| 100% | GAMIER | 6 | Like that nice piece of wolverine steak you're saving vis-a-vis the grade A T-bone in the fridge |
| 33% | EASIEST | 7 | Like crosswords on Monday vis-à-vis those in the rest of the week |
| 31% | TSHAPED | 7 | Like the bone in a loin steak |
| 31% | TSHAPED | 7 | Like the bone in a porterhouse steak |
| 31% | RARE | 4 | Like a steak that's still red in the middle |
| 31% | RARE | 4 | Like a steak that's still pink in the middle |
| 31% | RARE | 4 | Like a steak that’s deep red in the middle |
| 30% | PENNY | 5 | "A ___ saved is worth two in the bush," example of 50a that encourages being content with what you have |
| 30% | ITMEANSALOT | 11 | “That’s so nice of you” . . . and a literal description of the last word in 17-, 21-, 39-, or 57-Across |
| 29% | BED | 3 | A word that, when written lowercase, looks like the piece of furniture that it represents |
| 29% | FAVORITE | 8 | The thing you most prefer in a group of like items |
| 29% | COEQUALLY | 9 | In a way that's like people of the same rank |
| 28% | KEEPER | 6 | Small piece that holds the end of a belt in place |
| 28% | BONY | 4 | Like a piece of fish that hasn't been filleted |
| 28% | WHIP | 4 | A long instrument made of rope or leather that you would find in the hands of a lion tamer |
| 28% | THEWESTWING | 11 | A political drama that debuted in the 90s, starring the likes of Rob Lowe and Martin Sheen: 3 wds. |
| 28% | SATE | 4 | Word that can fill in the blanks in _ _ T I A _ _ to form a synonym of itself |
| 28% | CARPAL | 6 | A group of bones in the wrist |
| 28% | AYE | 3 | Word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet that's not in it |
| 27% | ASANA | 5 | Yoga position like the ones at 9a and 15d that you will encounter during a day of practicing yoga |
| 27% | STUB | 4 | Piece of a ticket you retain after going in |
| 27% | ISOLATED | 8 | Like a secluded cabin in the middle of nowhere |
| 27% | CLUTCH | 6 | Like a winning play in the final seconds of overtime |
| 27% | XXXXX | 5 | Largish combo (and a hint to the number of letters in each country that you'll need) |
| 27% | TCI | 3 | Cable co. that merged with A.T. & T. in the nineties |
| 26% | TEN | 3 | Number of reps in most sets (unless you're a beast in the gym) |
| 26% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 26% | BAA | 3 | Word repeated before "black sheep," in a nursery rhyme that may be one of the first poems you learned |
| 26% | RIB | 3 | Bone in a cage that protects the lungs |
| 26% | AROAR | 5 | Like crowds in the heat of a match |