| 100% | BLOWHOLE | 8 | Anatomical feature of a 13-Across that uses the same consonants as 13-Across |
| 53% | ONTIPTOE | 8 | Phrase that aptly uses the same six different letters as 13 Across |
| 49% | THEMONOLITH | 11 | Black artifact that inspires one of the 21 Across to use a bone as a weapon |
| 44% | ONLYTHELONELY | 13 | 1960 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, and is featured in, a 1991 John Candy film (3 wds.) |
| 43% | YEN | 3 | Currency that uses the same symbol as the yuan |
| 42% | PEPPERS | 7 | With 15 Across, illusion that uses a reflection to create the appearance of a phantom |
| 42% | RUNNINGSCARED | 13 | 1961 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, but is not featured in, a 1986 Gregory Hines/Billy Crystal film (2 wds.) |
| 42% | MORIA | 5 | Underground kingdom known as Khazad-dum that used to be a famed realm of the Dwarves |
| 41% | OHPRETTYWOMAN | 13 | 1964 Roy Orbison hit that has almost the same title as, and is featured in, a 1990 Julia Roberts film (3 wds.) |
| 41% | SWEET | 5 | "The ___ Hereafter," 1997 drama film starring Ian Holm that uses reverse chronology as a central part of the narrative |
| 41% | LAKE | 4 | "Shimmer ___," 2017 crime thriller starring Benjamin Walker that uses reverse chronology as a central part of the narrative |
| 41% | BOUGH | 5 | *Main branch of a tree that ends the same as 17a, 19a, 34a and 46d, but does not rhyme |
| 40% | PESTO | 5 | Sauce with the same consonants as what it's used on |
| 40% | OUIJA | 5 | 2014 film franchise based on a sinister board game of the same name that some use to speak to ghosts |
| 40% | PANDA | 5 | Large Chinese animal that's the same colors as a crossword puzzle |
| 40% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 39% | NAPA | 4 | Auto parts chain that has the same name as a California wine valley |
| 39% | BFLAT | 5 | Piano key that's the same as A sharp |
| 39% | TAP | 3 | Style of dance that uses the floor as percussion |
| 39% | TAP | 3 | ___ dance (dance that uses the floor as a percussion) |
| 39% | MADMAGAZINE | 11 | Publication founded in 1952 featuring artwork that does the same thing as this puzzle |
| 39% | SOLO | 4 | Part of a song that features only the drummer, perhaps |
| 39% | BOBSBURGERS | 11 | Fox animated sitcom that once featured the voice of "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm as a toilet (2 wds.) |
| 39% | BETTERCALLSAUL | 14 | Crime drama set in Arizona and Nebraska that featured Carol Burnett in a recurring role as the mother of a con man (3 wds.) |
| 38% | SAGE | 4 | A popular meat seasoning herb that is in the same family as mint |
| 38% | KEN | 3 | Male doll that's about the same size as a Barbie |
| 38% | MELEES | 6 | Modern term for medieval fighting competitions of two mounted teams that fill the same niche as today's paintball games |
| 38% | WACO | 4 | City with a radio station that has the same call letters as the city's name |
| 38% | SEPTEMBER | 9 | Rosamunde Pilcher novel that features the same family as "The Shell Seekers" |
| 38% | BOISE | 5 | State capital that has the same number of letters as its state |