| 100% | NINTHS | 6 | Intervals of an octave and a second |
| 48% | EMU | 3 | Cousin of an ostrich and a rhea |
| 46% | PLUMCOT | 7 | Hybrid fruit of an apricot and a plum |
| 45% | ICONS | 5 | Images of an envelope and a telephone receiver, on an iPhone |
| 45% | BROWNING | 8 | Surname of an English poet and a firearm designer |
| 44% | RAO | 3 | Eponym of an Italian-restaurant franchise and a pasta-sauce brand |
| 44% | LIMERICK | 8 | An Irish city and also a form of poetry |
| 44% | PLUOT | 5 | Portmanteau of a plum and an apricot |
| 43% | MESON | 5 | Particle composed of a quark and an antiquark |
| 43% | COMMANDCENTER | 13 | Heart of an operation, and a hidden feature of 20-, 26-, and 46-Across |
| 43% | ACRE | 4 | House comes with three quarters of an ____ and is situated near a river. |
| 43% | IRA | 3 | A kind of investment and also an Irish militant movement: Abbr |
| 42% | SABRE | 5 | In-state colleague of a Ranger and an Islander |
| 42% | CHER | 4 | Winner of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and three Golden Globes |
| 42% | YEA | 3 | It's both a synonym and an anagram of "aye" |
| 42% | LACOSTE | 7 | Tennis star René and an eponym of a clothing brand |
| 41% | MADAMEX | 7 | Title of an 1884 Sargent painting and a 2019 Madonna No. 1 album (June, 2019) |
| 41% | RANI | 4 | Member of a royal family, and an anagram of 119 Across |
| 41% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | Winner of a best-actor Oscar and an R. & B. Grammy |
| 41% | REDHOTCOALS | 11 | Challenge for a fire-walker … and an anagram of 25-Down |
| 41% | EVELYNASHFORD | 13 | The first track and field athlete to run 100 meters under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games and who has won a total of 5 Olympic medals: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LASTONESTANDING | 15 | Survivor of an all-out brawl ... or a hint to 23-, 38-, 64- and 87-Across |
| 41% | PLUOT | 5 | Reddish fruit that's a hybrid of a plum and an apricot |
| 40% | KAONS | 5 | Particles consisting of a strange quark and an up or down antiquark |
| 40% | PITCHATENT | 10 | Prepare for a night out, and an explanation of this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | IDIOT | 5 | "It is a tale told by an ___, full of sound and fury": Shak. |
| 40% | GALE | 4 | Patrick —, author of novels A Perfectly Good Man and Notes from an Exhibition |
| 40% | SIDEARM | 7 | Like some baseball pitches ... and a hint to locating the second part of four three-part puzzle answers |
| 39% | QUARTERTONE | 11 | 1/24 of an octave |
| 39% | STAYSINVEGAS | 12 | Second half of a famous tourism slogan, and what 16-, 22-, 43-, and 51-Across literally are |