| 100% | MOST | 4 | Make the ___ of (enjoy while it lasts) |
| 63% | FINALIST | 8 | Player who makes it to the last round of a contest |
| 55% | HAY | 3 | Make it while the sun shines |
| 55% | ADS | 3 | How Google makes the bulk of its revenue |
| 54% | PATINA | 6 | It makes the Statue of Liberty green |
| 53% | WATER | 5 | It makes up 71% of the Earth's surface |
| 53% | THINAIR | 7 | The magician made it appear out of ____ (2 words) |
| 53% | SURVIVES | 8 | Makes it out the other side of a disaster |
| 53% | HEAR | 4 | "I'll never ___ the last of it!" |
| 52% | MOST | 4 | "Make the _____ of it" |
| 52% | ARGON | 5 | It makes up nearly 1% of the Earth's atmosphere |
| 52% | EASED | 5 | Increased the likelihood of making it through, maybe |
| 52% | KINGLEAR | 8 | The Duke of Albany has its last line |
| 50% | COEN | 4 | Last name of the filmmaking brothers who made "Raising Arizona" and "Fargo" |
| 50% | DOLLARBILL | 10 | Its back features the last parts of 17-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 50% | WHAM | 4 | ___ageddon (game where the goal is to make it to the end of Christmas Eve without hearing "Last Christmas") |
| 50% | DEIMOS | 6 | With Phobos, it makes up the two moons of Mars |
| 50% | OREO | 4 | Cookie in the shape of its first and last letters |
| 50% | POET | 4 | Profession that, when its last letter is removed, becomes the surname of a noted practitioner |
| 50% | KING | 4 | Checker that makes it to the other side of the board |
| 49% | EGGO | 4 | Brand whose last letter is in the shape of its product |
| 49% | MLB | 3 | Organization of teams competing to make it to the World Series: Abbr. |
| 48% | ART | 3 | "The ___ of making ___ is putting it together" |
| 48% | FUN | 3 | "Have ___ while it lasts." |
| 48% | BRAIN | 5 | It makes up 2% of the body's weight, but uses 20% of its energy |
| 48% | SHOEGAZE | 8 | Genre named for the tendency of its performers to look down while playing |
| 48% | REO | 3 | 1976 rock album, or the first word of the band that made it |
| 48% | EPHRON | 6 | Screenwriter who knew the identity of Deep Throat before it was made public |
| 48% | MARGHERITAPIZZA | 15 | Dish made using the last words of 17-, 22-, 39-, and 50-Across |
| 48% | TOPEKA | 6 | Capital whose last two letters are the first two letters of its state |