| 100% | ASCENDING | 9 | In the other direction to descending |
| 97% | ARM | 3 | Either of the upper limbs from the shoulder to the wrist in man |
| 95% | COURTSHIP | 9 | The period in which couples get to know each other |
| 95% | INFERIOR | 8 | To be less in quality or success than the others |
| 94% | ASKMOM | 6 | Reply in which one parent says to go talk to the other parent |
| 94% | NOWYOUSEEITNOWYOUDONT | 21 | Magic words … or a hint to the other long answers in this puzzle |
| 93% | TETEBECHE | 9 | In philately, a joined pair of stamps printed with one inverted in relation to the other |
| 92% | GRANDFATHER | 11 | What 18-Across is, to the other protagonist, Morty Smith, in "Rick and Morty" |
| 92% | BRAINWASH | 9 | Method used in spy novels to make the hero forget |
| 91% | PASTTENSE | 9 | Like either word in the answers to the five starred clues |
| 91% | HOMESTRETCH | 11 | Hint to what the other nine longest answers have in common |
| 90% | TETEBECHE | 9 | In philately, a joined pair of stamps printed with one inverted in relation to the other (4-5) |
| 89% | TIE | 3 | Either blank in the common internet search "how to ___ a ___" |
| 89% | TOWNHOUSE | 9 | Large house in the city joined to others |
| 85% | FATHERSDAY | 10 | Occasion to honor the Seniors in 18-Across and 32-Across (and others) (2 wds.) |
| 85% | DEWIER | 6 | Like grass in the morning, compared to other times of day |
| 84% | MARINERS | 8 | Other than the Nationals, only current Major League Baseball team never to have played in a World Series |
| 84% | PARAPHRASES | 11 | Puts in other words, or, if read as three pieces, a hint to the starred answers |
| 84% | SPYFALL | 7 | Game in which one player tries to glean information from the other players without being caught |
| 84% | MOLE | 4 | Spy for the other guy |
| 83% | BUGHOUSE | 8 | Chess variant played by four players on two boards, in which captured pieces on one board are moved to the other |
| 83% | GANDHI | 6 | Who said "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others" |
| 83% | ASIDE | 5 | Remark in a stage play intended to be heard by the audience alone, not the other characters |
| 83% | BEARGRYLLS | 10 | The man in "Man vs. Wild" |
| 82% | SOTO | 4 | --> to the Padres in 2022 |
| 82% | CHOCTAW | 7 | Turn in figure skating from the inside edge of one skate to the outside edge of the other |
| 81% | DEFECTS | 7 | Goes to the other side |
| 81% | SIB | 3 | Twin, to the other twin |
| 81% | FERRIES | 7 | Takes to the other shore |
| 81% | CROSS | 5 | Get to the other side |