| 100% | ANY | 3 | In ___ event (regardless of what happened) |
| 64% | HOMEFLIES | 9 | What happens in one scene in "The Wizard of Oz"? |
| 61% | SKISLOPES | 9 | Spots for moguls, and what happens in each set of circles |
| 59% | LOOP | 4 | In the ___ (aware of what's happening) |
| 59% | FALLLEAVES | 10 | Autumn foliage ... or what happens at the starts of eight answers in this puzzle? |
| 57% | WORLDRECORDTIME | 15 | What each of seven 36-Across events at the 2008 Olympics ended in |
| 56% | RECAP | 5 | Description of what happened |
| 55% | DOOMSCROLLING | 13 | Habit of incessantly reading bad news online, and what's happening in the circles |
| 54% | RECAP | 5 | Brief summary of what happened before |
| 53% | PLOT | 4 | What happens in a story |
| 53% | PLOT | 4 | What happens in a movie |
| 53% | PLOT | 4 | What happens in a novel |
| 52% | RAINORSHINE | 11 | “This event is happening regardless of the weather” |
| 51% | FINALFOUR | 9 | Event taking place in New Orleans and Minneapolis this weekend...and what 11- and 15 Across are in need of? |
| 51% | ANYMOMENT | 9 | "It's about to happen" ... or what each of the four other longest answers in this puzzle has? |
| 51% | ISABELLA | 8 | Queen in events of 1492 |
| 50% | FALCONCARESSED | 14 | Terse account of what happened at the Raptor Petting Zoo? |
| 50% | GRILLPAN | 8 | Try to uncover the truth of what happened to Hook? |
| 50% | ANXIETY | 7 | Nervousness, fear of what could happen |
| 49% | BARRYLEAVES | 11 | What happens at the end of a Manilow concert? |
| 49% | EXECUTION | 9 | What happens at the end of a death sentence |
| 49% | OMEN | 4 | Warning of what's in the future |
| 49% | FACTUM | 6 | Statement of what's known, in legalese |
| 48% | COLLAPSED | 9 | Fell apart, what happened to SVB in 2023 |
| 48% | SPOILER | 7 | Comment that reveals what happens in a film |
| 48% | OBLIVIOUS | 9 | Not aware of what's happening around oneself |
| 48% | OMEN | 4 | Warning of what's coming in the future |
| 48% | OMEN | 4 | Sign of what to expect in the future |
| 48% | NEWS | 4 | What's happening in the world |
| 48% | DONTMOVEAMUSCLE | 15 | In the event of a "Freeze!," ... |