| 100% | INHERIT | 7 | Get by force of will? |
| 77% | INHERIT | 7 | Obtain by force of will? |
| 59% | EXACT | 5 | Get by force |
| 59% | EXACTED | 7 | Got by force |
| 56% | MEN | 3 | Of Mice and ___, "Restoring Force" band whose name is inspired by a John Steinbeck novel |
| 56% | THEALAMO | 8 | Texan mission that was site of a siege in 1836 by Mexican forces |
| 55% | OUTGUN | 6 | Overpower by force of arms |
| 55% | INHERIT | 7 | Get by will |
| 54% | HES | 3 | "___ Got You," 1987 song by Don McLean that was a cover of a Patsy Cline song |
| 53% | HEARD | 5 | Got by word of mouth |
| 52% | HITCHINGARIDE | 13 | Getting picked up by the side of the road ... or what 20-, 30- and 39-Across are literally doing? |
| 51% | EXTORTION | 9 | The act of getting things by force or with threats |
| 50% | NAVY | 4 | Old ___, American clothing company owned by the clothing giant at 34a, and whose name is reminiscent of a military force |
| 49% | RENEWABLE | 9 | Capable of being replaced by new growth |
| 49% | TANGIBLE | 8 | Capable of being perceived, especially by touch |
| 49% | AHOLD | 5 | Get ___ of (reach by phone) |
| 49% | DESERVE | 7 | Be worthy of getting reward |
| 48% | ADORKABLE | 9 | Charming by virtue of being awkward |
| 47% | ZOOMINON | 8 | Get a close-up of by camera |
| 47% | AHOLD | 5 | Get ___ of (contact by phone): 2 wds. |
| 47% | OBSTRUCT | 8 | Be or get in the way of |
| 47% | CANE | 4 | Is able to get point of punishment |
| 47% | TEARSOFF | 8 | Gets rid of one of those little tags that says "Under penalty of law this tag not not to be removed except by the consumer" |
| 47% | FENCED | 6 | Got rid of while they were hot? |
| 46% | SHOW | 4 | "___ Me the Meaning of Being Lonely," song by Backstreet Boys |
| 46% | PERKS | 5 | "The ___ of Being A Wallflower," '90s book by Stephen Chbosky |
| 46% | ARMADA | 6 | Force commanded by the Duke of Medina Sidonia |
| 46% | FINAGLE | 7 | Get something by trickery, an anagram of leafing |
| 46% | ELOPE | 5 | Be part of a get-hitched-quick scheme |
| 46% | DRIFTS | 6 | Gets carried away by a current of water |