| 100% | LOLITA | 6 | About whom Nabokov said "She was like the composition of a beautiful puzzle - its composition and its solution at the same time" |
| 38% | COMA | 4 | You can be in it and out of it at the same time |
| 36% | JUSTICEGINSBURG | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 34% | DONUT | 5 | Treat whose varieties appear at the starts of four long answers and are represented a dozen times in this puzzle |
| 34% | BLADE | 5 | Superhero film based on the Marvel comics of the same name about a character who is part-vampire and part-mortal |
| 33% | DYLAN | 5 | About whom Obama said "There is not a bigger giant in the history of American music" |
| 33% | BEYONCE | 7 | Former member of Destiny's Child who is known for her solo hits like "Irreplaceable" and "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" |
| 32% | ERIN | 4 | "___ Brockovich," film where Albert Finney plays a skeptical advocate boss who is also empathetic at the same time |
| 32% | SEMITONEDEAF | 12 | Like a student who thinks a B and a C are the same? |
| 32% | TRICKY | 6 | With 21-, 30-, 49-, 61- and 74-Across, end of a Carrie Bradshaw quote that starts "Men in their 40s are like the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle ..." |
| 32% | TINA | 4 | ___ Turner, former member of the duo with Ike who is known for her solo hits like "What's Love Got To Do with It" and "Private Dancer" |
| 31% | RBG | 3 | Initials of the person who said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 31% | THECIDERHOUSELURES | 18 | Story of a youth who says to hell with it and goes to the pub? |
| 30% | EMFORSTER | 9 | Edwardian novelist who said he was only able to write about “three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I’d like to be” |
| 30% | POT | 3 | Container that's said to be at the end of a rainbow |
| 30% | ILSA | 4 | Character who says “Kiss me as if it were the last time” to Rick, in a 1942 film |
| 30% | CODA | 4 | Oscar winner about a teenager who is the only hearing member of her family |
| 30% | LISASIMPSON | 11 | Animated girl who was in the finals of a crossword puzzle tournament: 2 wds. |
| 30% | YOUREMISSINGOUT | 15 | "That's a lost opportunity," and what can be said to the writer of four clues in this puzzle |
| 30% | ASANA | 5 | Yoga position like the ones at 9a and 15d that you will encounter during a day of practicing yoga |
| 29% | COINCIDE | 8 | Happen at the same time, e.g. a crossover of plans |
| 29% | ECARTE | 6 | In ballet, a position in which one arm and the same leg are extended at the side of the body |
| 29% | JAKE | 4 | ___ Peralta of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" who said "Amy Santiago will you marry me?" at the end of a Halloween heist |
| 29% | WALTERCHRYSLER | 14 | American industrialist who founded the company that made cars like the PT Cruiser, and is now a partner of Fiat |
| 29% | SOTOMAYOR | 9 | Supreme Court justice who once said "I am a New Yorker, and 7 a.m. is a civilized hour to finish the day, not to start it" |
| 29% | RATIO | 5 | Pi is one, between the circumference of a circle and its diameter |
| 29% | ITSGROWINGONME | 14 | "I wasn't sure at first, but ...," or what could be said about the ends of 16-, 26-, and 44-Across? |
| 29% | THATSAKEEPER | 12 | Happy cry on a fishing trip, and what can be said about the end of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 29% | AMYPOEHLER | 10 | Actress who played the role of Leslie Knope in "Parks and Recreation", a role she is best-known for: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ANDYWARHOL | 10 | Who said "Sex is the biggest nothing of all time" |