| 100% | FUNDAMENT | 9 | Archaic and comical term for the buttocks |
| 49% | OSSICLES | 8 | Term for the hammer, anvil and stirrup in the ear |
| 49% | ESKIMOS | 7 | Outdated term for the Inuit and Yupik peoples |
| 49% | SOLSTICE | 8 | Technical term for the longest and shortest days |
| 48% | NERD | 4 | Term for the TV characters at 18-, 32-, and 41-Across |
| 48% | KNUCKLEBALLER | 13 | Term for the type of pitcher 17- and 39-Across are |
| 46% | TSUNDOKU | 8 | Japanese term for the act of buying books and never reading them |
| 46% | SPIRITOUS | 9 | Archaic term for "pure" and "refined" |
| 45% | YEARLING | 8 | Term for a horse between the ages of one and two |
| 45% | WEST | 4 | Geopolitical term for Europe and the Americas, with "the" |
| 44% | DIASTEMA | 8 | Formal term for the gap suggested by 17/18-, 35/37- and 54/57-Across |
| 44% | BLIGHTY | 7 | Term for England used by soldiers of the First and Second World Wars |
| 43% | DAD | 3 | Affectionate term for father, that begins and ends with the letter "D" |
| 43% | MOM | 3 | Affectionate term for mother, that begins and ends with the letter "M" |
| 43% | SLANGY | 6 | Like the terms "dough" and "cheddar," for money |
| 43% | IDIOTBOX | 8 | Colloquial term for the Television... or a hint to solve 16a, 22a, 4d, and 36d: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PORTMANTEAU | 11 | Term for the other longest answers in the puzzle (and 92 Down) |
| 40% | FIVETOOLPLAYERS | 15 | Term for people who can do all the actions at the starts of 17-, 22-, 35-, 42- and 48-Across |
| 39% | STG | 3 | Term for the British pound, for short |
| 39% | LIBRETTO | 8 | Term for the text of an opera |
| 39% | MOB | 3 | Slang term for the Mafia |
| 39% | STERNUM | 7 | Anatomical term for the breastbone |
| 39% | MANDIBLE | 8 | Anatomical term for the jawbone |
| 39% | UTERUS | 6 | Technical term for the womb |
| 39% | SNOOT | 5 | Slang term for the nose |
| 39% | GOURD | 5 | Informal term for the head |
| 39% | AKHIRAH | 7 | Muslim term for the afterlife |
| 39% | UTERUS | 6 | Medical term for the womb |
| 39% | TRACHEA | 7 | Medical term for the windpipe |
| 39% | AXILLA | 6 | Anatomical term for the armpit |