| 100% | EXP | 3 | Abbreviation for "use by" on most food packages |
| 45% | DBL | 3 | Hotel rooms that can be used by more than one guest, for short |
| 44% | OAR | 3 | Abbreviation used by the 2018 Winter Olympics for the Russian competitors |
| 44% | LABEL | 5 | Place on food packaging for nutrition facts |
| 43% | EXP | 3 | "Use by," on a product, for short |
| 43% | TIN | 3 | Chemical abbreviation for titanium nitride , often used as a corrosion resisnt coating on machine tools |
| 42% | LTE | 3 | Abbreviation seen on corners of most cell phones nowadays (assuming you're not using WiFi) |
| 41% | TELESCOPE | 9 | Optical instrument used by Galileo Galilei for many of his scientific observations of 17a, 35a, 24d, and 43d |
| 41% | EXP | 3 | Abbr. on many food labels |
| 40% | TIN | 3 | Metal plating on most food cans |
| 40% | GOLF | 4 | Popular outdoor sport played on the green that's enjoyed by many retirees for relaxation |
| 40% | ACR | 3 | Abbreviation for many abbreviations |
| 40% | ETC | 3 | Abbreviation for many things? |
| 40% | PATROLWAGONDOLA | 15 | Hybrid vehicle for use by Venetian carabinieri? |
| 40% | STEROIDS | 8 | Substances banned for use by Olympic athletes |
| 39% | LIABILITY | 9 | Single by 53-Across on 45-Across with the lyric "You're a little much for me" |
| 39% | EXECS | 5 | Abbreviation for businesspeople on a board |
| 39% | MOREL | 5 | Fungus used by many |
| 38% | AKA | 3 | Abbreviation for alias, known by another name |
| 38% | ADVT | 4 | Abbreviation frequently used by Madison Avenue types |
| 38% | REW | 3 | Abbreviation for rewind on a DVD player |
| 38% | REW | 3 | Abbreviation for rewind on a tape player |
| 38% | NETWT | 5 | Food packaging measure, for short (2 wds.) |
| 38% | EXP | 3 | Food package "best before" detail, for short |
| 38% | HOMEDEPOT | 9 | Chain used by many contractors |
| 38% | ECO | 3 | Prefix used by many environmentalists |
| 38% | BIRYANI | 7 | Dish that has been the most ordered meal for eight straight years on India's largest food-delivery app |
| 38% | PRIEDIEU | 8 | Narrow bench for use by a person kneeling at prayer |
| 38% | ALAR | 4 | Alternate name for the chemical Daminozide, used as a pesticide on fruit until banned by the EPA in 1989 |
| 38% | CHAIN | 5 | "The ___," 1977 song by Fleetwood Mac that was used on the soundtrack for "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" |