| 100% | TRANSIT | 7 | __ of Venus, movement of the planet across the Sun |
| 54% | MARS | 4 | The fourth planet from the sun; Roman God of War |
| 53% | SOLAR | 5 | ___ system (system consisting of the sun and the planets) |
| 53% | ORBIT | 5 | Gum brand named after the movement of a planet |
| 53% | ORBIT | 5 | The planet's movement around the sun |
| 52% | LUCIFER | 7 | Latin name of the planet Venus seen in the morning |
| 51% | RIPPLE | 6 | Slight movement across the surface of water |
| 51% | SOLAR | 5 | The sun and planets are a part of this system |
| 50% | SOLAR | 5 | The sun and the planets are a part of this system |
| 49% | JUPITER | 7 | Train song Drops of the fifth planet from the sun |
| 49% | VENUS | 5 | "The Birth of ___," Sarah Dunant novel featuring the second planet from the sun in its title |
| 47% | ENDOR | 5 | Home planet of the 44-Acrosses |
| 46% | DAWN | 4 | "___ of the Planet of the Apes" |
| 46% | RISE | 4 | "___ of the Planet of the Apes" |
| 46% | BACKFLOW | 8 | Returning movement of water (and a description of the first part of 15 Across) |
| 46% | LITHGOW | 7 | John ___, "3rd Rock from the Sun" and "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" actor |
| 46% | APES | 4 | "Dawn of the Planet of the ___" |
| 46% | APES | 4 | "Rise of the Planet of the ___" |
| 46% | MERCURY | 7 | Planet nearest the sun |
| 46% | MERCURY | 7 | Planet near the sun |
| 45% | DAYSIDE | 7 | Part of the Earth facing the sun |
| 45% | DEL | 3 | With 100 Across, Spanish ''of the sun'' |
| 45% | TIDAL | 5 | Of movements of the sea |
| 44% | APES | 4 | "Dawn of the Planet of the ___" (2014 movie) |
| 44% | APES | 4 | "Dawn of the Planet of the ___" (2014 film) |
| 44% | APES | 4 | "Rise of the Planet of the ___" (2011 movie) |
| 44% | APES | 4 | "Rise of the Planet of the ___" (2011 film) |
| 44% | CAESAR | 6 | "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" ape |
| 44% | APES | 4 | "Rise of the Planet of the ___," 2011 movie |
| 44% | APES | 4 | "Rise of the Planet of the ___," 2011 film |