| 100% | EDUCATE | 7 | Instill with the three R's |
| 61% | REUSE | 5 | One of the three R's |
| 58% | READ | 4 | Do one of the three R's |
| 57% | REUSE | 5 | One of the three R's of environmentalism |
| 55% | REUSE | 5 | One of the three R's of an environmentalist's approach |
| 53% | RECYCLE | 7 | One of the three green R's |
| 50% | MACBETH | 7 | Shakespeare play with the Three Witches |
| 48% | DHARMA | 6 | Component, along with the Buddha and the sangha, of Buddhism’s Three Jewels |
| 48% | RECYCLE | 7 | Last "R" of the three eco-friendly R's |
| 46% | SCORPIO | 7 | Zodiac starts with the letter S |
| 46% | STU | 3 | Man's name spelled with three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 46% | ANI | 3 | What the names of three contiguous U.S. states begin with |
| 46% | BEARS | 5 | The Three ___, trio from a fairy tale with Goldilocks |
| 46% | EAST | 4 | Whence the Three Wise Men, with "the" |
| 45% | REDDIT | 6 | Website with the popular page r/explainlikeimfive |
| 45% | ARI | 3 | Lennox with the R&B hit "BMO" |
| 45% | REFILES | 7 | Corrects figures with the I.R.S. |
| 45% | STOOGES | 7 | The Three ___, slapstick comedy trio who worked with Ted Healy |
| 45% | GOLDEN | 6 | The Devil With the Three __ Hairs, 1812 tale |
| 45% | ARI | 3 | Lennox with the R&B hit "Got Me" |
| 45% | TESLA | 5 | Car company with the models S and X |
| 45% | TESLA | 5 | Automaker with the Model S and Model X |
| 44% | NEA | 3 | Three R's org. |
| 44% | NEA | 3 | Three R’s gp. |
| 44% | PUTTINGONAIRS | 13 | Acting affectedly ... and, based on what can go with the three parts of 20-, 32- and 43-Across, this puzzle's title |
| 44% | MYA | 3 | R&B singer with the hit "It's All About Me" |
| 44% | TRICORN | 7 | Hat with the brim turned up on three sides |
| 44% | SIZES | 5 | What the three long answers end with, in brief |
| 44% | SZA | 3 | Singer with the 2017 #1 R&B album "Ctrl" |
| 44% | RIHANNA | 7 | Singer with the 2009 double-platinum album "Rated R" |