| 100% | BESTMAN | 7 | Guy in a tux with a ring whose title is often something of a stretch |
| 41% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird whose call is often dubbed over with the call of a red-tailed hawk, on TV and in movies |
| 40% | STUMBLE | 7 | *___ Guys, online video game whose title is a synonym of 1a |
| 37% | WAP | 3 | 2020 song whose title is rhymed with bucket and a mop in its lyrics |
| 36% | IBELIEVEICANFLY | 15 | R. Kelly hit whose last title word is aptly rhymed with "sky" in the lyrics ... and a hint to the starts of the other four longest puzzle answers |
| 35% | CRAZYSEXYCOOL | 13 | 1994 TLC album with the #1 hits "Creep" and "Waterfalls" whose title is a mash-up of three adjectives |
| 35% | ISIS | 4 | Bob Dylan song whose title is the name of a goddess |
| 35% | ROAM | 4 | B-52s hit whose title is a homophone of a national capital |
| 35% | PETESAMPRAS | 11 | A retired American tennis legend whose record of 14 titles was only surpassed by Federer in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BISTORT | 7 | Plant with a spike of small pink flowers whose root is used in medicine as an astringent |
| 33% | ELM | 3 | Tree whose name is a part of a horror movie title |
| 33% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | State whose name is the title of a classic Broadway musical |
| 33% | STEPHENCOLBERT | 14 | Author of a satirical book whose title consists of five U.S. state abbreviations (and is hidden in this puzzle) |
| 33% | YMCA | 4 | Village People hit whose title is often spelled out with arm movements |
| 33% | ODES | 4 | Poems whose titles often start with "To a" |
| 33% | WUSYANAME | 9 | 2021 Tyler, the Creator hit whose title is a mashup of a getting-to-know-you phrase |
| 33% | SEVEN | 5 | 1995 thriller whose title is stylized with a digit |
| 32% | CRIMESCENE | 10 | "CSI: ___," with 31-Across, the name of a TV show Liev Schreiber - whose birthday it is today - guest starred in as Michael Keppler: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MYSHARONA | 9 | 1979 #1 hit whose title is sung with a stutter |
| 32% | PORTLAND | 8 | 2017 Drake hit whose title is a city in Oregon |
| 32% | PARIS | 5 | 2017 Chainsmokers hit whose title is a city in France |
| 32% | GRASS | 5 | Blades of this plant are often cut with a mower |
| 32% | JAMESMICHENER | 13 | Author of the novels whose titles are the starts of nine answers in this puzzle |
| 32% | UHF | 3 | 1989 "Weird Al" Yankovic movie whose title is a type of dial on 1960s TVs |
| 32% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 32% | GLASS | 5 | With 27 Across, 2022 film whose title was inspired by a Beatles song |
| 32% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sung by Pat Boone |
| 32% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sang by Pat Boone |
| 32% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of the book whose title is circled in the grid |
| 32% | HAVANA | 6 | 2017 Camila Cabello hit whose title is a city in Cuba |