9 Across) |
| 49% | JUST | 4 | ''It's __ the . . . (with 13 Across) |
| 42% | PROBLEMS | 8 | See 9 Across |
| 40% | BALLOON | 7 | Chinese spy ___ (object seen floating over the U.S. earlier this month) |
| 40% | WRONG | 5 | See ___ (hint you may have come across in this puzzle) |
| 40% | LOO | 3 | ___ roll (toilet paper, across the pond) |
| 39% | ALL | 3 | "___ the Light We Cannot See" (2023 miniseries) |
| 39% | SLO | 3 | ___-mo replay (what you may see at the Super Bowl) |
| 39% | HER | 3 | "I Saw ___ Standing There" (song by The Beatles) |
| 39% | ADO | 3 | "Husband, let's follow to see the end of this ___" (The Taming of the Shrew) |
| 39% | CONAN | 5 | ___ the Librarian (action-movie parody seen in UHF) |
| 39% | JOSEF | 5 | ___ K. (protagonist of Kafka's The Trial) |
| 38% | SQUARESINTHIS | 13 | 2000 = the number of ___ (with 92 Across) |
| 38% | SAILORS | 7 | "It is theorized that 14a was first seen by the Portuguese ___ (seafarers)..." |
| 38% | LOUVRE | 6 | "Hang it in the ___" (phrase seen in many memes) |
| 38% | NORM | 4 | "That's the ___..." (usual standard) |
| 38% | OFFTO | 5 | "We're ___ see the Wizard ..." |
| 38% | BEAT | 4 | "...___ the traffic" (avoid traffic) |
| 37% | LAPS | 4 | Swim ___ (practice doing the backstroke across the pool, say) |
| 37% | WAYI | 4 | "That's the ___ see things": 2 wds. |
| 37% | WERE | 4 | “Hi . . . ___ the Miracles” (1961 album) |
| 37% | LIT | 3 | English ___ (subj. that includes the Brontë sisters' books) |
| 37% | IGOT | 4 | ___ the Feelin' (1968 James Brown album) |
| 37% | STATE | 5 | The Aloha ___ (Hawaii's nickname) |
| 37% | KRAB | 4 | The Krusty ___ (SpongeBob's workplace) |
| 37% | ALL | 3 | "___ the king's horses..." (Humpty Dumpty line) |
| 36% | OUT | 3 | "...___ of the blue" (suddenly) |
| 36% | BIPOC | 5 | The ___ Project (minority-solidarity org.) |
| 36% | TREVOR | 6 | The ___ Project (org. assisting LGBTQ youth) |
| 36% | BRO | 3 | The ___ code (men's friendship etiquette) |