| 100% | ESE | 3 | 112.5 deg. to the helmsman |
| 78% | ENE | 3 | 67.5 deg., to the helmsman |
| 53% | ENGAGE | 6 | Command to the helmsman from Jean-Luc Picard |
| 51% | LIMO | 4 | Transportation to the 5-Down |
| 50% | UTAH | 4 | State home to the Mighty 5 |
| 48% | ABC | 3 | It's "easy as 123," to the Jackson 5 |
| 48% | ABC | 3 | It's easy as 123, to the Jackson 5 |
| 46% | ABC | 3 | According to The Jackson 5, this is as easy as 123 |
| 45% | EASTON | 6 | Sheena with the 1980 hit "9 to 5" |
| 45% | PARTON | 6 | Dolly with the 1980 hit "9 to 5" |
| 44% | SPUD | 4 | 5'7" Webb, shortest to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest |
| 43% | GOLF | 4 | Sport that returned to the Summer Olympics in 2016 after a 112-year absence |
| 42% | JACKSON | 7 | The ___ 5, '70s pop group who were a predecessor to modern boy bands |
| 42% | SPIKE | 5 | With 5-Down, director who plans to boycott the 2016 Oscars |
| 42% | ENERO | 5 | First month of the year, to many a 5-Down character |
| 42% | RAITT | 5 | She sang the 1991 top 5 hit "Something to Talk About" |
| 41% | MIATA | 5 | The MX-5, to motorists |
| 41% | SHEENAEASTON | 12 | Singer of the 1980s hit "Morning Train (9 to 5)": 2 wds. |
| 41% | DIME | 4 | "Come Back to the 5 & ___, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean," 1976 play about a James Dean fan club |
| 40% | BILL | 4 | ___ Russell, basketball player who won the MVP 5 times between 1958 to 1965 |
| 40% | JORDAN | 6 | Michael ___, basketball player who won the MVP 5 times between 1988 to 1998 |
| 40% | FRUIT | 5 | They're "chopped up" to make the anagrams at 2- and 5-Down |
| 40% | HILT | 4 | To the ___ |
| 40% | MAX | 3 | To the ___ |
| 40% | CHOCOLATEDROP | 13 | Kiss alternative ... or a hint to the starts of 3-, 5-, 10-, 14-, 26-, 64- and 68-Down |
| 39% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | Singer of the title song for the 1980 film "9 to 5" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | LETITGO | 7 | First Disney song to reach the top 5 on Billboard in the 21st century |
| 39% | FINALFRONTIER | 13 | With "The," what "space" is, in the intro to 5-/58-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MBA | 3 | Pres. George W. Bush was the only president to hold one of these degs. |
| 39% | TERSE | 5 | To the point |