| 100% | HELENE | 6 | 1958 hurricane that grazed Cape Hatteras and created damages of $11.2 million |
| 25% | INDUSTRYGAMES | 13 | Title track of the 2020 EP by 11-Down that also features 8-Down and 36-Down (2 wds.) |
| 25% | ABAG | 4 | All that and ___ of chips: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ASCOT | 5 | Neckwear that's an anagram of 4-Across, 7-Across and 2-Down |
| 24% | BLACKFRIDAY | 11 | Day after Thanksgiving that typically is full of deals and discounts: 2 wds. |
| 24% | HRA | 3 | Social service org. created in 1966 that serves millions of New Yorkers in need |
| 24% | HAIL | 4 | Pellets of ice from the sky that could cause damage to buildings and cars |
| 24% | AEIOU | 5 | Noteworthy features of rows 1-5, 6-10 and 11-15, in that order |
| 23% | BROWN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 23% | EYE | 3 | Word that can follow each half of 20- and 60-Across and 11- and 36-Down |
| 23% | CRACKER | 7 | Word that can follow the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 23% | SILENTSPRING | 12 | Book by 19-Across that challenged the use of chemical pesticides and sparked environmentalism: 2 wds. |
| 23% | HALFMEN | 7 | "Two and a ___," sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn that aired on CBS: 2 wds. |
| 23% | FLAT | 4 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 59-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 23% | OPERA | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 51-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 23% | FINAL | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 11- and 33-Down |
| 23% | MATCH | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 52-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 23% | SHOES | 5 | Word that can follow the last parts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 23% | HEAVY | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 23% | STOPTHE | 7 | Words that can precede the last parts of 17- and 61-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 23% | HUMAN | 5 | Word that can precede the first word of 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 23% | TRICK | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 23% | LICENSE | 7 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 23% | TOWEL | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 20- and 51-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 23% | COUNT | 5 | Word that can follow the last parts of 17- and 54-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 23% | AIR | 3 | Word that can precede the last parts of 17- and 61-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 23% | RIVER | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 23% | GARDEN | 6 | Word that can precede the first parts of 20- and 59-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 23% | CUT | 3 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 58-Across and 11- and 33-Down |
| 23% | CARDS | 5 | Word that can follow the last parts of 17- and 52-Across and 11- and 25-Down |