| 100% | THEMATIC | 8 | Like some passages in a symphony |
| 59% | NOSEBLEED | 9 | Like some seats in a stadium |
| 58% | GREENER | 7 | Like some grass, in a phrase |
| 58% | HALFEMPTY | 9 | Like some glasses, in a phrase |
| 57% | TRUE | 4 | Like some statements in a Knights and Knaves puzzle |
| 55% | SOUR | 4 | Like some beer served in a tulip glass |
| 54% | ONSITE | 6 | In a particular place, like some job training: Hyph. |
| 52% | LATE | 4 | Like a fashionable arrival, in some circles |
| 52% | EVIL | 4 | Like a twin in some horror movies |
| 51% | WARM | 4 | Like some welcomes, or change a letter in 39a to get the answer |
| 48% | ONEEYED | 7 | Like a cyclops or some of the Minions in "Despicable Me": Hyph. |
| 48% | AISLE | 5 | Passage in a plane |
| 48% | EPITAPH | 7 | Passage in a cemetery |
| 48% | CORRIDOR | 8 | Passage in a building |
| 48% | CYDONIA | 7 | Area of Mars that looks like a face in some photos |
| 47% | HALLS | 5 | Passages in a long story? |
| 47% | CORRIDOR | 8 | Passage in a school building |
| 47% | ENTRY | 5 | Passage in a personal journal |
| 47% | HIDDENSTAIRCASE | 15 | Passage in a mystery novel? |
| 46% | CORRIDOR | 8 | Passage in a building or train |
| 46% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind in a symphony |
| 45% | MOTIF | 5 | Recurring melody in a symphony |
| 45% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind instrument in a symphony |
| 45% | OBOE | 4 | Reed in a symphony orchestra |
| 45% | NARTHEX | 7 | Enclosed passage in a church |
| 45% | FLUE | 4 | Smoke passage in a chimney |
| 45% | CADENZA | 7 | Solo passage in a concerto |
| 45% | UNIONIZED | 9 | Like some factories ... or, in a different sense, like 90-, 109- and 119-Across (but not 24-, 32- and 53-Across)? |
| 45% | AISLES | 6 | Passages in a church, parallel to the nave |
| 45% | MEZZANINE | 9 | First balcony in a symphony hall |