| 100% | MLK | 3 | He wrote about “a positive peace which is the presence of justice,” for short |
| 39% | LAB | 3 | Locale which is stereotyped to have a lot of test tubes, for short |
| 38% | ELOPER | 6 | Visitor for a justice of the peace |
| 37% | DESADE | 6 | He wrote "The only way to a woman's heart is along the path of torment" |
| 37% | HOME | 4 | 2012 novel by Toni Morrison which is about a young veteran of the Korean War |
| 37% | ANAT | 4 | The body, which is a Medical school subject, for short |
| 37% | GNP | 3 | Fig. which was about $19.5 trillion for the USA in the fourth quarter of 2019 |
| 36% | LIES | 4 | "Love ___," hit song by Khalid and Normani which is a part of the soundtrack for "Love, Simon" |
| 36% | FALL | 4 | "The ___ of the House of Usher," gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe which is about two ailing siblings living in a strange mansion |
| 36% | ORR | 3 | Author of the short story on which All About Eve was based, Mary ___ |
| 36% | SEDER | 5 | Meal in which a cup of wine is poured for the prophet Elijah |
| 36% | LOVELY | 6 | Hit song by Khalid and Billie Eilish which is a part of the soundtrack for "13 Reasons Why" |
| 35% | GUT | 3 | The part of your body which is often referred to when you get a "feeling" about something |
| 35% | IDO | 3 | Promise that may be made in front of a justice of the peace (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ALL | 3 | "...And Justice for ___," 1979 film starring Al Pacino for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor |
| 35% | WILDE | 5 | He wrote "A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies" |
| 35% | BRIDGEOFSPIES | 13 | 2015 film starring Tom Hanks which is about a lawyer who negotiates the release of a U.S. pilot: 3 wds. |
| 35% | ROBREINER | 9 | Director of 33-Across who will write a foreword for the book by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | KAFKA | 5 | He wrote "A first sign of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die" |
| 34% | ARCH | 4 | Part of the foot which is also a prefix for enemy |
| 34% | LBS | 3 | About 1,400 of them is the record for a human: Abbr. |
| 34% | FERLINGHETTI | 12 | He wrote A Coney Island of the Mind |
| 34% | RSV | 3 | The English translation of the Bible which was published in 1952, for short |
| 34% | RIM | 3 | Part of a glass which is rolled in salt for the cocktail Margarita |
| 34% | EBAY | 4 | Site on which a sandwich ostensibly bearing an image of the Virgin Mary was sold for twenty-eight thousand dollars |
| 33% | ROSSINI | 7 | He wrote the music for the Barber of Seville |
| 33% | JOHNHENRYDAYS | 13 | 2001 Colson Whitehead novel, about a historical festival, that was short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize: 3 wds. |
| 33% | HAILSATAN | 9 | 2019 documentary about a nontheistic religious organization that's "putting up a hell of a fight" for justice and equality, per the film's tagline |
| 33% | ANGRYMEN | 8 | "12 ___," 1957 film starring Henry Fonda which is about a jury of 12 that deliberates on the trial of an 18-year old: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |