| 100% | PIDAY | 5 | Annual celebration on 3/14 (2 wds.) |
| 76% | PIDAY | 5 | Annual celebration on 3/14 |
| 66% | PIDAY | 5 | Annual math-related observance celebrated, appropriately, on 3/14: 2 wds. |
| 59% | PIDAY | 5 | Celebration on 3/14 |
| 55% | MARDIGRAS | 9 | New Orleans celebration on the day before Lent: 2 wds. |
| 52% | RICKYRUBIO | 10 | Timberwolves point guard who tore his ACL on 3/9/12: 2 wds. |
| 50% | THREE | 5 | Annual celebration on January 6 |
| 49% | INTHEHEIGHTS | 12 | 2021 movie musical based on the stage musical by 14-Across: 3 wds. |
| 48% | CHUCKBERRY | 10 | Rock-and-roll legend and singer of "Roll Over Beethoven," who died on 3/18/17: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MISSUSA | 7 | Annual beauty pageant shown on Fox: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TALKLIKEA | 9 | With 44-Across, annual celebration on 9/19 |
| 45% | IGOTTAFEELING | 13 | 2009 Black Eyed Peas song that was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks: 3 wds. |
| 44% | THATSTHESPIRIT | 14 | "Right on!": 3 wds. |
| 44% | INASEC | 6 | "Hang on!": 3 wds. |
| 43% | LETGOOF | 7 | Release one's grip on: 3 wds. |
| 42% | TRACKANDFIELD | 13 | Sport that gives out an annual award named for Jesse Owens, whose 100th birthday will be celebrated on September 12: 3 wds. |
| 42% | JANETHEVIRGIN | 13 | Comedy-drama, based on a telenovela, that premiered 10/13/14: 3 wds. |
| 42% | THENEXTDAY | 10 | 2013 album by 18-Across that hit #2 on the charts: 3 wds. |
| 41% | LISTENSTOREASON | 15 | Comes around on good advice: 3 wds. |
| 41% | BERTANDERNIE | 12 | Muppet roommates on "Sesame Street": 3 wds. |
| 41% | ULYSSESSGRANT | 13 | President on the $50 bill: 3 wds. |
| 41% | ITSABOY | 7 | Words on some birth announcements: 3 wds. |
| 41% | COUNTVONCOUNT | 13 | Purple Muppet on "Sesame Street": 3 wds. |
| 41% | KERMITTHEFROG | 13 | Green Muppet on "Sesame Street": 3 wds. |
| 41% | BREAKALEG | 9 | "Good luck on stage tonight!": 3 wds. |
| 41% | NOTSOFAST | 9 | "Whoa, hold on there, buddy!": 3 wds. |
| 41% | DINEANDDASH | 11 | Skip out on a bill: 3 wds. |
| 41% | WAYYOUARE | 9 | See 14-Across: 3 wds. |
| 41% | IVELOVEDBEFORE | 14 | See 14-Across: 3 wds. |
| 41% | NOTSURE | 7 | On the fence: 2 wds. |