| 100% | ERASED | 6 | Like 18 1/2 minutes of the Watergate tapes |
| 43% | JOHNSIRICA | 10 | Federal judge who ordered the disclosure of the Watergate tapes: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BUFFALOBOB | 10 | Host of the show featuring 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | REPEATING | 9 | Like the decimal equivalent of 1/3 |
| 38% | HAZEL | 5 | Like the eyes of about 18% of Americans |
| 37% | CRYSTALBALL | 11 | Nickname of the championship trophy awarded to 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ODD | 3 | Like integers of the form 2n + 1 |
| 37% | ARABIC | 6 | Like the numerals 1, 2 and 3 |
| 37% | ADD | 3 | Find the sum of 1 and 2 |
| 37% | HUMANCLONES | 11 | What all of the identical characters on 18-Across are: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BUDDYVALASTRO | 13 | Name of the head baker featured on 1-/5-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | REELTOREEL | 10 | Type of recorder the Watergate Tapes were recorded on |
| 36% | ODD | 3 | Like the number 1, or the number of letters in "one" |
| 36% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Assortment of almonds, cashews, and the like: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JOHNMAYER | 9 | Singer of the 2006 pop song "Gravity," which sounds like a waltz: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | Actor who plays one of the studio's stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DOGSEAR | 7 | "The corner of the page was folded over like a ___.": 2 wds. |
| 35% | THEWEEKND | 9 | Singer of the 2015 pop song "Earned It," which sounds like a waltz: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | Singer of the 1973 pop song "The Piano Man," which sounds like a waltz: 2 wds. |
| 34% | RED | 3 | Like the hair of 1-2% of the world's population |
| 34% | FLOCK | 5 | Gathering of 1-Down, like that found in the center of this puzzle |
| 34% | ADELE | 5 | Singer of the 2011 #1 hit "Someone Like You" |
| 34% | JOELCOEN | 8 | "Fargo" director who is a part of the filmmaking duo behind other movies like "True Grit": 2 wds. |
| 34% | TAUTOLOGICAL | 12 | Like the names of 18-, 25-, 40- and 50- Across vis-à-vis the bracketed languages |
| 33% | ERVIN | 5 | Sam of the Watergate hearings |
| 33% | LESLEYSTAHL | 11 | "60 Minutes" correspondent who's a former moderator of "Face the Nation": 2 wds. |
| 33% | WIIPLAY | 7 | Nintendo party game (which sounds like it could be the opposite of 1-Across?) |
| 33% | ELITE | 5 | Of the 1% |
| 33% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | Singer of the 2019 #1 hit "7 Rings": 2 wds. |
| 33% | PAULSIMON | 9 | Singer of the 1976 pop song "Still Crazy After All These Years," which sounds like a waltz: 2 wds. |