| 100% | PINTO | 5 | Bean in a burrito (anagram of "point") |
| 67% | PINTO | 5 | Bean in a burrito |
| 67% | FRIJOLES | 8 | Beans in a burrito |
| 64% | APT | 3 | Like the anagramming of A DECIMAL POINT to make I'M A DOT IN PLACE |
| 58% | POLO | 4 | Anagram of "pool" heard in a pool |
| 58% | BEAN | 4 | Bit in a burrito that is a shade of black |
| 57% | SIX | 3 | Number of points in a touchdown |
| 56% | ERA | 3 | Anagram of 26-Across, that means a period in time |
| 56% | TWO | 3 | Number of points for a safety, in football |
| 56% | TWO | 3 | Number of points for a D in Scrabble |
| 55% | ONE | 3 | Point value of an A in Scrabble |
| 55% | TEN | 3 | Point value of a "Z" in Scrabble |
| 54% | ONE | 3 | Number of points scored for a free throw in basketball |
| 54% | THREE | 5 | Number of points for a B or C in Scrabble |
| 54% | ONE | 3 | Point value of a free throw in basketball |
| 54% | PINTO | 5 | Type of bean in some burritos |
| 53% | DRE | 3 | Name that's an anagram of a word in 41-Down |
| 53% | XEROXED | 7 | Ran off, in a way (max opening score of 94 points) |
| 52% | JAR | 3 | Holder of jelly beans in a guessing contest |
| 52% | ACT | 3 | Anagram of the animal in 23a which is what Ryan Reynolds does for a living |
| 52% | DISK | 4 | Collection of points within a certain distance from a fixed point, in math |
| 51% | OPDOC | 5 | Nonfiction film with a point of view, in brief |
| 51% | SLIPKNOT | 8 | Starting point in a piece of crochet |
| 51% | KALAMAZOO | 9 | Starting point of a train trip to Timbuktu, in song |
| 50% | ALAN | 4 | Bean in a pod? |
| 50% | GARBANZO | 8 | Bean in a dip |
| 50% | LIMAS | 5 | Beans in a stew |
| 49% | ZENITH | 6 | Highest point in a celestial body's arc of travel |
| 49% | LEDE | 4 | Opener in a news article (anagram of "leed") |
| 49% | TOOL | 4 | Item in a kit (anagram of "loot") |