| 100% | UNTIES | 6 | Anagram and antonym of ''unites'' |
| 85% | UNITE | 5 | Anagram and antonym of 34-Down |
| 61% | STEEP | 5 | Rhyme and antonym of "cheap" |
| 59% | POWERFUL | 8 | Antonym of weak and helpless |
| 59% | METE | 4 | Anagram and homophone of "meet" |
| 59% | YEAS | 4 | Anagram and synonym of "ayes" |
| 59% | AYE | 3 | Anagram and synonym of "yea" |
| 59% | EVIL | 4 | Anagram and synonym of "vile" |
| 59% | YEA | 3 | Anagram and synonym of "aye" |
| 58% | YEA | 3 | Anagram and synonym of 48-Across |
| 58% | UNTIE | 5 | Anagram/antonym of ''unite'' |
| 56% | AYES | 4 | Anagram - and synonym - of 71-Across |
| 55% | TWA | 3 | Former rival of United and Eastern: Abbr. |
| 54% | EVIL | 4 | Apt anagram and synonym of "vile" |
| 54% | GLAD | 4 | Antonym, and rhyme, of "sad" |
| 53% | HIRE | 4 | Antonym and rhyme of "fire" |
| 53% | PALE | 4 | Antonym and rhyme of "hale" |
| 53% | YEA | 3 | Synonym and anagram of "Aye" |
| 53% | EVIL | 4 | Synonym and anagram of "vile" |
| 53% | TONE | 4 | Synonym and anagram of "note" |
| 53% | ENRAGED | 7 | Synonym and anagram of "angered" |
| 53% | AYE | 3 | Synonym, and anagram, of "yea" |
| 53% | ALGENIB | 7 | Star and anagram of Bengali |
| 53% | AYE | 3 | Synonym and anagram of "yea" |
| 53% | ITS | 3 | Synonym and anagram of "'Tis" |
| 53% | METE | 4 | Homophone and anagram of "meet" |
| 53% | TIDE | 4 | Homophone and anagram of "tied" |
| 53% | YEA | 3 | Synonym and anagram of 13a |
| 52% | EVIL | 4 | Synonym and anagram of 48-Across |
| 52% | ETNA | 4 | Sicilian volcano and anagram of "ante" |