| 100% | EMBODY | 6 | Exemplify |
| 100% | TYPIFY | 6 | Exemplify |
| 100% | MODEL | 5 | Exemplify |
| 97% | EVIDENCED | 9 | Exemplified |
| 80% | ERR | 3 | Exemplify humanity, say |
| 71% | TYPIFY | 6 | Exemplify or embody the characteristics of |
| 67% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Pair who might exemplify #relationshipgoals |
| 64% | DACTYLS | 7 | Metrical feet exemplified by "metrical" |
| 64% | VALOR | 5 | Quality exemplified by legendary heroes |
| 64% | PINKYPROMISE | 12 | Agreement exemplified by 88-Across |
| 61% | GOLDENOPPORTUNITY | 17 | Special moment exemplified by 24-Across |
| 61% | PESSIMISM | 9 | Gloomy worldview exemplified by Squidward Tentacles |
| 58% | BUDDYCOP | 8 | Kind of film exemplified by "Lethal Weapon" |
| 58% | GRAVYBOATS | 10 | Thanksgiving table sights exemplified by 68-Across |
| 58% | BROWNIEMIX | 10 | Baking aisle purchase exemplified by 56-Across |
| 58% | REDEYEFLIGHT | 12 | Air travel option exemplified by 34-Across |
| 58% | TRIMMINGTHETREE | 15 | Yuletide undertaking, exemplified by the circled letters |
| 55% | SQUAREROOTS | 11 | Math calculations exemplified 14 times in this puzzle |
| 55% | EUROPOP | 7 | Catchy, international style of music, exemplified by ABBA |
| 55% | SAMPLE | 6 | Small amount of something that exemplifies the whole |
| 52% | ATHLEISURE | 10 | Fashion portmanteau exemplified by wearing yoga pants all day |
| 52% | INTERNALORGANS | 14 | Essential structures exemplified by this puzzle's circled words |
| 52% | BMI | 3 | Problematic health stat that exemplifies structural racism in healthcare |
| 52% | RONDEAU | 7 | Traditional French poetic form exemplified by “In Flanders Fields” |
| 49% | RHYMING | 7 | It's not exemplified by this puzzle's long answers |
| 49% | DOUBLENEGATIVES | 15 | Grammatical taboos exemplified by 17-, 23-, 48- and 60-Across |
| 49% | TWISTTHEKNIFE | 13 | Increase someone's distress, as exemplified by the circled letters |
| 49% | MOVINONUP | 9 | "The Jeffersons" theme song, exemplified by this puzzle's improvements |
| 43% | WORD | 4 | Kind of ladder exemplified by the answers to the seven starred clues |
| 37% | ZEUGMA | 6 | Figure of speech exemplified by "You held your breath and the door for me" |