| 100% | PLESSYVFERGUSON | 15 | Decision reversed by 19- and 49-Across |
| 46% | TRIATHLON | 9 | Race suggested by 19-, 39- and 59-Across? |
| 45% | LIMBO | 5 | Contest described by 19-, 30-/41- and 51-Across |
| 44% | OSCAR | 5 | Award won by 19-Across, 33-Across, and 45-Across |
| 44% | UNLUCKYBREAK | 12 | Bad fortune ... as suggested by 19-, 30- and 47-Across? |
| 43% | AWHOLENEWWORLD | 14 | Song from "Aladdin" covered by 19-Across and 44-Across (4 wds.) |
| 42% | WANDAVISION | 11 | Disney+ series named for the characters played by 19-Across and 33-Across |
| 42% | INASCRABBLEGAME | 15 | With 30- and 49-Across, test question to be answered by filling in the correct circle |
| 41% | MEDICAL | 7 | With 37 Across, health-care jobs of 19 and 49 Across |
| 41% | HASITBOTHWAYS | 13 | Comes out ahead in either case ... as exemplified by 19-, 29-, 36- and 44-Across? |
| 41% | ICARUS | 6 | Mythological figure whose ill-fated trajectory is suggested by 19-, 34-, 41- and 56-Across |
| 40% | TOERRISHUMAN | 12 | Start of a Pope line about fallibility ... as shown by 19-, 25-, 42- and 55-Across? |
| 40% | SILENTSPRING | 12 | Book by 19-Across that challenged the use of chemical pesticides and sparked environmentalism: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BOW | 3 | With 61-Down, accessory worn by 19-/21-, 26-/29-, 45-/49- and 54-/56-Across, as depicted four times in this puzzle's grid |
| 39% | OCTOPUSSGARDEN | 14 | 1969 song recorded by 19-Across, and title of 41-Across's 2014 picture book: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ANXIETY | 7 | 2025 hit song by 19-Across that samples Gotye and Kimbra's "Somebody That I Used to Know" |
| 38% | THEBEATLES | 10 | British rock band formed by John Lennon and 19-Across in 1960 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | DEATHONTHENILE | 14 | Novel by 19-Across set in Egypt adapted into a 2022 film starring and directed by 33-Across (4 wds.) |
| 37% | SILICONVALLEY | 13 | What 19 and 56 Across are credited as founding |
| 37% | PHASESOFTHEMOON | 15 | Starts of 17-, 27- and 49-Across |
| 37% | FORTYFOUR | 9 | See 18-, 23-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 37% | ABRIEF | 6 | With 38 and 47 Across, best-seller written by 24/49 Across |
| 36% | DRS | 3 | OB-GYNs and 49-Acrosses (Abbr.) |
| 36% | PULITZERPRIZE | 13 | Award won by 15-, 19-, 43-, and 52-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | REMCLATIVITY | 12 | Subject explored by 19-Across |
| 35% | NOBEMCLPRIZEMC | 14 | Recognition received by 19-Across |
| 35% | PERCUSSION | 10 | Orchestra section for 19 Across, plus 8 and 34 Down |
| 35% | PEES | 4 | Silent parts of 20-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 35% | STOPLIGHTCOLORS | 15 | Starts of 17-, 27- and 49-Across, collectively |
| 35% | CRASH | 5 | Psychological thriller starring Don Cheadle and 49-Across |