| 100% | POUNDSTONE | 10 | Ezra and Irving's memoir of a stand-up comic? |
| 52% | JOKE | 4 | Part of a stand-up comic's routine |
| 42% | BIT | 3 | Part of a stand-up's routine |
| 41% | JOKES | 5 | Parts of a stand-up comedian's act |
| 41% | JOKE | 4 | Part of a stand-up comedian's set |
| 41% | DENIS | 5 | Stand-up comic and voice of Diego in Ice Age (with 1 across) |
| 40% | DAMON | 5 | Stand-up comic and co-creator of "In living color" with his brother Keenen Wayans |
| 40% | BREUER | 6 | Jim __, stand up comic in Half Baked and SNL |
| 39% | RICHARDPRYOR | 12 | Stand-up comic who often eamined racism and ranked #1 of all time by comedy central |
| 39% | IWENTTOABOOKSTOREANDI | 21 | Start of a quip by stand-up comic Brian Kiley |
| 39% | MRSMAISEL | 9 | "Marvelous" stand-up comic and title character of an Emmy-winning Amazon series: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ONYOURFEET | 10 | "Stand up!" ... and a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues |
| 38% | LOINJOKE | 8 | Part of a butcher's stand-up routine? |
| 38% | STEVE | 5 | "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life" author who was honored with an Academy Award in 2013 |
| 38% | GAG | 3 | Part of a stand-up routine |
| 38% | JOKE | 4 | Part of a stand-up routine |
| 38% | BIT | 3 | Part of a stand-up routine |
| 38% | COMEDYSHOW | 10 | Part of a stand-up tour |
| 38% | OBIT | 4 | Part of a stand-up routine |
| 37% | KILLS | 5 | Does superbly, as a stand-up comic |
| 37% | KILLS | 5 | Does incredibly, as a stand-up comic |
| 37% | HECKLES | 7 | Torments a stand-up comic |
| 37% | STOOL | 5 | Stage item accompanying many a stand-up comic |
| 37% | BOMB | 4 | Fail as a stand-up comic |
| 37% | STAGE | 5 | Platform for a stand-up comic |
| 36% | ACROSS | 6 | Direction of a row; left to right, not up and down |
| 36% | TRACY | 5 | Stand up comic Morgan of "30 Rock" or singer Chapman of "Fast Car" who share the same name |
| 36% | MIKE | 4 | Apt name for a stand-up comic |
| 36% | EMO | 3 | Stand up comedian Philips, notable for his falsetto voice and the use of paraprosdokians |
| 36% | KAONS | 5 | Particles consisting of a strange quark and an up or down antiquark |