| 100% | NEAPTIDE | 8 | It occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon |
| 68% | NEAP | 4 | Occurrence after the first and third quarters of the moon |
| 53% | NEAP | 4 | Either of the two tides that occur just after the first or third quarters of the moon |
| 47% | TRE | 3 | Italian number whose letters are the first, third and fifth letters of its English equivalent |
| 43% | LABORDAY | 8 | It's celebrated during the first week of September: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MTVCRIBS | 8 | Its first season featured tours of the homes of Ozzy Osbourne and Master P. |
| 41% | DOUBLE | 6 | It can precede the first words of 17-, 28-, 35-, 47- and 61-Across |
| 40% | CREAM | 5 | It can follow the first word of 17- and 58-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 40% | OREO | 4 | Cookie in the shape of its first and last letters |
| 39% | PINKFLOYD | 9 | The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon band |
| 38% | HARVEST | 7 | The National Apple ___ Festival, a fall season event held during the first two weekends of October, celebrating food, music and crafts |
| 38% | ALL | 3 | First and last word of the Musketeers' motto |
| 38% | SEMICIRCLES | 11 | First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 38% | OUTFIELD | 8 | Area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting first, second and third bases |
| 38% | LEU | 3 | Coin found in Tirasol that has the horn of an aurochs and a female figure of the moon on it |
| 37% | DOLE | 4 | First and only president of the Republic of Hawaii |
| 37% | ALL | 3 | First and last word of the Three Musketeers' motto |
| 37% | ELSIE | 5 | Name that sounds like the twelfth and third letters of the alphabet |
| 37% | TERMINATOR | 10 | Boundary between the illuminated and darkened part of the moon, in astronomy |
| 37% | CNN | 3 | Its first news broadcast was co-anchored by the husband-and-wife team of Dave Walker and Lois Hart |
| 37% | SETH | 4 | Third son of the first man |
| 37% | TRE | 3 | Third album of a Green Day trilogy, following "¡Uno!" and "¡Dos!" ... and the first name of the band's drummer |
| 36% | STARLOG | 7 | Defunct magazine that featured Kirk and Spock on the cover of its first issue |
| 36% | URGES | 5 | They might occur in the first and second trimester, maybe |
| 36% | TOULOUSE | 8 | Third stop of the first Tour de France |
| 36% | ROCOCO | 6 | It flowered during the reign of Louis XV |
| 36% | EZRA | 4 | It begins "In the first year of Cyrus..." |
| 36% | MALEBONDING | 11 | It happens between buds, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 35% | CRESCENT | 8 | It's seen in the first or last quarter |
| 35% | ORIGINAL | 8 | The first of its kind |