| 100% | SCHWA | 5 | Each “A” in America, e.g. |
| 74% | EXPAT | 5 | Brit living in America, e.g. |
| 71% | HOMEKEY | 7 | A in typing class, e.g. |
| 71% | NOTE | 4 | A in music class, e.g. |
| 70% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Victoria and David Beckham, e.g. ... or what 17-, 26-, 47- and 57-Across each have, in a way |
| 68% | NOTES | 5 | In music, they are A, B, C, D, E, F and G |
| 67% | GRADE | 5 | A as in academia, e.g. |
| 67% | ONLINE | 6 | In a chat room, e.g. |
| 65% | EVENT | 5 | Fencing, e.g., in a pentathlon |
| 64% | HIGHNOON | 8 | Exactly 12pm, e.g. in a Western |
| 64% | VERSUS | 6 | Against, e.g. in a sports schedule |
| 63% | IRONY | 5 | The fact that the Bible is the most shoplifted book in America, e.g. |
| 63% | FORCEMAJEURE | 12 | Act of God, e.g., in a contract |
| 63% | OPENWATER | 9 | Outdoor swimming sport, e.g. in a lake |
| 62% | MORTALITY | 9 | __ rate; e.g. number of deaths in a year |
| 61% | ENSNARED | 8 | In a net, e.g. |
| 61% | ONBOARD | 7 | In a plane, e.g. |
| 61% | PLANT | 5 | Pot, e.g., or what’s grown in a pot |
| 60% | MOTTO | 5 | "Crossroads of America" in Indiana, e.g. |
| 60% | ERA | 3 | Chapter in a geology text, e.g. |
| 60% | IOU | 3 | Note in a poker game, e.g. |
| 60% | TONIC | 5 | C in a C scale, e.g. |
| 60% | SING | 4 | Be in a 32-Down, e.g. |
| 60% | PART | 4 | Tenor in a barbershop quartet, e.g. |
| 60% | CARICATURE | 10 | Politician in a political cartoon, e.g. |
| 60% | ONSTAGE | 7 | Acting in a Broadway show, e.g. |
| 60% | OMEN | 4 | Breaking a comb, in Japan, e.g. |
| 60% | REDEEM | 6 | Cash in a coupon, for e.g. |
| 60% | STIR | 4 | Use a teaspoon in tea, e.g. |
| 60% | PART | 4 | Bass in a barbershop quartet, e.g. |