| 100% | SYMBOL | 6 | Icon; like the one in the sky that calls Batman |
| 44% | ARC | 3 | Move like the sun in the sky |
| 43% | HAND | 4 | Poker holding ... like the one spelled out in the letters that cut this puzzle's circled cards |
| 43% | TWILIT | 6 | Like the sky in the early evening |
| 43% | SUN | 3 | Fiery one in the sky? |
| 42% | NETS | 4 | One of the teams that calls Barclays Center home |
| 42% | BINOS | 5 | Whales like the one in "Moby-Dick" |
| 42% | ASHEN | 5 | Like the skies in "Ulalume" |
| 41% | KITE | 4 | It's like a diamond in the sky |
| 41% | TWIN | 4 | Like the sisters in "The Shining," for one |
| 41% | UFO | 3 | Saucer like mysterious object in the sky: Abbr. |
| 41% | UFO | 3 | Anomaly in the sky that is not identifiable |
| 41% | RAINCLOUD | 9 | Dark mass in the sky that produces precipitation |
| 41% | CLOUD | 5 | Thing in the sky that might bring rain |
| 41% | MALAPHOR | 8 | Informal term for a sentence that mixes two idioms or cliches, like the ones found in 20a, 42a, 58a, 24d, and 25d |
| 41% | LUCY | 4 | One in the sky with diamonds, according to a Beatles song |
| 41% | BATSIGNAL | 9 | Distress device shown in the sky to alert Batman |
| 41% | UFO | 3 | Something in the sky that's not been recognized |
| 41% | HEIST | 5 | Bank job, like the one in "Ocean's Eleven" |
| 41% | ETS | 3 | Aliens, like the one in a Spielberg movie: Abbr. |
| 41% | SPACIOUS | 8 | Like the skies in "America the Beautiful" |
| 40% | AVID | 4 | Like those fans who camp out all night in ticket lines just to ensure they get one of the best seats |
| 40% | STAR | 4 | Sign in the sky that the Three Wise Men followed |
| 40% | UFO | 3 | Thing in the sky that can't be explained: Abbr. |
| 40% | ETS | 3 | Aliens, like the one in a 1982 Spielberg movie: Abbr. |
| 40% | DEA | 3 | Anti-smuggling agency like the one in "Breaking Bad": Abbr. |
| 40% | SUNDOG | 6 | Bright spot in the sky, also called parhelion |
| 40% | ARKS | 4 | Watercrafts like one in the Bible |
| 40% | UPABOVE | 7 | "___ the world so high, like a diamond in the sky": 2 wds. |
| 40% | STAR | 4 | A word for a performer, like what's in the sky |