| 100% | WINDOWCOVERINGS | 15 | 17-9-19-10-2-12-22-7 |
| 64% | ROWS | 4 | 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17 and 20, for the eight hiding in this grid |
| 58% | EVEN | 4 | Like 2, 12, 22, 32, etc. |
| 54% | CARD | 4 | 9 or 10, but not 11 or 12 |
| 53% | MISADD | 6 | Write 2 + 7 = 10, e.g. |
| 52% | HOUR | 4 | 9 to 10, 10 to 11 or 11 to 12 |
| 51% | ODDNUMBER | 9 | 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9: 2 wds. |
| 51% | COUNTDOWN | 9 | 10, 9, 8, 7, 6... final moments of a rocket launch |
| 48% | MORGANWALLEN | 12 | Singer of the 2020 top 10 hit "7 Summers": 2 wds. |
| 47% | ONA | 3 | "___ scale from 1 to 10 ...": 2 wds. |
| 47% | ONA | 3 | "___ scale of 1 to 10 ... ": 2 wds. |
| 46% | SLEEPIN | 7 | Get up at 10 a.m. rather than 7 a.m.: 2 wds. |
| 46% | IRATE | 5 | "___ the movie 5 out of 10": 2 wds. |
| 46% | EVEN | 4 | Like the numbers 2, 10, and 22 |
| 45% | LOOKMANOHANDS | 13 | Cry while doing a stunt ... or a hint to 2-, 7- and 12-Down |
| 45% | JACKWARDEN | 10 | "Heaven Can Wait" actor who played Juror 7 in "12 Angry Men": 2 wds. |
| 44% | MORGANWALLEN | 12 | "7 Summers" country singer whose "You Proof" hit the Billboard Top 10 in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 44% | REVERSE | 7 | What the numbers 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 are in |
| 43% | IRUN | 4 | "___ 10 miles a day." (marathoner's words): 2 wds. |
| 43% | MARGOTROBBIE | 12 | "Bombshell" Oscar-nominated actress who plays 7-Down in "Suicide Squad" and 12-Down (2 wds.) |
| 42% | JENNIFERGREY | 12 | She played "Baby" in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | EDSHEERAN | 9 | "Perfect" singer collaborating on 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DIKEMBEMUTOMBO | 14 | 7'2" NBA Hall of Fame inductee of 2015: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | 7'1" actor who played a genie in "Kazaam": 2 wds. |
| 41% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | 7'1" NBA Hall of Fame inductee of 2016: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ATE | 3 | "Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 ___ 9!" |
| 41% | SLEDGEHAMMER | 12 | Song that accounted for 9 of the 10 MTV Video Music Awards won by 17-Across in 1987 |
| 41% | UPAT | 4 | "Please wake me ___ 7:00 a.m.": 2 wds. |
| 41% | GEORGEORWELL | 12 | British author of "1984" and 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JUSTINBIEBER | 12 | "Love Yourself" singer collaborating on 17-Across: 2 wds. |