| 100% | PERFECTTEN | 10 | Achievement by 30-Down that had been previously unattained |
| 52% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird that has been used by the Dutch police to take down illegal drones |
| 46% | DISCOUNTSHEEP | 13 | Merinos that have been marked down? |
| 45% | MILESTONE | 9 | Goal that has been reached; important achievement |
| 45% | LORE | 4 | Traditional stories that have been passed down |
| 45% | EATEN | 5 | Like things that have been bolted down? |
| 45% | MOTION | 6 | Slow __; video footage that has been slowed down |
| 45% | LORE | 4 | Stories that have been passed down through generations |
| 45% | SMOKY | 5 | Like air that has been polluted by cigarettes |
| 45% | MOWN | 4 | Grass that has been cut by a machine |
| 44% | NUB | 3 | Pencil that has been sharpened down to a stub |
| 44% | CERAMICS | 8 | Made of clay that has been hardened by heat |
| 44% | AFRO | 4 | Large hairstyle that has been worn by Wiz Khalifa |
| 44% | TOMMY | 5 | ___ Hilfiger, American clothing company that has been endorsed by Zendaya |
| 44% | LANDLINES | 9 | House connections that have been largely replaced by cell phones |
| 42% | GTO | 3 | Car model letters that have been used by Pontiac, Mitsubishi, and Ferrari |
| 42% | GOOSE | 5 | Christmas ___, traditional Christmas meal centerpiece that has been replaced by turkey or ham |
| 42% | OXEN | 4 | Farmland beasts that have largely been replaced by tractors |
| 41% | BLOOD | 5 | "___ and Black Lace," 1964 Italian horror film that has been referenced by filmmaker Martin Scorsese |
| 40% | CDS | 3 | Music recordings that have largely been replaced by digital downloads: Abbr. |
| 40% | PAS | 3 | Devices that have speakers that can be heard by everybody, for short |
| 40% | BRICKS | 6 | Items that have been produced by the billions by this Danish National Toy Hall of Fame member |
| 40% | COPCITY | 7 | Epithet for an Atlanta police-training center that has been protested by a range of justice groups |
| 39% | GOTIT | 5 | Question that might be answered by 18- or 61-Across or 3- or 30-Down |
| 39% | PDA | 3 | Term for a handheld computer that has largely been replaced by "smartphone": Abbr. |
| 39% | DEADLINE | 8 | Time that a project has to be finished by |
| 39% | RUSHMORE | 8 | 1998 comedy starring Bill Murray (birthday today), that has been preserved by the U.S. National Film Registry |
| 39% | AMERICANGREED | 13 | CNBC documentary series about white-collar crime that has been narrated by 43-Across since 2007 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | COSMOPOLITAN | 12 | Fashion magazine for women that has been in publication since 1886, and is often referred to by its shorter name |
| 38% | WORLDSFAIR | 10 | International exposition that has been hosted by the United States in 18-Across, 28-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |