| 100% | VCR | 3 | Ancestor of the DVD player and TiVo: Abbr. |
| 85% | VCR | 3 | Ancestor of the DVD player and DVR: Abbr. |
| 58% | VCR | 3 | Predecessor of the DVD player: Abbr. |
| 58% | VCR | 3 | Forerunner of the DVD player: Abbr. |
| 48% | EJECT | 5 | Pop out of the DVD player |
| 45% | VCR | 3 | DVD player's ancestor: Abbr. |
| 45% | CITRON | 6 | Ancestor of the modern lemon and lime |
| 43% | LPGA | 4 | Group whose Players of the Year have included Lorena Ochoa and Karrie Webb: Abbr. |
| 43% | CHI | 3 | Home of the Bears and the Bulls: Abbr. |
| 43% | FLA | 3 | Home of the Heat and the Dolphins: Abbr. |
| 43% | NBA | 3 | League of the Knicks and the Nets: Abbr. |
| 43% | CHI | 3 | Home of the Cubs and White Sox: Abbr. |
| 43% | WWII | 4 | Global conflict of the 1930s and 1940s: Abbr. |
| 42% | NYC | 3 | Hometown of the Knicks, Mets, and Islanders: Abbr. |
| 42% | ATL | 3 | Home of the Falcons and Braves: Abbr. |
| 42% | DVR | 3 | TiVo is the brand name of one: Abbr. |
| 41% | IRE | 3 | Home of the city and county of Waterford: Abbr. |
| 41% | MEX | 3 | Host of the 1970 and 1986 World Cup: Abbr. |
| 40% | LALAW | 5 | Courtroom drama of the 1980s and 1990s: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 40% | ENG | 3 | Official language of Barbados and the Bahamas: Abbr. |
| 40% | ETC | 3 | And more of the same: Abbr. |
| 40% | GLEN | 4 | ___ Davis, former basketball player and 2005 SEC Rookie of the Year |
| 39% | ETC | 3 | And others of the same sort: Abbr. |
| 39% | NATO | 4 | Alliance of the US, Canada, and many European countries: Abbr. |
| 38% | GLAM | 4 | The world of high fashion is full of glitz and ___: abbr. |
| 38% | RSA | 3 | The home of Cape Town and Pretoria: Abbr. |
| 38% | STD | 3 | The "S" of EST and PST: Abbr. |
| 38% | DIR | 3 | Any of the four words hidden in 17-, 26-, 43- and 56-Across: Abbr. |
| 38% | NOTH | 4 | Chris ___, player of Mr. Big on "Sex and the City" |
| 38% | FBS | 3 | Positions of players like Mike Tolbert and Jim Taylor: Abbr. |