| 100% | CASSINI | 7 | Gap in the ring system of Saturn and also a probe |
| 41% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 37% | PUTTIES | 7 | Fills in the gaps of, in a way |
| 37% | DIGESTIVE | 9 | System of organs for food in and out of a body |
| 36% | PLUMBING | 8 | The system of pipes and fittings of a water supply |
| 36% | TAU | 3 | In the system of Greek numerals this letter has a value of 300 |
| 36% | TITAN | 5 | Mythical giant and also the name of Saturn's largest moon |
| 36% | LOOP | 4 | Fruit-flavored cereal piece which is in the shape of a ring |
| 35% | SOLAR | 5 | The sun and planets are a part of this system |
| 35% | CASHFLOW | 8 | The movement of money in and out of a company |
| 35% | HALIFAX | 7 | A town in England and the capital of Nova Scotia |
| 35% | SAYONARA | 8 | Song played in the first and last episodes of "M*A*S*H" that's also called the "Japanese 32-Across Song" |
| 35% | SOLAR | 5 | The sun and the planets are a part of this system |
| 35% | MASH | 4 | Acronym in the names of a children's game and a classic TV show |
| 35% | BOBNEWHARTSHOW | 14 | Classic TV sitcom staged mostly in the office and apartment of a Chicago psychologist |
| 35% | DUMB | 4 | Adjective in the title of a 1994 comedy starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels |
| 35% | ALE | 3 | The "tan" part of a "black and tan," in a tavern |
| 34% | HARPER | 6 | Surname of the brothers in Two and a Half Men |
| 34% | BEDHEAD | 7 | Messy hair in the morning, and a hint to the tops of the theme answers |
| 34% | PLZEN | 5 | City in the Czech Republic also known as Pilsen; a 2015 European Capital of Culture |
| 34% | LAKE | 4 | ___ Victoria, waterbody in the Tanzanian and Ugandan forests that is a source of the Nile |
| 34% | XXXXXXXXXXXX | 12 | Moves in the shape of A's, O's and U's at a disco? |
| 34% | MEDI | 4 | Prefix for "care" in the name of a health plan for Americans 65 and up |
| 34% | BESIDES | 7 | Also ... and, in three parts, a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 34% | JOHNADAMS | 9 | Composer of the operas A Flowering Tree and Nixon in China |
| 34% | ALAMO | 5 | The —, mission in San Antonio, Texas; site of a siege and massacre in 1836 |
| 34% | ATTU | 4 | The Battle of ___, a famed battle between U.S and Japanese forces in Alaska |
| 34% | WAHOO | 5 | Exclamation that's also the name of a tree, bush, and fish |
| 34% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is also the initials of a school in Ypsilanti |
| 34% | LETHE | 5 | Oblivion, in Greek ... and the name of a river in Greek mythology |