| 100% | STREAM | 6 | __ of consciousness, term coined by William James |
| 44% | AXIS | 4 | ___ of evil (term coined by George W. Bush) |
| 42% | ERE | 3 | William James posthumous publication (by Ralph Barton Perry) of articles in 1912 (abbr.) |
| 41% | SMIZE | 5 | Term coined by Tyra Banks for a happy facial expression |
| 39% | PASSAGE | 7 | Novel by William Golding: "Rites of __" |
| 39% | JAMESII | 7 | English king succeeded by William of Orange |
| 38% | TYLER | 5 | ___ James Williams of “Abbott Elementary” |
| 37% | DWIGGINS | 8 | William Addison __, coined the term graphic design |
| 37% | BRER | 4 | Term of address used by Uncle Remus |
| 37% | ORWELL | 6 | Coiner of the term "doublethink" |
| 37% | WATT | 4 | Coiner of the term ''horsepower'' |
| 37% | GIBSON | 6 | Author William __ coined the term cyberspace |
| 36% | FREUD | 5 | Coiner of the term "Oedipus complex" |
| 36% | BRIANENO | 8 | Coiner of the term "generative music" |
| 36% | ENO | 3 | Coiner of the term "ambient music" |
| 36% | BROWN | 5 | William —, schoolboy hero of 39 novels by Richmal Crompton |
| 36% | EAGLE | 5 | Term illustrated by parts of 61- and 67-Across |
| 36% | IGUANA | 6 | Play by Tennessee Williams, Night of the __ |
| 35% | YEMASSEE | 8 | The —, 1835 novel by William Gilmore Simms subtitled A Romance of Carolina |
| 35% | FACTOID | 7 | Term coined by Norman Mailer to describe facts which have no existence before appearing in a magazine or newspaper |
| 35% | BIRDIE | 6 | Term illustrated by the starts of 17- and 20-Across |
| 35% | BOGEY | 5 | Term illustrated by the starts of 39- and 44-Across |
| 35% | GREY | 4 | "Fifty Shades of ___" (novel by E.L. James) |
| 35% | GREY | 4 | "Fifty Shades of ___" (novel by E. L. James) |
| 35% | MERCHANT | 8 | __ of Venice by William Shakespeare |
| 35% | RUFUS | 5 | William —, name by which William II, king of England, was known |
| 34% | MAAM | 4 | Term of address that might be accompanied by a hat tip |
| 34% | SERENA | 6 | Williams regarded by many as the greatest athlete of all time |
| 34% | ARYA | 4 | Stark played by Maisie Williams on "Game of Thrones" |
| 34% | THE | 3 | Start of a quote on obstinacy by James Russell Lowell |