| 100% | DEE | 3 | Hardly a mark to be proud of |
| 65% | DEE | 3 | Not a grade to be proud of |
| 53% | FEAT | 4 | Something to be proud of |
| 53% | FEATHERINTHECAP | 15 | Achievement to be proud of |
| 53% | PHD | 3 | Degree to be proud of |
| 53% | ABS | 3 | Six-pack to be proud of |
| 52% | DEE | 3 | Hardly a mark of distinction |
| 51% | CAP | 3 | A feather in one's ___ (achievement to be proud of) |
| 45% | BASEMENT | 8 | Safe place to be in case of a tornado |
| 45% | CAMERASHY | 9 | Not inclined to be in a lot of photos |
| 45% | PRAYERBOOK | 10 | It's bound to be of use to a churchgoer |
| 45% | BONO | 4 | First musician to be a ''Time'' Person of the Year |
| 45% | VERSATILE | 9 | Able to be used in a number of different ways |
| 44% | PFENNIG | 7 | A Deutsche Mark was made up of 100 __ |
| 44% | ROOFRACK | 8 | Frame enabling goods to be carried on top of a car |
| 44% | PAYPHONES | 9 | There used to be a lot more of these on corners |
| 44% | URHAMLET | 8 | Lost manuscript said to be the source of a Shakespeare classic |
| 44% | FREEWILL | 8 | Being at liberty to choose a course of action |
| 44% | CAIRN | 5 | Pile of stones to mark a trail |
| 44% | ROOTBALL | 8 | Base of a tree to be planted |
| 43% | FOUND | 5 | ___ to be missing, oxymoron that describes the case of a missing Christmas pie |
| 43% | POT | 3 | Container that's said to be at the end of a rainbow |
| 43% | JOINER | 6 | Person likely to be at the top of a sign-up sheet |
| 43% | EPCOTCENTER | 11 | Attraction in 69-Across designed to be a "city of the future" |
| 43% | MELON | 5 | Fruit that always seems to be the majority of a fruit cup |
| 43% | BOAST | 5 | To speak of in a proud manner about some achievement |
| 43% | EXCLUSIVE | 9 | To only be available to a specific group of people |
| 43% | NAYA | 4 | A brand of drinking water that is rival to Aquafina |
| 43% | LIVES | 5 | A cat is said to have 60-Across of them |
| 43% | SEA | 3 | A massive body of water which is home to waves |