| 100% | RANDY | 5 | Late songwriter ___ California, whose family is involved in the 18-Across lawsuit |
| 48% | STAIRWAY | 8 | With 27-Down, song involved in the 18-Across lawsuit |
| 36% | NASTURTIUM | 10 | Genus of plants in the cabbage family whose round flat leaves are used in salads |
| 35% | LEE | 3 | Mount in California on whose southern slope the famous Hollywood sign is located |
| 35% | AMBULANCE | 9 | Emergency vehicle whose name may be written across the hood in mirror writing |
| 34% | FTLEE | 5 | N.J. city that was involved in the Bridgegate scandal |
| 34% | ALAN | 4 | Lawyer Dershowitz who was involved in the OJ Simpson trial |
| 34% | MIRA | 4 | Actress Sorvino who's been involved in the #MeToo movement |
| 34% | RHCP | 4 | "Dani California" Band whose wild on-stage antics resulted in half the band being arrested |
| 34% | SEATTLE | 7 | City whose skyline is drawn in the opening of 43-Across |
| 34% | WHATSMYNAME | 11 | Fairy tale question whose answer is spelled out in the starts of 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 34% | ASTER | 5 | Daisy-like flower that is a member of the sunflower family and blooms late in fall |
| 33% | PENNY | 5 | The only major character in "The Big Bang Theory" whose last name was never revealed |
| 33% | AMBULANCE | 9 | Vehicle whose sound is imitated by the first three Across entries in this puzzle |
| 33% | STAHLBAUM | 9 | Family whose home The Nutcracker is set in |
| 33% | JACKSPARROW | 11 | Rakish captain in "Pirates of the Caribbean" whose last name is a kind of bird: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TONYA | 5 | Figure skater Harding who was involved in the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan |
| 33% | JOHNBOYEGA | 10 | "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" actor whose latest role is as a security guard in "Detroit": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ZYZZYVA | 7 | Tropical insect whose name is the last word in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary |
| 32% | IRA | 3 | Militant group that was involved in "the Troubles" in the UK: Abbr. |
| 32% | EGGO | 4 | Brand whose last letter is in the shape of its product |
| 32% | RYU | 3 | Main character in Capcom's Street Fighter series whose "special move" was the subject of a scientific work last year |
| 32% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "Saving All My Love for You" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose last name is a city in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 31% | TEARSFORFEARS | 13 | 19-Across and 31-Across band whose first album in 18 years, "The Tipping Point," will be released tomorrow (3 wds.) |
| 31% | GRAFTON | 7 | Late author whose daughter wrote, "As far as we in the family are concerned, the alphabet now ends in Y" |
| 31% | DRESSINGS | 9 | What the last words in 16-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across are |
| 31% | CANTOR | 6 | One whose lead is followed in the service |
| 31% | TRAPEZEARTISTS | 14 | Ones whose jobs are up in the air? |
| 31% | {BUD}DHA | 8 | Figure whose reincarnations are documented in the Jātakas |
| 31% | FASHION | 7 | The latest clothing styles are in __ |