| 100% | SEARS | 5 | Chain of department stores that was once headquartered in Chicago's Willis Tower |
| 47% | SEARS | 5 | Appliance giant that was once the name of a tower in Chicago |
| 42% | CDS | 3 | Things that were once commonly stored in towers |
| 41% | OLDNAVY | 7 | Chain of clothing stores that was named after a bar in Paris, surprisingly: 2 wds. |
| 36% | IKEA | 4 | Store chain that is the largest individual user of wood in the world |
| 35% | KOHLS | 5 | Department store chain headquartered in Wisconsin |
| 34% | CHUCK | 5 | ___ E. Cheese, popular chain of children's restaurants that was mentioned in "The Office" |
| 34% | SEARS | 5 | Department store chain that filed for bankruptcy in 2018 |
| 33% | KMART | 5 | Department store chain that was sold by Sears this year |
| 33% | KOHLS | 5 | Largest U.S. department store chain that has stores in 49 U.S. states |
| 31% | FAMILYMATTERS | 13 | Sitcom set in Chicago that was a spin-off of "Perfect Strangers" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | CDS | 3 | Music recordings that can be stored in racks and towers: Abbr. |
| 30% | HONEY | 5 | Sticky sweetener that is stored in 11a's hive |
| 29% | SAKS | 4 | ___ Fifth Avenue, chain of luxury department stores whose shoe department has its own zip code in New York City |
| 29% | SEARS | 5 | Department store that once famously put out catalogs |
| 29% | SEARS | 5 | Department store that once had a noted catalog |
| 29% | SEARS | 5 | Department store that once sold mail-order houses |
| 29% | UAL | 3 | ICAO code for the transportation company HQed in Chicago's Willis Tower |
| 29% | MILLBANK | 8 | Tower that was London's tallest building in 1963 |
| 29% | ALERO | 5 | Olds that was once in the news |
| 29% | OSLO | 4 | Capital that was once part of Denmark |
| 29% | HAD | 3 | Was once in possession of |
| 28% | ESSEN | 5 | German city that was once part of Prussia |
| 28% | ASHE | 4 | Name of a tennis stadium in Queens that once neighbored (and is an anagram of) 16-Across |
| 28% | STEINMART | 9 | Chain of off-price department stores |
| 28% | DEFENSE | 7 | Cabinet department that's in charge of the military |
| 28% | BLOCKCHAIN | 10 | Digital ledger that stores non-fungible tokens, and what can be found in each set of shaded squares |
| 28% | KOHLS | 5 | Department store chain that accepts Amazon returns |
| 28% | SAABS | 5 | Cars that were once made in Sweden |
| 28% | EGG | 3 | Food item that will float in a bowl of water if it's old |