| 100% | AUDIE | 5 | ___ Murphy, WWII hero of "To Hell and Back" |
| 71% | AUDIE | 5 | Murphy of "To Hell and Back" |
| 57% | AUDIE | 5 | ___ Murphy, American combat soldier and actor of "To Hell and Back" |
| 46% | LAP | 3 | To the end of the pool and back |
| 43% | AUDIEM | 6 | War hero/actor who played himself in "To Hell and Back" |
| 43% | CHRISREA | 8 | Singer of The Road to Hell and Auberge |
| 40% | AUDIE | 5 | WWII hero Murphy |
| 40% | WINEHOUSE | 9 | Singer of Back to Black and Rehab, Amy |
| 40% | FULL | 4 | With 66-Across, back to the beginning ... or a description of 21- and 48-Down? |
| 38% | CODEBREAKER | 11 | Unsung hero of WWII |
| 38% | LLAW | 4 | Lleu ___ Gyffes, Welsh mythological hero and magician who dies, is resurrected and ascends to the Throne of Gwynedd |
| 38% | MRDARCY | 7 | Hero of the novel Pride and Prejudice |
| 38% | ORFEO | 5 | Hero of operas by Gluck and Monteverdi |
| 37% | SHREK | 5 | Green hero of book and film |
| 36% | FISHTAIL | 8 | Swerve back and forth, as a car's rear end, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue |
| 36% | NESS | 4 | Hero of 60's TV and 80's film |
| 36% | OSCILLATE | 9 | To move back and forth |
| 36% | LATENESS | 8 | Result of pushing things back, and what's spelled out by eight letters that have been literally pushed to the back |
| 36% | ZORRO | 5 | Hero of film and literature who rode the horse Tornado |
| 36% | NEO | 3 | Hero of three science fiction movies in 1999 and 2003 |
| 36% | WINEHOUSE | 9 | Singer with albums Frank and Back to Black |
| 36% | ROUNDTRIP | 9 | Going to visit a place and coming back |
| 36% | BUMPER | 6 | Protects the front and back of a car |
| 35% | AFT | 3 | To the back of a boat |
| 35% | XXX | 3 | To the back of the barge |
| 35% | HARKS | 5 | ___ back to (is reminiscent of) |
| 35% | LOTS | 4 | ___ and ___ of love to you |
| 35% | THEPOLICE | 9 | Winner of back-to-back Best Rock Instrumental Grammys in 1980 and 1981 |
| 35% | BARB | 4 | Unsung hero of Stranger Things, according to many fans |
| 35% | NINES | 5 | Front and back halves of a golf course, often |