| 100% | COMPOSURE | 9 | Feeling of being calm and in control |
| 55% | ICECOOL | 7 | Calm and in control |
| 53% | COMPOSURE | 9 | Sense of being calm and unflustered |
| 51% | GRATITUDE | 9 | Feeling of being thankful and appreciative |
| 48% | PARALYSIS | 9 | Sleep __, a feeling of being unable to move in bed |
| 47% | HAS | 3 | Is in control of |
| 47% | OWN | 3 | Be in control of |
| 46% | OPERATE | 7 | Be in control of, like machinery |
| 46% | AWE | 3 | Be in ___ of (respect and fear) |
| 45% | AWE | 3 | Be in ___ of (respect and slight fear) |
| 44% | STEER | 5 | Be in control of the wheel of a car |
| 43% | UBIETY | 6 | State of existing and being localized in space |
| 43% | SLEEVE | 6 | Arms are moved in and out of it |
| 42% | ADLER | 5 | Last name of Grace in Will and Grace sitcom |
| 42% | ACT | 3 | One of three in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" |
| 42% | ANDALUSIA | 9 | Cordoba and Granada are in this region of Spain |
| 42% | SUNY | 4 | Schools in Albany and Oneonta are part of it: Abbr. |
| 41% | AWE | 3 | Feeling of being impressed |
| 41% | AWE | 3 | Feeling of being starstruck |
| 41% | ISOLATION | 9 | Feeling of being alone |
| 41% | BLUNTNESS | 9 | Quality of being straightforward and direct, not caring for the feelings of another |
| 41% | JOUISSANCE | 10 | Feeling of enjoyment that “begins with a tickle” and “ends in a blaze of petrol,” per Jacques Lacan |
| 41% | ANTE | 4 | Opposite of post, like in AM and PM |
| 41% | AWE | 3 | Feeling of being really impressed |
| 41% | IRE | 3 | Feeling of being hopping mad |
| 40% | THEE | 4 | "The hopes and fears of all the years are met in ___ tonight" |
| 40% | HUBIE | 5 | Brown who was NBA Coach of the Year in 1978 and 2004 |
| 40% | IDS | 3 | Two forms of them are found in 18-, 38- and 60-Across |
| 40% | FEAR | 4 | Feeling of being afraid, terrified, scared |
| 40% | SORENESS | 8 | Feeling of being raw or painful |