| 100% | AGUA | 4 | Contents of the Rio Grande (depending on which side you’re on) |
| 53% | HOLA | 4 | "Hi," on the other side of the Rio Grande |
| 50% | AGUA | 4 | Contents of the Rio Grande |
| 45% | UTEP | 4 | Sch. on the bank of the Rio Grande |
| 41% | MINUTE | 6 | Word that's either a unit of time or an adjective, depending on which syllable you stress |
| 39% | ERR | 3 | What you might do on the side of caution |
| 39% | PECOS | 5 | Tributary of the Rio Grande |
| 38% | CESSES | 6 | Areas on the side of railroad tracks which provide drainage |
| 38% | SUR | 3 | South, south of the Rio Grande |
| 38% | ALEC | 4 | Accents and di___ts of the same language can change depending on where you go |
| 38% | PROORCON | 8 | *"Which side of the debate will you argue?" |
| 37% | SHOOTING | 8 | The type of star you're told to make a wish on |
| 37% | TEJANO | 6 | Style of music north of the Rio Grande |
| 37% | PROS | 4 | They're on one side of the issue |
| 37% | ROUND | 5 | Theater-in-the-___ (space in which an audience sits on most or all sides of the stage) |
| 37% | CCV | 3 | Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Geta, which, as you undoubtedly know, started on a Tuesday |
| 37% | LAREDO | 6 | City on the Rio Grande |
| 37% | TEXAS | 5 | State on the Rio Grande |
| 37% | ELPASO | 6 | City on the Rio Grande |
| 37% | UTEP | 4 | Sch. on the Rio Grande |
| 37% | BROWNSVILLE | 11 | City on the rio grande |
| 37% | ALBUQUERQUE | 11 | City on the rio grande |
| 36% | HTEAAIDLS | 9 | Winner of the wager in 17-/56-Across, depending on how you fill the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 36% | LAREDO | 6 | Texas city on the Rio Grande |
| 36% | ALAMOSA | 7 | Colorado city on the Rio Grande |
| 36% | NUEVO | 5 | ___ Laredo, Mexico, on the Rio Grande |
| 36% | UTEP | 4 | Sch. located on the Rio Grande |
| 36% | NUEVO | 5 | ___ Laredo (city on the Rio Grande) |
| 36% | ELPASO | 6 | Texas city on the Rio Grande |
| 36% | LAREDO | 6 | Border city on the Rio Grande |