| 100% | RIG | 3 | Big ___ (rhyming term for a large truck) |
| 64% | NITWIT | 6 | Rhyming term for a birdbrain |
| 64% | FATCAT | 6 | Rhyming term for a rich person |
| 64% | BOYTOY | 6 | Rhyming term for a male plaything |
| 64% | GALPAL | 6 | Rhyming term for a female friend |
| 64% | SNAILMAILFAIL | 13 | Rhyming term for a dead letter? |
| 63% | NEARBEER | 8 | Rhyming term for a low-alcohol brew |
| 61% | FATCAT | 6 | Rhyming term for a rich, influential person: 2 wds. |
| 60% | SILLY | 5 | With 4-Across, rhyming term for a goofball |
| 60% | SCHOONER | 8 | British term for a large glass for sherry |
| 60% | MAJUSCULE | 9 | In print, French term for a large letter |
| 60% | SNEAK | 5 | With 51-Across, rhyming term for a quick preview |
| 58% | AGGAG | 5 | Rhyming term for a law that forbids undercover filming of farm animal conditions |
| 57% | HALLUX | 6 | Medical term for a person's big toe |
| 57% | GREENSEA | 8 | Nautical term for a large wave breaking over the deck of a ship |
| 55% | ASS | 3 | Term for someone who is a big jerk |
| 53% | PAL | 3 | Gal ___ (rhyming term for a female friend) |
| 53% | GAL | 3 | ___ pal (rhyming term for a female friend) |
| 53% | PAL | 3 | Gal ___ (rhyming term for a woman friend) |
| 53% | SILLY | 5 | ___ Billy (rhyming term for a foolish person) |
| 53% | TOT | 3 | ___ lot (rhyming term for a preschoolers' playground) |
| 52% | NEAR | 4 | ___ beer (rhyming term for a low-alcohol drink) |
| 52% | SUMP | 4 | ___ pump (rhyming term for a water-removing device) |
| 52% | COMA | 4 | Food ___ (joking term for the tired feeling after a big feast) |
| 51% | SWAG | 4 | ___ bag (rhyming term for a giveaway at an event) |
| 51% | FLATBED | 7 | Truck with a large area for carrying cargo |
| 49% | FAUCI | 5 | "___ ouchie" (rhyming term for a COVID-19 vaccine, named for the immunologist) |
| 48% | SIRE | 4 | Term for a crown |
| 48% | YOURHONOR | 9 | Term for a judge |
| 48% | ESS | 3 | Term for a worm |