| 100% | ITSANO | 6 | “I asked, and they said we can’t” |
| 52% | DONTSTARTWITHME | 15 | Me and Jamie ask if we can get a couple of scratchers |
| 47% | GROUCHO | 7 | He said, "Those are my principles, and if you don't like them ... well, I have others" |
| 45% | YSL | 3 | Designer who said, "Chanel freed women, and I empowered them.": Abbr. |
| 45% | NAG | 3 | Ask "Can I?" repeatedly, say |
| 43% | YOGA | 4 | "Would it be a stretch to say I dig your ___ T-shirt?," Ava asked. |
| 43% | LETITGO | 7 | "Frozen" song with the lyrics "Turn away and slam the door / I don't care what they're going to say" (3 wds.) |
| 43% | MEANDMYMOUTH | 12 | "I can't believe I said that" |
| 42% | BEGGARS | 7 | They can't be choosers, according to the saying |
| 42% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | I Cain't Say No to this US state |
| 42% | WEREONAROLL | 11 | "It's like nothing can stop us!" ... and something this puzzle's starred entries might say? |
| 41% | OWLS | 4 | You can't say they won't give a hoot! |
| 41% | CAKE | 4 | What you can't have and eat, too, it's said |
| 40% | ARE | 3 | We may precede it, but I can't |
| 40% | DONE | 4 | "And they said it couldn't be ___!" |
| 40% | DID | 3 | "They said 'Babe, you gotta fake it till you make it' and I ___" |
| 40% | YOUCANKEEPIT | 12 | "I don't need that back," and what can be said about the starts of 20-, 34-, and 40-Across |
| 40% | BABERUTH | 8 | Baseball great who said "If I'd just tried for them dinky singles I could've batted around .600" |
| 40% | ELSE | 4 | "Isn't there anyone ___ who you can ask?" (not me) |
| 40% | SPOCK | 5 | TV character who said "Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them" |
| 40% | EYRE | 4 | Jane who said "I can live alone, if self-respect and circumstances require me so to do" |
| 39% | FOES | 4 | Us and them, maybe |
| 39% | ANNOY | 5 | Ask the bus driver "Are we there yet?" over and over, say |
| 39% | ITSGROWINGONME | 14 | "I wasn't sure at first, but ...," or what could be said about the ends of 16-, 26-, and 44-Across? |
| 39% | SHAWN | 5 | "If I Can't Have You" and "Señorita" singer Mendes |
| 39% | CRIESOFDESPAIR | 14 | "We can't win!" and "It's useless!" |
| 39% | SLOGANS | 7 | "Yes We Can" and "Just Do It" |
| 39% | LETSCALLITADRAW | 15 | "We can say we tied" |
| 39% | TEENAGEDREAM | 12 | Katy Perry hit single with the lyric "We can dance until we die / You and I, we'll be young forever" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | TEENAGEDREAM | 12 | Katy Perry hit single with the lyrics "We can dance until we die / You and I, we'll be young forever" (2 wds.) |