| 100% | WHO | 3 | Follower of "you-know" or lead-in to "knows" |
| 72% | HOO | 3 | Lead-in to boy or follower of yoo |
| 60% | WHO | 3 | Lead-in to "cares" or "knows" |
| 58% | NOTMYFIRSTRODEO | 15 | "Done this before, you know!" ... or a hint to the last words of 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 48-Across |
| 54% | COM | 3 | Follower of "sit" or "rom," in Hollywood |
| 54% | GLAM | 4 | Follower of "full" or "soft," in cosmetics |
| 54% | STEP | 4 | Follower of "jab" or "euro," in basketball terminology |
| 54% | THAT | 4 | Follower of "stop" or "top" in imperative phrases |
| 53% | CELLED | 6 | Follower of one or single in biology |
| 52% | CONTRAIL | 8 | Follower of a plane ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 52% | MRS | 3 | Lead-in to Brown or Robinson in #1 song titles |
| 52% | SONS | 4 | Lead-in to "of Liberty" or "of Anarchy" |
| 52% | STATE | 5 | Lead-in to "of mind" or "of war" |
| 52% | AFRO | 4 | Lead-in to punk or Cuban, in music |
| 52% | SYS | 3 | Lead-in to admin or op, in tech |
| 52% | SIR | 3 | Follower of yes or no in the military |
| 52% | KIST | 4 | Follower of Star or Sun in product names |
| 52% | WHO | 3 | You-Know-___, one of the names given to Lord Voldemort in the "Harry Potter" series |
| 51% | GIRL | 4 | Follower of "Church" or "I'm That" in Beyonce song titles |
| 51% | IMA | 3 | Lead-in to "Loser" or "Believer" in song titles |
| 51% | RELISH | 6 | To enjoy or delight in; condiment made of pickles |
| 51% | DEPICT | 6 | To show or represent in a form of art |
| 51% | OBLA | 4 | Lead-in to "di" or "da" in a Beatles song |
| 50% | FYI | 3 | "Just wanted you to know" in text: Abbr. |
| 50% | FIVE | 4 | Half of a decade or the next number in a New Year's countdown (go to 34d to find out what you can do next year) |
| 50% | MAKEA | 5 | With 69- and 70-Across, get to the point . . . or what you’ll need to do with some of the answers in this puzzle? |
| 50% | YOUSWEAR | 8 | Something done on a stack of Bibles or in response to someone stealing the cheesecake you were going to eat for breakfast |
| 50% | TAKEITDOWNANOTCH | 16 | Reduce one’s excitement slightly ... or what you have to do to the final letter of five long answers in this puzzle? |
| 50% | IMA | 3 | Lead-in to "Man," "Woman" or "Fool" in Top 40 hits |