| 100% | PRIME | 5 | Best part of existence? |
| 71% | NINES | 5 | Better part of 1999? |
| 70% | CREAM | 5 | Best part of the milk |
| 70% | WIN | 3 | Good part of a record |
| 70% | ASSET | 5 | Good part of a portfolio |
| 67% | DISCRETION | 10 | The better part of valor |
| 66% | VALOR | 5 | "Discretion is the better part of —" |
| 66% | VALOR | 5 | "Discretion is the better part of ___" |
| 65% | NICE | 4 | The good part of Santa's list |
| 65% | ACE | 3 | Part of a good deal? |
| 65% | ACES | 4 | Parts of good deals, often |
| 64% | CREAM | 5 | The good part of the crop, in saying |
| 63% | ANECDOTE | 8 | Part of a best-man speech, maybe |
| 63% | BARGAINBASEMENT | 15 | Part of a store with discounted goods |
| 62% | KNEE | 4 | Part of pants that may be well worn |
| 61% | SWEETSIXTEEN | 12 | Part of a bat that produces the best contact |
| 61% | FENDER | 6 | Part of a car that covers the wheel well |
| 61% | STAIR | 5 | Part of a flight, a case, or a well |
| 60% | ACES | 4 | They're part of a good deal |
| 60% | ROUGHAGE | 8 | Insoluble part of vegetables, good for digestion |
| 60% | MOVIECANDY | 10 | Best part of going to the theater...and a hint to the starred clues |
| 60% | THANKSTOHANKS | 13 | Part of Zemeckis's Best Director speech for "Forrest Gump"? |
| 58% | COREBELIEF | 10 | "Whaddya mean it's the pits? It's the best part of an apple!" |
| 57% | LIVINGFOR | 9 | Regarding as the most important part of one's existence |
| 56% | FAT | 3 | ''Good'' part of nut butters |
| 56% | RAKINGMYMOUNDS | 14 | "The best part of the job, of course, is when I'm out on the street ___" |
| 55% | ERA | 3 | Well-documented part of history |
| 53% | MADDEN | 6 | Benji and Joel ___, twin brothers who are part of the rock band Good Charlotte |
| 52% | THEBRIDGE | 9 | First part of a 1952 best seller's title, followed by 37- and 51-Across |
| 49% | ERASE | 5 | Wipe out of existence |