| 100% | EVERYFOURTHYEAR | 15 | How often 38 Across could properly celebrate his 17 Across |
| 29% | JIMMY | 5 | With 17-Across, president who celebrated his 100th birthday 10/1/2024 |
| 29% | TWICE | 5 | How often Santa checks his list |
| 28% | 8TIMES | 6 | How often 55-/17-Across was married |
| 28% | GETTOGETHER | 11 | Informal meeting, and what can be found in 17-, 26-, 38-, and 51-Across? |
| 28% | THANKSGIVING | 12 | Holiday celebrated today (and when you can watch Chicago play 17-Across and Washington play 30-Across) |
| 27% | ISNTSHELOVELY | 13 | 1976 hit song that 38-Across wrote to celebrate the birth of his daughter (3 wds.) |
| 27% | ENGAGEMENTRING | 14 | It's often presented during a 38 Across |
| 26% | TWICE | 5 | How often, at most, one can be elected U.S. president |
| 26% | ABOUTAFOOT | 10 | How tall Barbie is ... or what the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 47-Across are? |
| 26% | CAKE | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 31-, 38-, 50- and 64-Across |
| 26% | NIGHT | 5 | Word that can precede either part of 17-, 25-, 38-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 26% | STEPHEN | 7 | With 17 Across, justice who announced his retirement in 2022 |
| 26% | HEADLINES | 9 | Newspaper's attention-getters, and what both words in 17-, 25-, 38- and 54-Across can do |
| 26% | LUNCHBOXES | 10 | Backpack containers where you can find the ends of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 25% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 25% | BREAK | 5 | Intermission ... or what you can do to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 24% | OATS | 4 | 17-Across ingredients, often |
| 24% | GETPLAYED | 9 | Fall for it, or what can happen to the last words of 17-, 25-, 38- and 56-Across |
| 23% | TWICE | 5 | How 46-Across can be answered |
| 23% | HEARTSHAPED | 11 | Like a 17-Across, often |
| 23% | DUTCHTOWN | 9 | Gouda or Utrecht (17 Across, to 38 Across) |
| 22% | INSTITCHES | 10 | See 17-, 25- and 38-Across |
| 22% | ITSMEAGAIN | 10 | "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| 22% | GOLFPRO | 7 | Person who can teach you how to properly swing a club: 2 wds. |
| 22% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 22% | IHAVEADREAM | 11 | Repeated phrase in 38-Across's speech at the 17-Across |
| 22% | JULYIVMDCCLXXVI | 15 | Tablet inscription on 38-Across that commemorates 17-Across |
| 22% | TMI | 3 | 38 Across plea |
| 22% | TATA | 4 | 17 Across alternative |