| 100% | SNOW | 4 | ___ day, cold weather precaution and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 79% | FIRE | 4 | ___ drill, safety exercise and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 79% | HEAT | 4 | ___ day, sunstroke-prevention precautionary measure and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 78% | PARENT | 6 | ___-teacher meeting, student performance discussion, and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 73% | TRIP | 4 | Field ___, excursion that may be one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 57% | FLU | 3 | Peak ___ season, time of the year that could be one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day or more |
| 32% | CHO | 3 | One of the most successful comedians, Margaret, who was the star in "All-American Girl" and "Drop Dead Diva" |
| 31% | USATODAYSECTION | 15 | One can be found at the starts of 17-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 31% | CORVETTE | 8 | One of the most iconic American sports cars from Chevrolet, that has been in production for seven generations |
| 31% | DREYFUS | 7 | One of the most successful comedians, Julia Louis-___, who starred in "Seinfeld" and was once a part of SNL |
| 31% | GODRIC | 6 | ___ Gryffindor, English wizard who was also one of the founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry |
| 31% | ROWENA | 6 | ___ Ravenclaw, Scottish witch who was also one of the founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry |
| 31% | ELIZABETH | 9 | ___ Bennet, the protagonist of "Pride and Prejudice," who is one of the most-loved fictional female characters |
| 31% | SCOTT | 5 | American writer F. ___ Fitzgerald, regarded as one of the best ever from America and is known for novels like "The Great Gatsby" |
| 31% | IMAXFACTOR | 10 | One reason more people are going to the movies these days? |
| 31% | POEHLER | 7 | One of the most successful comedians, Amy, who starred in "Parks and Recreation" and was once a member of SNL |
| 31% | FEY | 3 | One of the most successful comedians, Tina, who co-created "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" and was once a member of SNL |
| 31% | RUMI | 4 | Celebrated Persian poet who authored "Masnavi" and is considered to be one of the most widely read poets |
| 30% | RITE | 4 | Learning to read and w___ is one of the first things taught in school |
| 30% | FACEBOOK | 8 | Social media company based out of Menlo Park which is one of the most visited websites on the Internet |
| 30% | MEAL | 4 | Breakfast is the most important one of the day, some say |
| 30% | YOUTUBE | 7 | Online video-sharing platform based out of San Bruno which is one of the most visited websites on the Internet |
| 30% | ENGADGET | 8 | One of the highest-paid blogs in the world which is the go-to source for tech news and reviews |
| 30% | MBA | 3 | Degree that started materialising in the early 20's, and is one of the most sought after courses nowadays : Abbr. |
| 30% | BONAPARTE | 9 | Napoleon ___, one of the greatest conquerors of all time who is studied in military schools to this day |
| 30% | HERCULEPOIROT | 13 | Fictional Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie who is also one of the most famous and long-running characters: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LOIS | 4 | When I discovered that my son's school was built on a toxic waste dump, I fought for the cleanup of Love Canal and got more than 800 families evacuated |
| 30% | INDIEGOGO | 9 | Online platform that was one of the first websites to offer crowdfunding for business and personal goals |
| 29% | ARYASTARK | 9 | The youngest daughter of Ned Stark in the "Game of Thrones" series, and is one of the most-loved fictional female characters: 2 wds. |
| 29% | COMA | 4 | You can be in it and out of it at the same time |