| 100% | MUD | 3 | Gunk that was in abundance at 48-Across |
| 49% | MUD | 3 | What was in abundance at Woodstock after it rained |
| 42% | PARTYGATE | 9 | Scandal that was a factor in 14/16 Across's downfall |
| 42% | PIE | 3 | Dessert that is sometimes devoured in eating contests at state fairs |
| 42% | CDS | 3 | Items that were sold at records stores starting in the 1980s: Abbr. |
| 41% | SHUTTLECOCK | 11 | Conical object that is "shot" across in badminton ... or something made of feathers |
| 41% | CABER | 5 | Tapered log that is tossed in an event at a modern Highland Games |
| 40% | TEEMS | 5 | Is in abundance |
| 40% | TESLA | 5 | Car that can be plugged in at a Supercharger station |
| 40% | ASH | 3 | “___ Is Purest White” (Jia Zhangke film that competed at Cannes in 2018) |
| 39% | PETALS | 6 | Flower parts that may be scattered in the aisle at weddings |
| 39% | MUSHROOMS | 9 | Fungi that can be grown at home in a special box |
| 39% | SHUTTLECOCK | 11 | Conical object that is "shot" across in badminton (also known as "birdie") ... or something made of feathers |
| 39% | CABER | 5 | Tapered log about 19 feet long that is tossed in an event at a modern Highland Games |
| 39% | SPOOLHEELS | 10 | Women’s shoe parts that are wide at the top and bottom and narrower in the middle |
| 38% | IDEST | 5 | That is, in Latin |
| 38% | LSD | 3 | Drug that sangria at a party is laced with, in the movie Climax |
| 38% | SHEA | 4 | Queens stadium that was 14-Across in 2008-09 |
| 38% | NIM | 3 | ___ Chimpsky, the chimp that was studied in the '70s at Columbia for his ability to speak in ASL |
| 38% | SLOTS | 5 | Some chancy things that will get you in the right frame of mind at Reno-Tahoe International Airport |
| 38% | ESO | 3 | What that is in Spain |
| 38% | ESO | 3 | What that is in Toledo |
| 38% | ESA | 3 | What that is in Spain |
| 38% | RIBS | 4 | Bones that are in pairs |
| 38% | IDEST | 5 | That is, in other words |
| 37% | FLEA | 4 | Pest that may be found in 19-Across |
| 37% | ESO | 3 | What that is in South America |
| 37% | UNREAD | 6 | Like emails that are in bold |
| 37% | ERA | 3 | Pitching stat that was 2.73 in 2012 for 15-Across |
| 37% | OLDFAITHFUL | 11 | Geyser that is a popular attraction at 18-Across: 2 wds. |