| 100% | BOOST | 5 | Help by speaking well of |
| 57% | LAUD | 4 | Speak well of |
| 57% | TOUT | 4 | Speak well of |
| 57% | TECH | 4 | Type of help provided by Best Buy's Geek Squad |
| 56% | BOAST | 5 | Speak well of oneself |
| 48% | COVERED | 7 | Spoken of insurance by journalist |
| 45% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture of 2012, directed by Ben Affleck |
| 45% | EWE | 3 | Language spoken by millions of Ghanaians |
| 44% | DELIVERY | 8 | Manner of speaking by an actor on stage |
| 43% | GAG | 3 | Stop from speaking by using a piece of cloth |
| 43% | EIS | 3 | Helps senior management take better decisions by providing relevant data: Abbr. |
| 43% | ONTHEHHO/WATERFRONT | 19 | Best Picture inspired by a Pulitzer-winning series of newspaper articles |
| 43% | THROAT | 6 | Part of the neck that helps swallow and speak |
| 42% | MAYDAY | 6 | Distress call issued by a ship in need of help |
| 42% | WORLDS | 6 | The War of the __, novel by UK writer HG Wells |
| 42% | THESHAPEOF | 10 | & 6A 1933 work of science fiction by H G Wells |
| 41% | DATAEXHAUST | 11 | Trail of information left by an internet user, so to speak |
| 41% | CLAN | 4 | "The ___ of the Cave Bear" (1980 best seller by Jean Auel) |
| 41% | WORLDS | 6 | Sci-fi novel by H.G. Wells: The War of the __ |
| 41% | GRAMMY | 6 | Award won by "DAMN." in the category of Best Rap Album |
| 41% | PRIZES | 6 | Awards won by best books of the years, e.g. Orange |
| 40% | CAD | 3 | Software used by engineers to make sketches with help of computer (abbr) |
| 40% | WILD | 4 | "The ___ Asses of the Devil," 1915 short story by H.G. Wells |
| 40% | HENRIETTA | 9 | "The Immortal Life of ___ Lacks" (non-fiction best-seller by Rebecca Skloot) |
| 40% | OBAMA | 5 | Winner of the 2005 and 2007 Grammys for Best Spoken Word Album |
| 39% | THESEAAROUNDUS | 14 | Best-selling book by 19-Across about the life history of our oceans: 4 wds. |
| 39% | ELOQUENT | 8 | Speaking well |
| 39% | LEX | 3 | "The Joy of ___ ..." by Gyles Brandreth (2002) might help you with these crosswords |
| 39% | FROST | 5 | "___ at Midnight," conversational poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that speaks of neoplatonism |