| 100% | SLOWER | 6 | Like aging on the International Space Station vis-à-vis on Earth |
| 57% | ORBIT | 5 | Travel around the Earth, like the International Space Station |
| 48% | EMERIL | 6 | With 95-Across, chef whose recipes are used on the International Space Station |
| 47% | ALAIN | 5 | Michelin-starred chef Ducasse who sent gourmet meals to astronauts on the International Space Station |
| 44% | ROCKET | 6 | "___ Man," Elton John number that is a popular wake-up song aboard the International Space Station |
| 42% | LAB | 3 | The International Space Station, e.g. |
| 41% | MIR | 3 | Precursor of the International Space Station |
| 40% | ANT | 3 | Insect once brought to the International Space Station |
| 39% | OLDER | 5 | Like the guests vis-a-vis the host on the podcast "Wiser Than Me" |
| 38% | EASIEST | 7 | Like crosswords on Monday vis-à-vis those in the rest of the week |
| 37% | SPLASHIEST | 10 | Like the greatest show on earth? |
| 37% | BEACHED | 7 | Like a whale on the sand |
| 37% | CAUGHT | 6 | Like a fish on the line |
| 37% | SEASIDE | 7 | Like a restaurant on the coast |
| 37% | ROVING | 6 | Like a reporter on the scene |
| 37% | SPARSEST | 8 | Like hair on the top of a bald person's head |
| 37% | ASWARM | 6 | Like bees on the rampage, in a quaint sort of way |
| 37% | REDOCKS | 7 | Connects to a space station on a return trip |
| 37% | AWAY | 4 | Like a game played on the road |
| 37% | SUNK | 4 | Like a ship on the ocean floor |
| 37% | LAM | 3 | On the ___ (running away, like a fugitive) |
| 37% | ORBITS | 6 | Travels like a space station |
| 36% | WNET | 4 | PBS station with a transmitter on the Empire State Building |
| 36% | GREENER | 7 | Like the grass on the other side, in a saying |
| 36% | GENDERNEUTRAL | 13 | Like 20-, 28- and 45-Across vis-à-vis the female-sounding phrases they're based on? |
| 36% | FAKE | 4 | Like a Rolex bought on the street, probably |
| 36% | DRIEST | 6 | Like the Atacama Desert among all places on earth |
| 36% | AWAY | 4 | Like a game that's played on the road |
| 36% | LIT | 3 | Like a menorah on the eighth night of Hanukkah |
| 36% | FAKE | 4 | Like a Gucci handbag bought on the street, often |