| 100% | STEEPS | 6 | Double-black diamond section of a ski mountain, with "the" |
| 46% | ESS | 3 | Letter of the alphabet with a double curve |
| 45% | WASATCH | 7 | Utah mountain range with some of the best skiing in America |
| 44% | CLAYAIKEN | 9 | Singer with the double-platinum album "Measure of a Man" |
| 44% | STEEPSLOPE | 10 | Feature of a black-diamond ski run |
| 43% | ICU | 3 | Section of a hospital with ventilators: Abbr. |
| 43% | RAVEN | 5 | Large bird of the crow family with a black plumage and wedge-shaped tail |
| 43% | DRONGO | 6 | Songbird of the Old World tropics with a glossy black plumage and forked tail |
| 43% | STEEP | 5 | Like double black diamond ski runs |
| 42% | ALLEY | 5 | Section of a tennis court used when playing doubles |
| 42% | RAPIDS | 6 | Sections of a river with a relatively steep slope |
| 41% | SLOT | 4 | Section of a hockey rink in front of the goal |
| 41% | ALTOS | 5 | Section of a choir with voices just lower than sopranos |
| 40% | GHOSTBUSTERS | 12 | 1984 supernatural movie with a 2016 reboot ... or a description of the black squares between the groups of circles? |
| 40% | ASTRAKHAN | 9 | City in Russia on the delta of the Volga River associated with a type of black or grey fur |
| 40% | ARTS | 4 | Section of the paper with the crossword, often |
| 40% | PRESSBOX | 8 | Section of a stadium reserved for the media |
| 40% | CHAPTER | 7 | Section of a book often with a number or new title |
| 40% | ALEXA | 5 | Princess ___, one of the main protagonists in "Barbie & The Diamond Castle" who shares a name with an Amazon smart speaker |
| 39% | RAND | 4 | Coin with the image of a springbok |
| 39% | RAH | 3 | Cry with the shake of a pompom |
| 39% | EEL | 3 | Fish with the shape of a snake |
| 39% | CENTAURUS | 9 | Constellation with the body of a horse |
| 39% | ENDOW | 5 | Furnish with funds, and when parsed differently, a double feature of the answers to 18-, 26-, 41-, 53-, and 65-Across |
| 39% | SPORTSEDITOR | 12 | Overseer of a certain section of the paper |
| 39% | ACME | 4 | Highest point of a mountain (rhymes with "acne") |
| 39% | KYIV | 4 | Capital of a nation on the Black Sea |
| 39% | STEEP | 5 | Like a double black diamond trail |
| 39% | ERASE | 5 | Remove with the rubber part of a pencil |
| 39% | ANUBIS | 6 | Egyptian god with the head of a jackal |