| 100% | GEORGIASFIFTH | 13 | Congressional district represented by 35-Across from 1987 to 2020 |
| 34% | ANDER | 5 | U.S. Representative for Florida's 4th congressional district from 2001 to 2017, ___ Crenshaw |
| 29% | BRASSMONKEY | 11 | 1987 single from 44-Across's album "Licensed to Ill": 2 wds. |
| 29% | WALKINAWAY | 10 | #1 song by 45-Across from 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | INYOUREYES | 10 | 2020 hit by The Weeknd, the third single from 16-Across: 3 wds. |
| 28% | BLINDINGLIGHTS | 14 | 2020 hit by The Weeknd, the second single from 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | NAFTA | 5 | Pact from 1994 to 2020 |
| 26% | SIXTEEN | 7 | With 35-Across, 1984 movie, written by John Hughes, whose title refers to a mostly forgotten birthday |
| 26% | RBG | 3 | SCOTUS member from 1993 to 2020 |
| 26% | NAFTA | 5 | Trade pact from 1994 to 2020 |
| 26% | GOOGLEDIRECTORY | 15 | Aid to researching 35-Downs by topic |
| 26% | NINJA | 5 | "Teenage Mutant ___ Turtles," animated series about four anthropomorphic turtles that first ran from 1987 to 1996 |
| 26% | KEITHVAZ | 8 | Labour MP for Leicester East from 1987 to 2019; former Chair of the Home Affairs Committee |
| 26% | HUGHOBRIAN | 10 | 35-Across, from 1955-61 |
| 25% | MAGIC | 5 | 2020 single by Kylie Minogue that pays homage to disco |
| 25% | THATSHOWIROLL | 13 | Nonchalant reply to a compliment, or an apt remark from a 20-, 27-, 35-, or 47-Across |
| 25% | GONZOJOURNALISM | 15 | Writing style popularized by 35-Across |
| 25% | CHRIST | 6 | His name is represented by the X in the clue for 117 Across |
| 25% | PEST | 4 | 35-Across, to suburbanites |
| 25% | GROUCHOMARX | 11 | Speaker of the quip revealed by the ends of the answers to 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across |
| 25% | STEEPEN | 7 | Go from 30 to 35 degrees, say |
| 24% | ISWAM | 5 | "___ across, I jumped across for you..." (lines from "Yellow" by Coldplay) |
| 24% | BETWEENTHE | 10 | With 35-Across, National Book Award-winning autobiography by 45-Across whose title comes from a Richard Wright poem (2 wds.) |
| 24% | CEOS | 4 | From 1978 to 2018, their compensation grew by roughly one thousand percent |
| 24% | WORDOFMOUTH | 11 | What rumors are spread by … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 29-, 35-/37- and 45-Across |
| 24% | FULL | 4 | "___ House," ABC sitcom starring Bob Saget who plays a father raising three daughters, that aired from 1987 to 1995 |
| 24% | DIAMETER | 8 | Measurement from edge to edge across a circle |
| 24% | EVERYBREATH | 11 | 2018 bestselling novel by 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 24% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | 1996 bestselling novel by 35-Across (2 wds.) |