| 100% | INLOVE | 6 | Be a victim of 56-across (2 wds.) |
| 58% | BUTAT | 5 | "She was a normal girl, ___ the stroke of midnight... ": 2 wds. |
| 57% | TODO | 4 | A list of tasks to be performed: 2 wds. |
| 57% | HAPPYDAYS | 9 | TV show that "Mork & Mindy" was a spin-off of: 2 wds. |
| 57% | GLORIASTEINEM | 13 | Feminist who was a founder of Ms. magazine: 2 wds. |
| 57% | GETTHERUNAROUND | 15 | Be a victim of answer avoidance |
| 57% | PAIDTHROUGHT | 12 | Was a victim of price gouging |
| 55% | REDVINES | 8 | Licorice candy that is a competitor of Twizzlers: 2 wds. |
| 55% | NANCYKERRIGAN | 13 | Figure skater who was the victim of a 1/6/94 knee-clubbing but won a silver medal in the Olympics seven weeks later: 2 wds. |
| 54% | SMARTSET | 8 | "The attendees were a ___ of students who I had fun interacting with." (clever bunch): 2 wds. |
| 53% | TSAR | 4 | Ruler who was a victim of the Russian Revolution |
| 53% | AMERICANIDIOT | 13 | Musical which is a stage adaptation of the concept album by punk rock band "Green Day": 2 wds. |
| 53% | THESIMPSONS | 11 | Popular American animated sitcom by Matt Groening which is a satirical depiction of working-class life: 2 wds. |
| 52% | CAMPBELLSSOUP | 13 | Cans of it were a popular subject for Warhol: 2 wds. |
| 52% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Stay With Me" singer who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Record of the Year (and won): 2 wds. |
| 52% | MELROSEPLACE | 12 | American primetime soap opera which was a spin-off of the hit teen drama series "Beverly Hills, 90210": 2 wds. |
| 51% | BEACHBUM | 8 | Person who is a big fan of sun and sand (2 wds.) |
| 51% | NOELFIELDING | 12 | Comedian/actor who has been a co-presenter of "The Great British Bake Off" with 40-Across since 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | DOMEPATROL | 10 | 15a was a part of this four-man linebacking corps known as the best in NFL history: 2 wds. |
| 51% | SMART | 5 | Be the victim of a sting? |
| 51% | ROARAT | 6 | Be the victim of a slaying? |
| 50% | ARLENEFRANCIS | 13 | She was a regular panelist on 18-Across for 25 years: 2 wds. |
| 50% | GLENNEHEADLY | 12 | "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" actress who was a member of Mensa: 2 wds. |
| 50% | NOTIT | 5 | Quick response when a game of tag is suggested: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SIDEPOT | 7 | Anagram of "deposit" which is a poker term: 2 wds. |
| 50% | STOODIN | 7 | Was a substitute (for): 2 wds. |
| 50% | STOODIN | 7 | Was a replacement (for): 2 wds. |
| 50% | ONEDIRECTION | 12 | Group that Zayn Malik was a part of from 2010 to 2015: 2 wds. |
| 50% | THEGOLDEN | 9 | "___ Palace," sitcom that was a spin-off of "The Golden Girls," in which Don Cheadle (birthday today) starred as Roland Wilson: 2 wds. |
| 50% | CHARLIZETHERON | 14 | "Bombshell" actress who is a United Nations Messenger of Peace: 2 wds. |