| 100% | FOOTER | 6 | Counterpart of a header, in formatting |
| 62% | LINGAM | 6 | Counterpart of a yoni, in Hinduism |
| 59% | THX | 3 | Counterpart of "pls," in a text |
| 58% | NEW | 3 | Counterpart of full, in a way |
| 57% | AFTER | 5 | Counterpart of "Before," in a makeover photo spread |
| 57% | COSTS | 5 | Counterpart of benefits, in a business analysis |
| 57% | YIN | 3 | Counterpart of yang, in a Chinese symbol |
| 56% | TEACH | 5 | Head of a classroom, in slang |
| 56% | RISE | 4 | Counterpart of run in calculating the slope of a line |
| 56% | IVORY | 5 | Counterpart of 7-Across in a McCartney/Wonder duet |
| 56% | EBONY | 5 | Counterpart of 3-Down in a McCartney/Wonder duet |
| 55% | ALBUSDUMBLEDORE | 15 | School head in a best-selling series of novels |
| 52% | FAGIN | 5 | Head of a gang of thieves in Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist |
| 51% | BLANC | 5 | Noir's counterpart in a game of les échecs |
| 51% | FAGIN | 5 | Head of a gang of thieves in Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist |
| 50% | BETA | 4 | ___ function (counterpart of a gamma function, in math) |
| 50% | SRTA | 4 | Counterpart of a Mlle. |
| 50% | EARL | 4 | Counterpart of a count |
| 50% | SIEGE | 5 | Counterpart of a blitz |
| 50% | DALE | 4 | Counterpart of a rise |
| 50% | LADYSMAID | 9 | Counterpart of a valet |
| 50% | ANODE | 5 | Counterpart of a cathode |
| 50% | FAGIN | 5 | Head of a gang of thieves in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist |
| 49% | ERASER | 6 | Counterpart of a delete key |
| 49% | HUSHMONEY | 9 | Counterpart of a speaking fee? |
| 49% | MTWTF | 5 | Days of the week in a calendar heading |
| 49% | AGAL | 4 | Counterpart of a guy: 2 wds. |
| 48% | INNERMONOLOGUE | 14 | Narrator in your head, and a feature of 20-, 25- and 45-Across |
| 48% | PRINCIPAL | 9 | The head of a school or amount advanced in a loan |
| 48% | DOTCOM | 6 | Counterpart of a brick-and-mortar business |