| 100% | FEATHERS | 8 | Lightweight bits of a bird's wing that might float and get carried away with the wind |
| 31% | TURTLEDOVE | 10 | Old World bird with a brown plumage and speckled wings associated with song The Twelve Days of Christmas |
| 31% | DUNLIN | 6 | Small wading bird with a slightly down-curved bill that breeds in the uplands of Scotland, Wales and England |
| 31% | ANAMERICANGYRATED | 17 | Story of a young man who gets carried away and does the Twist? |
| 30% | GEOTAG | 6 | Bit of metadata that might go with a digital photo |
| 30% | STILLIRISE | 10 | Classic poem with the lines "Leaving behind nights of terror and fear ... Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear" |
| 30% | EMU | 3 | Flightless bird that's a native of Australia and is the second-largest living bird |
| 30% | HOWDO | 5 | Greeting that might be made with a tip of the hat |
| 29% | TEE | 3 | Item that might be knocked out of the ground with a golf shot |
| 29% | ERG | 3 | Area of the desert that's wind-swept with no vegetation and exists on Venus, Mars and Titan |
| 29% | BULLET | 6 | Bit of ammo that one might want to "dodge" and has a "bull" in its name |
| 28% | PRIME | 5 | The best years of your life, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 28% | GOSHAWK | 7 | Large bird of prey with a bluish-grey back and wings |
| 28% | PRIMEREALESTATE | 15 | Asset that's all about "location, location, location" ... with a hint to the starts of 21-, 26- and 49-Across |
| 27% | SPHINX | 6 | The Great ___ of Giza, a limestone statue of the mythological creature with a human head and lion's body may inspire your awe (2/5) |
| 27% | RAVEN | 5 | Large bird of the crow family with a black plumage and wedge-shaped tail |
| 27% | WOODPIGEON | 10 | Common bird of the UK with mainly grey plumage and a white neck patch |
| 27% | COURTAPPEARANCE | 15 | Proceeding that may follow a subpoena, and what the ends of 16-, 23-, 46-, and 59-Across can make? |
| 27% | DRIFTS | 6 | Gets carried away by a current of water |
| 27% | TWIG | 4 | Bit of a bird's nest |
| 27% | LARK | 4 | Bird that's a symbol of joy and hope |
| 27% | BUBBLE | 6 | ___ hotel, spot with a view of the stars that one may choose as a vacation stay |
| 27% | HENBIT | 6 | Common and widely distributed weed of the Lamium species that tastes a bit like peppered celery |
| 27% | LEMUR | 5 | Primate with large eyes and a long tail that is endemic to the island of Madagascar |
| 27% | PIE | 3 | Bit of slapstick ammo, and a word that can follow the first parts of 18- and 63-Across and 3- and 27-Down |
| 27% | ALEE | 4 | On the side of a ship that's away from the wind |
| 27% | FLAP | 4 | Part of a book cover that might show the author's photo |
| 27% | LIPSTICK | 8 | Women's cosmetic that might stain the edge of a glass |
| 27% | LOVEFORSALE | 11 | 2021 collaborative album with the single "I Get a Kick Out of You" by Lady Gaga and 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 27% | LIP | 3 | Part of the face that might get a collagen injection |