| 100% | HOLA | 4 | Greeting found backwards in 3-Down |
| 58% | ETNA | 4 | Volcano found backwards in 7-Down |
| 51% | GNU | 3 | Ungulate found backward in "ungulate" |
| 50% | YEN | 3 | Foreign money found backwards in "money" |
| 50% | TRE | 3 | Name found backwards in 40-Across |
| 50% | MAT | 3 | Word aptly found backward in "tatami" |
| 50% | NAH | 3 | Reply found backward in "No thanks" |
| 50% | NUEVA | 5 | 3 Down, in Spanish |
| 46% | YEN | 3 | Asian money that can be found backwards in the word "money" |
| 46% | ECARD | 5 | Birthday greeting found in one's inbox |
| 45% | ADO | 3 | Fuss found in 18- and 61-Across and 3- and 27-Down |
| 44% | ANI | 3 | DiFranco whose first name can be found backward in her song title "Binary" |
| 44% | COUNTDOWN | 9 | Going backward in numbers, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| 43% | JAZZ | 4 | Genre with roots in 3-Down |
| 43% | ABC | 3 | They're "easy" to find in 17- and 53-Across and 3- and 24-Down |
| 42% | BOURBONSTREET | 13 | Attraction in 3-Down |
| 42% | TERRE | 5 | "Land" in 3-Down |
| 42% | NIE | 3 | Never, in Nuremberg (and 21 Down backward) |
| 41% | TYPE | 4 | Synonym for "class" found in the middle of 21- and 54-Across and 3- and 35-Down |
| 41% | ELLE | 4 | 3-Down, in French |
| 40% | OBAMA | 5 | President born on August 4, whose name can be found backward in 17-, 31-, 47- and 63-Across |
| 40% | ANDYDUFRESNE | 12 | Lead role in 3-Down/6-Down |
| 39% | LEAF | 4 | Bit of greenery in 3-Down's logo |
| 39% | THEMOODYBLUES | 13 | "Nights in White Satin" group that turned down Woodstock: 3 wds. |
| 38% | MAV | 3 | Dallas basketball team playing in 3-Down, for short |
| 38% | ROOTSUP | 7 | Digs out, or what can be found in four long Down answers? |
| 37% | RAP | 3 | Grammy category ... or 3-Down backwards |
| 37% | ROLES | 5 | Hamilton and 3-Down, in "Hamilton" |
| 37% | HASH | 4 | With 3-Down, discuss in detail |
| 37% | CAMOUFLAGE | 10 | "Trick" used by the creatures found in rows 3, 5, 11 and 13 |