| 100% | JEFFERSONCITY | 13 | Capital of the 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 70% | WASHINGTONDC | 12 | The capital of the U.S.A: 2 wds. |
| 64% | THEBEEF | 7 | Name of the Berzatto family restaurant on 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 61% | KEVINLOVE | 9 | Starting forward for the 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 60% | STPAUL | 6 | Capital of Minnesota: 2 wds. |
| 60% | DESMOINES | 9 | Capital of Iowa: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ABUDHABI | 8 | Capital of UAE: 2 wds. |
| 60% | WILLIAMHURT | 11 | "Kiss of the Spider Woman" Oscar winner and star of 15-Across and 43-Across who turns 70 tomorrow (2 wds.) |
| 59% | HUMANCLONES | 11 | What all of the identical characters on 18-Across are: 2 wds. |
| 59% | SANTAFE | 7 | Capital of New Mexico: 2 wds. |
| 59% | STPAUL | 6 | Capital of Minnesota: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 59% | IANMCEWAN | 9 | British author of the novel upon which 17-Across is based: 2 wds. |
| 58% | JOHNCARPENTER | 13 | Director of the first "Halloween": 2 wds. |
| 58% | DANBROWN | 8 | Author of the novel "Inferno": 2 wds. |
| 58% | WEWON | 5 | Cry of the winning team: 2 wds. |
| 58% | JOHNDEERE | 9 | Inventor of the steel plow: 2 wds. |
| 58% | ATALL | 5 | ___ costs (regardless of the price): 2 wds. |
| 58% | ISNO | 4 | "Ignorance of the law ___ excuse": 2 wds. |
| 58% | BRIANWILSON | 11 | Leader of The Beach Boys: 2 wds. |
| 58% | BASETEN | 7 | Foundation of the decimal system: 2 wds. |
| 58% | JESSEOWENS | 10 | Star of the '36 Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 58% | WAGONTRAIN | 10 | Convoy of the Old West: 2 wds. |
| 58% | BUFFALOBOB | 10 | Host of the show featuring 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | CAPETOWN | 8 | Legislative capital of South Africa: 2 wds. |
| 57% | HOTPANTS | 8 | Short shorts of the 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 57% | RIBCAGE | 7 | Bony wall of the chest: 2 wds. |
| 57% | FITSIN | 6 | Becomes part of the gang: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ROBERTOCLEMENTE | 15 | Pirates star of the 1960s: 2 wds. |
| 57% | NOONE | 5 | Zero percent of the population: 2 wds. |
| 57% | HIPBONE | 7 | Part of the pelvis: 2 wds. |