| 100% | LIMBO | 5 | Contest described by 19-, 30-/41- and 51-Across |
| 49% | UNLUCKYBREAK | 12 | Bad fortune ... as suggested by 19-, 30- and 47-Across? |
| 43% | OCTOPUSSGARDEN | 14 | 1969 song recorded by 19-Across, and title of 41-Across's 2014 picture book: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ICARUS | 6 | Mythological figure whose ill-fated trajectory is suggested by 19-, 34-, 41- and 56-Across |
| 39% | PLEDGE | 6 | With 44- and 51-Across words by Francis Bellamy |
| 38% | PLESSYVFERGUSON | 15 | Decision reversed by 19- and 49-Across |
| 38% | TRIATHLON | 9 | Race suggested by 19-, 39- and 59-Across? |
| 37% | OSCAR | 5 | Award won by 19-Across, 33-Across, and 45-Across |
| 36% | LACKOFCHARACTER | 15 | Amorality ... as suggested by 17-, 25- and 41-Across? |
| 36% | MATINEEIDOL | 11 | Figure described by the first words of 17-, 28- and 45-Across |
| 35% | AWHOLENEWWORLD | 14 | Song from "Aladdin" covered by 19-Across and 44-Across (4 wds.) |
| 35% | WANDAVISION | 11 | Disney+ series named for the characters played by 19-Across and 33-Across |
| 35% | TYPEOFSCULPTURE | 15 | 17, 21, and 51 Across all finish with one |
| 34% | NAP | 3 | What's described by the ends of 17-, 24-, 38-, 50- and 62-Across |
| 34% | DOG | 3 | Animal you might describe by the ends of 21-, 28-, 48- and 54-Across |
| 34% | TRIPLEDOUBLES | 13 | Superior court feats suggested by 20-, 32- and 41-Across |
| 33% | VISION | 6 | Superhero co-created by 41-Across and played by Paul Bettany |
| 33% | FALCON | 6 | Superhero co-created by 41-Across and played by Anthony Mackie |
| 33% | SILENTSPRING | 12 | Book by 19-Across that challenged the use of chemical pesticides and sparked environmentalism: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BED | 3 | Flower ___ (as described by 1-, 4-, 5- and 6-Across, read in order?) |
| 33% | HILLARYCLINTON | 14 | Politician who wrote "What Happened," 19-Across, and 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | SILKSTOCKINGS | 13 | 1955 Broadway show with music and lyrics by 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ASHOTINTHEDARK | 14 | Wild guess … or what 19-, 24- and 41-Across let you take? |
| 33% | PARTING | 7 | See 19- and 54-Across and 11- and 41-Down |
| 32% | DOCTORSTRANGE | 13 | Superhero co-created by 41-Across and played by Benedict Cumberbatch (2 wds.) |
| 32% | CYYOUNGAWARD | 12 | Pitching prize won by 30-Across in 1997, 1999, and 2000: 3 wds. |
| 32% | AUPAIRS | 7 | Live-in workers ... or a hint to 14, 18, 32, and 51 Across |
| 32% | BYGEORGE | 8 | Exclamation that describes 13-, 20-, 30-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 32% | ANXIETY | 7 | 2025 hit song by 19-Across that samples Gotye and Kimbra's "Somebody That I Used to Know" |
| 32% | IRONMAN | 7 | Superhero co-created by 41-Across and played by Robert Downey Jr. (2 wds.) |