| 100% | PRIMOLEVI | 9 | Italian chemist and writer of If This is a Man |
| 44% | WOOLF | 5 | Writer of the line “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction” |
| 43% | LEVI | 4 | "If This Is a Man" author Primo |
| 40% | THECAT | 6 | This is out of the bag if a secret is divulged |
| 40% | ANISETTE | 8 | Sambuca is a sweet Italian liqueur of this kind |
| 39% | TWAIN | 5 | "When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade" writer |
| 38% | WOE | 3 | "For never was a story of more ___ than this of Juliet and her Romeo" |
| 38% | ICE | 3 | This will send a chill down your spine, if you put it on your spine, of course |
| 38% | KALE | 4 | Colcannon is a traditional Irish dish made primarily of mashed potatoes and this green vegetable |
| 37% | SILK | 4 | China is a great place to buy some of this soft and luxurious fabric (3/4) |
| 37% | TASSO | 5 | Italian poet who was the subject of a Goethe play and a Donizetti opera |
| 36% | THIRTYMINUTERUN | 15 | This is a really good amount of exercise! |
| 36% | HIS | 3 | "He is a man of ___ word" |
| 36% | HIS | 3 | "He is a man of ___ word." |
| 36% | CRIMEANDPUNISHMENT | 18 | Magnum opus about a young man, family and the concept of free will [1866, 1965] |
| 35% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Singer Demi Lovato was a judge in the second and third season of this music-based reality show: 3 wds. |
| 35% | CHEYNEY | 7 | Peter —, British crime writer whose Lemmy Caution novels include This Man is Dangerous and Poison Ivy |
| 35% | MULLIGANS | 9 | These might be given on a golf course, after the ends of 17-, 25-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 35% | HARDEDGED | 9 | Gritty ... and a description of this puzzle, which is also a hint to completing eight answers |
| 35% | SOAPBUBBLES | 11 | Products of a child's wand, and what are literally rising in this puzzle's circles |
| 35% | SOLAR | 5 | The sun and planets are a part of this system |
| 35% | BELLHOOKS | 9 | Professor and writer of Feminism is for Everybody |
| 35% | CORE | 4 | Part of a big apple that the squirrels and crows will eat, even if you don't |
| 35% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Place to find a date ... and any one of four in this puzzle (circled letters are hints) |
| 34% | ACRO | 4 | High-rise window cleaner is not a job to apply for if you have this type of phobia |
| 34% | MICHELIN | 8 | Company whose mascot is a man made of tires |
| 34% | MOULIN | 6 | "___ Rouge!" 2001 musical starring Nicole Kidman which is the story of a young writer and a cabaret star |
| 34% | OKIFWEGOINONIT | 14 | *"Can this be a gift from all of us?" |
| 34% | CHARLIE | 7 | ___ Sheen, actor who was part of television shows such as "Two and a Half Men" and "Anger Management" |
| 34% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |