| 100% | LOWFATMILK | 10 | 56-Across, to a dairy farmer |
| 68% | MILKS | 5 | What a dairy farmer does to a cow |
| 59% | UNFAVORABLEODDS | 15 | 56-Across, to a gambler |
| 58% | BATTERYSIZE | 11 | AAA, to a 56-Across, usually |
| 58% | DYINGBATTERY | 12 | 56-Across, to a smartphone user |
| 54% | VANE | 4 | Provider of directions to a farmer |
| 54% | ACRE | 4 | 4840 square yards to a farmer |
| 52% | OREOS | 5 | They're essential to a Dairy Queen ''Blizzard'' |
| 52% | CROP | 4 | Corn or wheat, to a farmer |
| 52% | CROP | 4 | Corn or soybeans, to a farmer |
| 52% | CROP | 4 | Rice or soybeans, to a farmer |
| 52% | CROP | 4 | Soybeans or wheat, to a farmer |
| 52% | MOO | 3 | Call to a farmer |
| 52% | SEEDTIME | 8 | Spring to a farmer |
| 52% | HARVESTTIME | 11 | Autumn, to a farmer |
| 52% | PEST | 4 | Locust, to a farmer |
| 51% | IHEAR | 5 | Intro to a 68 Across |
| 51% | RIO | 3 | River, to a 20 Across |
| 50% | CASHCROP | 8 | Corn, to a Midwest farmer |
| 50% | HOLYCOW | 7 | Cry of surprise that a dairy farmer might use: 2 wds. |
| 49% | FALLINGBEHIND | 13 | Lagging ... or a hint to 17-, 19-, 56- and 61-Across |
| 49% | ACRE | 4 | 4,840 square yards, to a farmer |
| 49% | LIME | 4 | With 56 Across, a summer cooler |
| 49% | CUTTING | 7 | With 56-Across, indifferent student's practice, and a hint to the puzzle theme |
| 48% | REED | 4 | Used in 13 Across to produce a tone |
| 47% | TAKEYOURPIG | 11 | Advice to a farmer heading to the state fair? |
| 47% | BUTTERCHURN | 11 | Dairy implement, and a hint to what's hidden in 16-, 23-, 32-, and 44-Across |
| 47% | PEST | 4 | Boll weevil, to a cotton farmer |
| 47% | DRIBBLE | 7 | To bounce a basketball across the court |
| 45% | AAA | 3 | Org. to call for a 30 Across |