| 100% | ECG | 3 | Graph which provides a picture of the heart's activity: Abbr. |
| 44% | ECGS | 4 | Heart's activity shown on graphs after a doctor's check: Abbr. |
| 39% | CIAHQ | 5 | Location of the "Kryptos" sculpture, which contains a famous unsolved code: Abbr. |
| 37% | KMH | 3 | A unit of speed which is the most commonly used throughout the world: Abbr |
| 36% | EKG | 3 | Medical test that checks the heart's electrical activity: Abbr. |
| 36% | ASSN | 4 | One of the a's in Nascar: Abbr. |
| 36% | AMER | 4 | One of the A's in AAA: Abbr. |
| 36% | NBA | 3 | Organization of which the LA Lakers and Miami Heat are a part: Abbr. |
| 35% | ASSN | 4 | One of the A's in A.M.A.: Abbr. |
| 35% | SOLOMONNORTHUP | 14 | Author of the 1853 memoir "Twelve Years a Slave," which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie: 2 wds. |
| 35% | NUKES | 5 | Weapons at the heart of a disputed U.S.-Russia treaty |
| 35% | AMER | 4 | The "A" of N.A. or S.A.: Abbr. |
| 35% | INC | 3 | Abbr. at the end of a company's name |
| 35% | ALA | 3 | The Heart of Dixie: Abbr. |
| 35% | CRUX | 4 | The heart of a matter |
| 35% | MARGARET | 8 | With 40-Across, author of the 1936 novel "Gone With the Wind," which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie |
| 35% | CORMACMCCARTHY | 14 | Author of the 2005 novel "No Country for Old Men," which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ASSN | 4 | One of the A's in N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. |
| 34% | DORIAN | 6 | "The Picture of ___ Gray," gothic novel by Oscar Wilde which tells the story of a man and his unusual portrait |
| 34% | INC | 3 | Abbr. at the end of many a U.S. company |
| 34% | EMT | 3 | One concerned with matters of the heart: Abbr. |
| 34% | ECLIPSE | 7 | "Total __ of the Heart", a Bonnie Tyler classic |
| 34% | MAINST | 6 | Sign in the heart of many a small town's downtown (2 wds.) |
| 33% | VAR | 3 | Spelling of a word that's not the usual: Abbr. |
| 33% | TARTS | 5 | The Queen of Hearts's output, in a nursery rhyme |
| 33% | PORTRAIT | 8 | Picture of a person usually showing the face |
| 33% | ECG | 3 | Heart activity graph: Abbr. |
| 33% | SOC | 3 | The S of ASPCA: Abbr. |
| 33% | SCI | 3 | The S of STEM: Abbr. |
| 33% | ARR | 3 | The A of "ETA": Abbr. |