| 100% | AMBIENCE | 8 | Atmosphere and character of a place |
| 64% | AMBIANCE | 8 | Character of a place |
| 55% | MUSEUM | 6 | A place of history, art and more |
| 54% | LIBRARY | 7 | A place with a collection of books and records |
| 53% | VIBE | 4 | General atmosphere of a place, say |
| 50% | HONEYDEW | 8 | Type of melon and a scientific Muppet character |
| 49% | LOLA | 4 | Title character of song who "walks like a woman and talks like a man" |
| 48% | CLIMATE | 7 | Usual weather conditions of a place |
| 48% | ETHOS | 5 | Character of a community |
| 48% | ETHOS | 5 | Character of a culture |
| 48% | ETHOS | 5 | Character of a people |
| 47% | KRASINSKI | 9 | John __, creator and star of A Quiet Place |
| 47% | PICAS | 5 | Characters of a certain type |
| 47% | KRASINKI | 8 | John —, director and co-star of 2018 horror film A Quiet Place |
| 47% | FOLKLORE | 8 | Body of mythology and beliefs in a place |
| 46% | DENTITION | 9 | Character of a set of teeth |
| 46% | FINISHINGSECOND | 15 | Placing (and a hint to the first words of 17-, 24-, 47- and 60-Across) |
| 46% | SAMIAM | 6 | Seussian character who is a big fan of green eggs and ham (Hyph.) |
| 46% | AMBIENCE | 8 | Mood of a place |
| 46% | AREA | 4 | Region of a place |
| 46% | RULER | 5 | King of a place |
| 46% | AREAS | 5 | Regions of a place |
| 46% | EDNAOBRIEN | 10 | Author of novels The Country Girls and A Pagan Place (4,1’5) |
| 46% | SWITCHPOSITIONS | 15 | Trade places ... or a hint to parts of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 46% | WINBYANOSE | 10 | Edge out, and a description of what appears four places in this puzzle |
| 46% | PHINEAS | 7 | Character of a cartoon about inventor brothers |
| 46% | NEWSPAPERCOLUMN | 15 | Place to express an opinion ... or a literal description of 3-, 7-, 9- and 21-Down? |
| 45% | ISSA | 4 | First name of both a co-creator of Insecure and the character she plays |
| 45% | TONE | 4 | General character of a sound |
| 45% | ETHOS | 5 | Fundamental character of a community |