| 100% | UPPERHAND | 9 | Having power, in a better situation, having the __ |
| 65% | RISESTO | 7 | ___ the occasion (performs well in a pressure situation): 2 wds. |
| 64% | UPPER | 5 | Has the ___ hand (is in a position of power) |
| 61% | BETHESDA | 8 | In the New Testament, a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers |
| 58% | BACALL | 6 | Lauren —, Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Mirror Has Two Faces |
| 58% | HALLEYSCOMET | 12 | *Celestial sight said to have been a good omen for William the Conqueror in battle |
| 57% | FIZZLED | 7 | *I thought I had a good firework joke, but in the end, it just ___ out! (ended weakly) |
| 56% | LSD | 3 | Drug featured in the documentary "Have a Good Trip" |
| 56% | SHOOTPAR | 8 | Have a good day on the links |
| 56% | SHOTPAR | 7 | Had a good day on the links |
| 55% | SHOTPAR | 7 | Had a good day on the links, say |
| 55% | ERA | 3 | A good one in the NL is low |
| 54% | ROBERTGRIFFIN | 13 | With 18-Across, star college quarterback having a good rookie season with the Redskins, seen in Subway commercials: 2 wds. |
| 54% | SUPERHERO | 9 | The character with special powers in a comic book |
| 54% | FUND | 4 | Kitty has a good time on the day |
| 53% | ELITE | 5 | The best people in a society |
| 53% | BIGLEAD | 7 | Good thing to have in a race |
| 53% | PORT | 4 | Good thing to have in a storm |
| 53% | CALM | 4 | Good trait to have in a crisis |
| 53% | CATFISHING | 10 | Having the wrong profile, in a way |
| 53% | COPS | 4 | The good guys, in a chase film |
| 52% | READEMANDWEEP | 13 | Declaration from a person playing poker in a situation where the opponents think they have it in the bag [67-Across: "I win!"] |
| 52% | PROUDMARY | 9 | Tina Turner hit: Left a good job in the city |
| 52% | DIOCESE | 7 | The district over which a bishop has power |
| 52% | CUBE | 4 | In maths, the third power of a quantity |
| 52% | TIED | 4 | Having the exact same score in a game |
| 52% | NOREST | 6 | What the 52-Down have, in a saying |
| 52% | GIRLPOWER | 9 | Slogan thought to have originated in a 1991 zine by the punk band Bikini Kill |
| 51% | MATCHPOINT | 10 | Situation in which one person might have the advantage |
| 51% | ROW | 3 | Have one's ducks in a ___ (be well prepared) |