| 100% | REDEEMER | 8 | Christ the ___ (huge statue in 39-Across) |
| 64% | REDEEMER | 8 | Christ the __, famous statue in Rio de Janeiro |
| 64% | REDEEMER | 8 | Christ the __, towering statue in Rio de Janeiro |
| 61% | REDEEMER | 8 | Christ the __, Art Deco statue in Rio de Janeiro |
| 55% | LIBRA | 5 | Balance in the 39 Across |
| 51% | TEDWILLIAMS | 11 | 39-Across legend who played in the 1946 8-Down |
| 51% | ATHENA | 6 | Statue in the Parthenon |
| 51% | OVA | 3 | 39 Across, in cells |
| 49% | REDEEMER | 8 | Christ the ___, one of the 7 wonders of the world which is approximately 125-feet concrete and soapstone statue situated in Rio de Janeiro |
| 48% | REDEEMER | 8 | Christ the __, Rio de Janeiro hilltop statue |
| 48% | JANEIRO | 7 | Christ the Redeemer statue overlooks Rio de __ |
| 48% | REBAR | 5 | Steel 39 Across in concrete |
| 47% | BATTLEOF | 8 | With 39-Across, 2017 Emma Stone film set in the 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 46% | GEORGE | 6 | With 39 Across, coiner of the slogan |
| 46% | GOING | 5 | With 39- and 42-Across, activity of the spirits in this puzzle |
| 46% | REDS | 4 | They beat the 39-Across in the 1975 8-Down |
| 46% | METS | 4 | They beat the 39-Across in the 1986 8-Down |
| 45% | ESTES | 5 | Kefauver who ran with 39 Across in 1956 |
| 45% | PELE | 4 | Christ the Redeemer wore a facsimile of his jersey in 2023 |
| 45% | INHERITANCE | 11 | First novel in 39-Across's "The Lost Bride" romance series |
| 45% | ATHENA | 6 | Subject of a massive statue in the ancient Parthenon |
| 45% | SEATTLE | 7 | Washington city that hosted the 39-Across in 1962 |
| 45% | ATTIC | 5 | "A Light in the ___" (poems by 39-Across) |
| 45% | LOG | 3 | Huge chunk of wood in the forest |
| 45% | ANACONDA | 8 | Huge constricting snake found in the Amazon |
| 44% | TDS | 3 | Six-pt. plays in the 63 Across |
| 44% | THEADDRESS | 10 | Novel by 39-Across set in New York City's apartment building The Dakota (2 wds.) |
| 44% | REPLICA | 7 | The statue of David in Florence, e.g. |
| 44% | CRYSTALS | 8 | Cave of the __, huge transclucent shards in Mexico |
| 44% | VICKILAWRENCE | 13 | Costar of 39-Across and singer of "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia": 2 wds. |