| 100% | BATS | 4 | Have ___ in the belfry (be crazy) |
| 62% | ORALLAW | 7 | Jewish doctrine codified in the Mishnah, having previously been unwritten |
| 60% | UPPERHAND | 9 | To have the __, be in an advantageous position |
| 60% | STINKS | 6 | Has been in the fridge too long, say |
| 60% | ASHOT | 5 | Had __: was still in the running |
| 59% | COPYEDITOR | 10 | Professional proofreader ("Over there, in the snow! That had to be something, right?!") |
| 59% | IJUSTMETYOU | 11 | "Hey, ___, and this is crazy ..." (start of the chorus in 40-Across): 4 wds. |
| 58% | ELSIETHECOW | 11 | Company mascot introduced in the 1930s that has never been put out to pasture |
| 58% | ASOR | 4 | Ten-stringed instrument mentioned in the Bible that has not been traced anywhere else |
| 58% | ASPS | 4 | The snakes in Indiana Jones' "Why do they have to be snakes?" |
| 58% | SUZANNE | 7 | Name of Crazy Eyes in Orange is the New Black |
| 58% | ASAY | 4 | Have __ in the matter (be involved) |
| 57% | HAST | 4 | Have in the past |
| 57% | SNACKON | 7 | Have in the interim |
| 57% | ICE | 3 | Have in the bag |
| 56% | PLUMS | 5 | “I have eaten / the ___ / that were in / the icebox . . .”: William Carlos Williams |
| 56% | GLENN | 5 | Astronaut John who is the oldest person to have flown in space |
| 56% | CREAM | 5 | What 5d will have in between the wafers |
| 56% | NOD | 3 | Land of —, region in the Old Testament to which Cain was banished after he had killed Abel |
| 56% | ANTHONYMACKIE | 13 | Actor who plays Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 56% | LETITIAWRIGHT | 13 | Actress who plays Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 56% | BEACH | 5 | The ___ Boys, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Kokomo" |
| 56% | MADAMSPEAKER | 12 | *Nancy Pelosi was the first person ever to have this title in Congress |
| 56% | ORR | 3 | He was the first hockey player to have 100 assists in one season |
| 56% | SALESPROMOTIONS | 15 | Marketing strategies, and what the mascots in this puzzle have all been given? |
| 55% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | Actor who plays W'Kabi in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 55% | ASPS | 4 | The snakes in the movie line "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?" |
| 55% | PARK | 4 | Linkin ___, rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Numb" |
| 55% | TINATURNER | 10 | "Private Dancer" singer who has a solo in "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 54% | IHOP | 4 | Popular breakfast chain in the USA that is known for flapjacks and has a smile on its logo: Abbr. |