| 100% | ERIE | 4 | Lake ___ College, in 16-Across |
| 75% | AIDA | 4 | Work set in 16 Across |
| 63% | AMES | 4 | College city in 15 Across |
| 62% | PARK | 4 | With 16 Across, block traffic, in a way |
| 61% | UTES | 4 | College athletes in Salt Lake City |
| 60% | NASA | 4 | Org. featured in 16-Across |
| 59% | WHATATIME | 9 | With 16 Across, exclamation from one living in the moment |
| 58% | ALLAH | 5 | God in 16-Across |
| 58% | HOLYCROSS | 9 | Jesuit college in Worcester (and the English translation of 11 Across) |
| 57% | RINGS | 5 | Foursome in 16-Across' logo |
| 57% | RNS | 3 | Workers in 16-Across (Abbr.) |
| 56% | GOLD | 4 | Metal commonly used in 16-Across |
| 56% | URSA | 4 | 16-Across in Latin |
| 55% | SULU | 4 | John Cho's character in 16-Across |
| 55% | III | 3 | 16-Across, in another way |
| 54% | GREENDALE | 9 | College where 16-Across takes place |
| 54% | BRINE | 5 | 16-Across is preserved in it |
| 53% | SON | 3 | Fourth book in 16-Across's "The Giver" series |
| 53% | MESSENGER | 9 | Third book in 16-Across's "The Giver" series |
| 53% | RUFUS | 5 | 16-Across for Groucho in "Duck Soup" |
| 52% | AGO | 3 | In days of 16-Across |
| 52% | TOMHOLLAND | 10 | Actor who plays Spider-Man in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | KRISTENSTEWART | 14 | "Twilight" star who plays Sabina in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | MEAD | 4 | Lake —, reservoir in Arizona and Nevada formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River |
| 51% | MICHAELKEATON | 13 | Actor who plays Vulture, the villain in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | GATHERINGBLUE | 13 | Second book in 16-Across's "The Giver" series (2 wds.) |
| 51% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | "Ray" actor who plays Little John in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | MEAD | 4 | Lake —, reservoir in Arizona and Nevada, US, formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River |
| 50% | IDINA | 5 | Menzel who voiced 16-Across in “Frozen” |
| 50% | GOD | 3 | Word in a 16-Across |