| 100% | DEEMS | 5 | Holds to be [#3 of 7] |
| 60% | ICING | 5 | Appropriate answer to be found on top of 7-Across |
| 56% | DEEMS | 5 | Holds to be |
| 56% | SEENAS | 6 | Held to be |
| 56% | DEEM | 4 | Hold to be |
| 56% | BELIEVES | 8 | Holds to be true |
| 55% | NUMBERS | 7 | 1, 2, 3... 7 could be a lucky one of these |
| 53% | WHATITSWORTH | 12 | "For ___," the third single by 17a, meant to be released as part of his solo album: 3 wds. |
| 53% | AXIOM | 5 | Statement held to be true |
| 53% | SOCIALCAPITAL | 13 | Network of personal relationships ... or a punny hint to 3-, 7- and 11-Down |
| 53% | MBA | 3 | Pres. George W. Bush was the only president to hold one of these degs. |
| 51% | FACT | 4 | Truth we hold to be self-evident? |
| 51% | TENET | 5 | Common belief generally held to be true |
| 51% | VANS | 4 | Moving vehicles, one of which is "moving" across rows 3, 5, and 7 of this puzzle |
| 51% | NEWSPAPERCOLUMN | 15 | Place to express an opinion ... or a literal description of 3-, 7-, 9- and 21-Down? |
| 51% | ACUTABOVE | 9 | Superior to ... and what can go with the starts of 3-, 7-, 9- and 24-Down |
| 51% | SURE | 4 | To be certain of something |
| 51% | FEAR | 4 | To be afraid of something |
| 51% | DOTE | 4 | To be extremely fond of |
| 51% | GLAD | 4 | "___ to be of service!" |
| 51% | GLAD | 4 | "___ to be of service" |
| 50% | SNOWCAPPED | 10 | Like alpine peaks ... or what each half of 3-, 7-, 9-, 37- and 44-Down can be? |
| 50% | THEEVENINGSTAR | 14 | 1996 movie that was a sequel to the 1983 Best Picture winner "Terms of Endearment": 3 wds. |
| 50% | FALLIBLE | 8 | To be capable of making mistakes |
| 50% | HEFT | 4 | Hold to test the weight of |
| 49% | ESSE | 4 | To be, for students of 17-Across |
| 49% | EXHAUSTED | 9 | To be drained of strength or energy |
| 49% | ETRE | 4 | To be where people sing of amour? |
| 49% | TEEM | 4 | To be full of or swarming with |
| 49% | HOSTAGE | 7 | One way to be held |