| 100% | TRIBE | 5 | Cleveland nine, with "the" |
| 69% | NFL | 3 | Organization with the Cleveland Browns and Houston Texans: Abbr. |
| 69% | RBG | 3 | Initials associated with the quote "When there are nine" |
| 66% | PLAYERMANAGER | 13 | Role for 43-Across with the Cleveland Indians in the 1970s (Hyph.) |
| 65% | TUPAC | 5 | Rapper with the 1996 nine-time platinum album "All Eyez on Me" |
| 65% | DAISYBATES | 10 | Civil rights leader known for her work with the Little Rock Nine |
| 65% | WEDNESDAY | 9 | Only day of the week with nine letters |
| 64% | DUDED | 5 | Dressed to the nines, with "up" |
| 64% | TOG | 3 | Dress to the nines, with "up" |
| 64% | SINGAPORE | 9 | Country spelled with the only nine letters used in this puzzle's answers |
| 64% | GUSTAV | 6 | With 43-Across, composer who completed nine symphonies, including the "Resurrection" |
| 62% | FLA | 3 | St. with nine professional teams in the four major sports |
| 62% | ELLA | 4 | Fitzgerald with nine recordings in the Grammy Hall of Fame |
| 62% | THETEMPTATIONS | 14 | Grammy-winning Motown group with the hit singles "Cloud Nine" and "My Girl": 2 wds. |
| 61% | LUDWIGVAN | 9 | With 50-Across, composer who completed nine symphonies, including the "Eroica": 2 wds. |
| 59% | BEN | 3 | With 36-Down, "Roots" star who portrayed the mayor of Cleveland on "Hot in Cleveland" |
| 59% | ANTHONY | 7 | With 35-Across, first pick of the 2013 NBA draft, taken by the Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 59% | ZIP | 3 | With 14-Across, five or nine digits at the end of a snail mail address |
| 57% | TRIBE | 5 | Cleveland Indians nickname, with "the" |
| 57% | SOTHAT | 6 | With the result |
| 57% | DOWNSTREAM | 10 | With the current |
| 57% | SOAS | 4 | With the intent |
| 57% | ONTO | 4 | With the program |
| 57% | ALONG | 5 | With the group |
| 57% | LADIES | 6 | With the gentlemen? |
| 57% | ONBOARD | 7 | With the program |
| 56% | WIND | 4 | --> With the ____" |
| 56% | THEREISNOTHING | 14 | With 119-Across, “South Pacific” song ... or a declaration about the nine women featured in this puzzle? |
| 56% | HOYTWILHELM | 11 | Relief pitcher with nine teams, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985: 2 wds. |
| 55% | APEN | 4 | With the stroke of ____ |