| 100% | ESTAS | 5 | Form of the Spanish for "to be" |
| 64% | ERI | 3 | Form of the Italian verb "to be" |
| 64% | IST | 3 | Form of the German "to be" |
| 64% | ETES | 4 | Form of the French "to be" |
| 64% | ERI | 3 | Form of the Italian "to be" |
| 63% | IMITATION | 9 | It's said to be the sincerest form of flattery |
| 61% | ESTAS | 5 | Form of Spanish "to be" |
| 61% | ESTA | 4 | Form of Spanish "to be" |
| 61% | ESTA | 4 | Part of the Spanish conjugation of "to be" |
| 60% | TELEVISA | 8 | Media company that claims to be the largest producer of Spanish-language content |
| 60% | NAT | 3 | Member of the baseball team that used to be the Expos, for short |
| 58% | ESTAR | 5 | One form of "to be," in Spanish |
| 58% | ESTA | 4 | Spanish form of "to be" |
| 58% | MINUTEMAN | 9 | Militiaman of the American Revolutionary War who volunteered to be ready for service at short notice |
| 58% | ATIP | 4 | "It was nice of you to leave ___ for the waiter.": 2 wds. |
| 58% | RATIO | 5 | Pi is one, for the circumference of a circle to its diameter |
| 58% | IMMORAL | 7 | What some consider you to be for not adhering to the laws of the Torah or Quran |
| 58% | TIKTOK | 6 | App said to be partially responsible for the mega-success of “Old Town Road” and “Truth Hurts” |
| 57% | ERAS | 4 | Spanish form of "to be" after "tú" |
| 57% | HAL | 3 | Speaker of the film line "This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it" |
| 57% | NINEDAYS | 8 | Titular length of the interview process for souls waiting to be born, in a 2020 Edson Oda film |
| 57% | OPEC | 4 | Organisation formed in 1961 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum |
| 57% | OPEC | 4 | Organization formed in 1961 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum |
| 57% | OPEC | 4 | Organisation formed in 1960 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum |
| 56% | EDEN | 4 | Site of "every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food" |
| 56% | WIT | 3 | Sarcasm is said to be the lowest form of it |
| 56% | ABACA | 5 | Alternate name for Manila hemp, which of course, is vulnerable to the bunchy top virus |
| 56% | PUN | 3 | Wordplay that's said to be "the lowest form of humor" |
| 56% | WORKLOAD | 8 | The amount of tasks to be completed for one's job |
| 55% | BINGCROSBY | 10 | Crooner who sings "I've Got Plenty to Be Thankful For" in the Thanksgiving scene of 17-Across (2 wds.) |