| 100% | WINDGAUGE | 9 | A speed reader for gusts, so to speak, also known as an anemometer: 2 wds |
| 35% | SQUEEZEMACHINE | 14 | Calming device, also known as a "hug box," invented by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TRADEDIN | 8 | Exchanged, as an older car for a newer model: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TROPICTHUNDER | 13 | 2008 comedy starring Jack Black as an actor forced to survive in a jungle: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BTEN | 4 | Vitamin also known as PABA: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GOAPE | 5 | Come unglued, so to speak: 2 wds. |
| 31% | OFPOP | 5 | Madonna is also known as "Queen ___": 2 wds. |
| 30% | IRONMAN | 7 | Marvel Comics superhero also known as Tony Stark: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BULLRUN | 7 | First major battle of the Civil War, also known as "Manassas": 2 wds. |
| 29% | DIRTCHEAP | 9 | For a song, so to speak |
| 29% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | Star of 39-Across, also known as "The Rock": 2 wds. |
| 29% | JAMESEARL | 9 | ___ Jones, actor who voiced Mufasa, Simba's father, in "The Lion King" and is also known for his voice role as Darth Vader in "Star Wars": 2 wds. |
| 29% | PEANUT | 6 | Leguminous plant also known as a goober or monkey nut cultivated for its edible seed |
| 29% | THENOD | 6 | Official approval, so to speak (2 wds.) |
| 29% | HOLY | 4 | ___ basil plant, also known as "Tulsi," an Indian plant that is said to have medical uses |
| 29% | HIPHOP | 6 | Music genre for Tupac Shakur that's also known as disco rap, which originated in the Bronx in the mid-1980s: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MOSDEF | 6 | "The Ecstatic" hip-hop artist also known as Yasiin Bey: 2 wds. |
| 28% | KRAAL | 5 | Zulu homestead, worship site and a defensive arrangement, also known as an isibaya to the Zulu people |
| 28% | NEEM | 4 | Tree also known as the Indian Lilac whose twigs have been used for centuries as a toothbrush |
| 28% | ASIT | 4 | ___ were (so to speak): 2 wds. |
| 28% | COMEOFF | 7 | "His honest remarks often make him ___ as an insensitive fellow." (seem to be): 2 wds. |
| 28% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | Lead actor of 27-/28-Across, also known for "Magic Mike": 2 wds. |
| 28% | BEEBALM | 7 | Flower also known as monarda or bergamot (2 wds.) |
| 28% | DAVIDBOWIE | 10 | Musician also known as "Ziggy Stardust," who made appearances in films like "The Prestige" and "Zoolander": 2 wds. |
| 28% | SITSIN | 6 | Joins a meeting as an observer: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HOLEINONE | 9 | Also known as an ace in golf |
| 28% | RACHELMCADAMS | 13 | Lead actress of 27-/28-Across, also known for "Midnight in Paris": 2 wds. |
| 28% | MELC | 4 | Nickname of singer Chisholm who is also known as Sporty Spice: 2 wds. |
| 28% | DEATHWISH | 9 | 1974 film starring Charles Bronson as an architect who becomes a vigilante: 2 wds. |
| 28% | SWEARSIN | 8 | Administers an oath to, as a new officeholder: 2 wds. |