| 100% | CONTINENTALUS | 13 | Lower Forty-eight plus 36-Across, for short |
| 41% | IVS | 3 | Saline drips on 36-Across, for short |
| 39% | ETC | 3 | Plus more, for short |
| 38% | DETS | 4 | Some 26 Across, for short |
| 38% | XERS | 4 | Forty-somethings, for short |
| 37% | BASSET | 6 | __ Hound is known for short legs and low bark |
| 37% | REFI | 4 | Lower-APR deal, for short |
| 37% | REFI | 4 | Lower-interest deal, for short |
| 37% | BAJA | 4 | Lower California, for short |
| 37% | REFI | 4 | Lowered-payment loan, for short |
| 37% | SROS | 4 | Low-budget hotels, for short |
| 37% | OTC | 3 | Like 32-Across, for short |
| 37% | LIMO | 4 | Long 14-Across, for short |
| 37% | TSP | 3 | Eight dashes, for short |
| 36% | ABBR | 4 | 5 or 72 Across, for short |
| 36% | MEG | 3 | A million 19 Across, for short |
| 36% | ALER | 4 | 16-Across, for short |
| 36% | NLER | 4 | 63-Across, for short |
| 36% | CIGAR | 5 | 36-Across, for one |
| 36% | LPS | 3 | 15-Acrosses, for short |
| 35% | URLS | 4 | They help you access 17-Across, for short |
| 35% | EXEC | 4 | One in a high 21-Across, for short |
| 35% | EGOT | 4 | Award quartet won by 31-Across, for short |
| 35% | IRAS | 4 | Components of many a 28-Across, for short |
| 35% | USO | 3 | Operator of 17-Across, for short |
| 35% | JAL | 3 | Flier to 25-Across, for short |
| 35% | SLC | 3 | Capital of 4-Across, for short |
| 35% | SIB | 3 | Sister or 26-Across, for short |
| 34% | PVT | 3 | Lowest military rank, for short |
| 34% | CANOLA | 6 | Cooking oil, is short for Canadian oil low acid |