| 100% | BEATPOET | 8 | Jack Kerouac colleague Allen Ginsberg, for one: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BEATPOET | 8 | Allen Ginsberg, for one |
| 44% | BEAT | 4 | Jack Kerouac or Allen Ginsberg |
| 43% | BEATPOETS | 9 | Writers such as Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and Diane di Prima (2 wds.) |
| 42% | STILLLIFEPAINTER | 16 | Cézanne, for one: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BEATS | 5 | Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and others |
| 42% | TVSHOW | 6 | "The Orville," for one: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CELEBRITYCHEF | 13 | 18-Across, for one: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LABRAT | 6 | Guinea pig, for one: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LEANCUT | 7 | Filet mignon, for one: 2 wds. |
| 41% | VWBUG | 5 | Disney's Herbie, for one: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GIRLGROUP | 9 | Destiny's Child, for one: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DIETCOLA | 8 | Pepsi Zero Sugar, for one: 2 wds. |
| 41% | EATALONE | 8 | Dine at a table for one: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SOAPOPERA | 9 | "Days of Our Lives," for one: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ONTHE | 5 | Jack Kerouac's "___ Road": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ADHOC | 5 | Type of committee formed for one purpose: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ARUN | 4 | Give ___ for one's money: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ARUN | 4 | "Give ___ for one's money": 2 wds. |
| 38% | LITTLETHINGS | 12 | "Small" 2012 hit for One Direction: 2 wds. |
| 37% | APOP | 4 | For each one: 2 wds. |
| 36% | WHATMAKES | 9 | With 17- and 49-Across, 2011 debut single for One Direction: 2 wds. |
| 35% | POPSTAR | 7 | Lady Gaga, for one (2 wds.) |
| 35% | YOGAPOSE | 8 | Downward dog, for one (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ENDUSER | 7 | Laptop buyer, for one (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DRINKMIX | 8 | Crystal Light, for one (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TVMOM | 5 | Lorelai Gilmore, for one (2 wds.) |
| 35% | GAMESHOW | 8 | "Jeopardy!," for one (2 wds.) |
| 35% | MIXUP | 5 | Mistake one for another: 2 wds. |
| 35% | EPICPOEM | 8 | "The Odyssey," for one (2 wds.) |