| 100% | RHYTHM | 6 | ___ and Blues, also the word for a beat that a drummer keeps |
| 54% | TORO | 4 | Brand of lawn mowers and snow blowers that is also the Spanish word for a "bull" |
| 52% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 51% | UTOPIA | 6 | Word coined by Thomas More in an eponymous book that's now also the word for a perfect imaginary society |
| 50% | TATER | 5 | Slangy word for the vegetable that's also called a "spud" |
| 45% | WISEACRE | 8 | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
| 45% | FILM | 4 | Another word for "movie," and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "pilm" |
| 45% | OUTER | 5 | ___ Space, place for satellites and the ISS that is also a shade of black |
| 44% | SNARE | 5 | Side drum, that's also another word for a trap |
| 44% | NOR | 3 | Conjunction that's also the abbreviation for a Scandinavian country |
| 44% | DOLL | 4 | Word before "house" for a kid's plaything where they might keep Barbie and Ken, and something that's not actually a house |
| 44% | ELI | 3 | Boy's name that's also the nickname for a Yale student |
| 44% | HAPPY | 5 | 2011 song by Pharrell Williams whose title is also a word for being joyful and describes the emotion behind a smile |
| 43% | DONTSTARTWITHME | 15 | Words that might begin (or prevent) an argument, and a grammar tip for the three speakers in this puzzle |
| 43% | PURPLE | 6 | Color that is a blend of blue and red, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "curple" |
| 43% | SHAM | 4 | Word for a decorative pillow cover that also means "total fraud" |
| 43% | ACTAFOOL | 8 | Single from Ludacris that was part of the soundtrack for "2 Fast 2 Furious," and was also nominated for a Grammy: 3 wds. |
| 42% | GLEN | 4 | Name that's also a word for a narrow valley |
| 42% | SONY | 4 | Tech giant that originally got its name from a combination of the Latin word for sound and a slang term for a young boy |
| 42% | CADRE | 5 | Word for a small military group that's also an anagram of raced |
| 42% | BUTTERFLY | 9 | Word that must be added to 1-, 8-, 65- and 66-Across for their clues to make sense [with a visual hint in the grid] |
| 42% | LAM | 3 | Word for "flee" that's a homophone of the name of a fleeced animal |
| 42% | SNARE | 5 | ___ drum (band instrument that's also a word for a "booby trap") |
| 42% | OUI | 3 | French 101 word that's also the title of a Jeremih song |
| 41% | WAHOO | 5 | Exclamation that's also the name of a tree, bush, and fish |
| 41% | JAVA | 4 | Slang word for "coffee" that's also a programming language |
| 41% | SKIN | 4 | Canvas for a tattoo, that's also the largest organ |
| 41% | SNIGLET | 7 | Term for a word that isn't in the dictionary but should be |
| 41% | OPT | 3 | Word that can come before in or out and comes from the Latin for "to select" |
| 41% | IRE | 3 | Word for "anger" that becomes a country's name when "land" is added to the end |