| 100% | OUTER | 5 | ___ Space, place for satellites and the ISS that is also a shade of black |
| 50% | RAVEN | 5 | Crow's cousin that is also a shade of black |
| 44% | TORO | 4 | Brand of lawn mowers and snow blowers that is also the Spanish word for a "bull" |
| 44% | 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% | LILAC | 5 | Five-lettered flower that is also a shade of purple |
| 39% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| 38% | ALAMO | 5 | Texas landmark that is also the name of a tree |
| 38% | ONYX | 4 | Banded gemstone that’s also a shade of black |
| 37% | SPADES | 6 | Card suit that is also the name of a card game |
| 37% | IRIS | 4 | Pigmented eye part that is also the name of a flower |
| 37% | DANK | 4 | Making a comeback is this "wet and unpleasant" slangy term for something of high quality that originated in the '80s |
| 37% | ONYX | 4 | Gemstone that is a shade of black |
| 36% | LEY | 3 | Writer Willy who wrote "The Conquest of Space" ('49) and for whom a crater is named on the far side of the moon |
| 36% | JET | 3 | Jacuzzi component that is a shade of black |
| 36% | DAISY | 5 | Five-lettered flower that is also the name of a character from "The Great Gatsby" |
| 36% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | A popular song that was covered by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink for the soundtrack of "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. |
| 36% | PALAU | 5 | Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor" |
| 35% | OLDGOLD | 7 | Shade of dark yellow that was also a cigarette brand: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ONTHEROADAGAIN | 14 | Song by 30-Across/33-Across that won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (4 wds.) |
| 35% | OAK | 3 | Tree that is the title and subject of a Katharine Towers poetry book |
| 35% | ARCH | 4 | Part of the foot which is also a prefix for enemy |
| 35% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 35% | DEVO | 4 | "Whip It" band that was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 35% | VIA | 3 | ___ Getty (image attribution that was mistaken on Twitter for the name of a person) |
| 34% | POPSICLE | 8 | Frozen treat that is assumed to be a portmanteau of the words "pop" and "icicle" |
| 34% | CMS | 3 | Small measurements that are used both north and south of the US borders, for short |
| 34% | RHYTHM | 6 | ___ and Blues, also the word for a beat that a drummer keeps |
| 34% | KITE | 4 | Flier that might be of a variety in the shaded squares |
| 34% | ASTRONOMY | 9 | Poem by A. E. Housman which is also the study of celestial objects and space phenomena |
| 34% | SUEME | 5 | Snide challenge which was also the name of a song on "Guys and Dolls": 2 wds. |