| 100% | HULKSMASH | 9 | Catchphrase of an "incredible" green superhero: 2 wds. |
| 48% | BLOWIT | 6 | Make a mess of an opportunity: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ISWEAR | 6 | Start of an oath: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ORELSE | 6 | End of an ultimatum: 2 wds. |
| 47% | JAMESWATT | 9 | Inventor of an improved steam engine: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SIDEA | 5 | First half of an LP: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SIDEA | 5 | First half of an album: 2 wds. |
| 46% | BIRDFLU | 7 | Avian strain of an infectious virus: 2 wds. |
| 46% | USEBY | 5 | Start of an expiration notice: 2 wds. |
| 46% | PLANEFARE | 9 | Price of an airline ticket: 2 wds. |
| 46% | WEBPAGE | 7 | Part of an Internet site: 2 wds. |
| 46% | OHMY | 4 | George Takei's catchphrase of amused surprise: 2 wds. |
| 46% | GREATESTHITS | 12 | Collection of an artist's top songs: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DRNO | 4 | Title villain of an early James Bond film: 2 wds. |
| 45% | IQUIT | 5 | Words uttered when storming out of an office: 2 wds. |
| 45% | CARCHASE | 8 | Exciting part of an action movie involving automobiles: 2 wds. |
| 45% | TAPEDECK | 8 | Part of an old car stereo that played cassettes: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BEEMOVIE | 8 | 2007 animated film where Jerry Seinfeld provided the voice of an insect: 2 wds. |
| 42% | REDSTATE | 8 | Republican-leaning part of an election map: 2 wds. |
| 42% | OLDMAIDS | 8 | Single women of an advanced age (2 wds) |
| 42% | CITYBOY | 7 | Male inhabitant of an urban area (2 wds) |
| 42% | IDO | 3 | Affirmation of an oath (2 wds) |
| 42% | ORELSE | 6 | End of an ultimatum (2 wds.) |
| 42% | EVAGREEN | 8 | "300: Rise of an Empire" actress who played Vanessa Ives on 21-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MRSMAISEL | 9 | "Marvelous" stand-up comic and title character of an Emmy-winning Amazon series: 2 wds. |
| 41% | IDO | 3 | Part of an altar exchange (2 wds.) |
| 41% | USEBY | 5 | Start of an expiration notice (2 wds.) |
| 41% | THEYSAY | 7 | Start of an unattributed rumor (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SHORTFOR | 8 | An abbreviated form of: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JIMCARREY | 9 | Actor who played a modest guy who became a green superhero after donning "Tthe Mask": 2 wds. |