| 100% | AUNT | 4 | May or Polly of fiction |
| 58% | AUNTS | 5 | Em and Polly of fiction |
| 48% | AUNTS | 5 | Polly and Em of fiction |
| 45% | THRILLER | 8 | Fiction or drama with high degree of suspense |
| 43% | PALMTREE | 8 | One of these might grow coconuts or dates |
| 43% | NOUN | 4 | Part of speech which may be common or proper |
| 43% | FLOWERS | 7 | You might give or receive a bouquet of these |
| 43% | TONS | 4 | Units of weight that might be long or short |
| 42% | CLAMBAR | 7 | Server of food that may be steamed, fried or raw |
| 42% | NAIL | 4 | Part of the finger that may be filed or clipped |
| 42% | SEA | 3 | Expanse of salty water which may be "Red" or "Dead" |
| 42% | BROW | 4 | Part of the face that you might mop or furrow |
| 42% | SALAD | 5 | Dish that might have a base of lettuce or spinach |
| 42% | IRIS | 4 | Part of the eye that might be blue or brown |
| 42% | BROW | 4 | Part of the face that you might furrow or mop |
| 41% | IRIS | 4 | Attractive part of the eye that may be blue or brown |
| 41% | SOCK | 4 | Article of clothing that might be ankle-high or calf-high |
| 41% | SOFA | 4 | Piece of furniture that might be a "sleeper" or a "sectional" |
| 41% | REAM | 4 | Amount of paper you might buy at Staples or Office Depot |
| 41% | BATTERY | 7 | A portable source of power that might be AA or AAA |
| 40% | DYE | 3 | Substance that might change the color of your hair or your food |
| 39% | JOKE | 4 | Word that may follow the start of 20-, 25-, 44- or 50-Across |
| 39% | POT | 3 | Word that may precede the beginning of 17-, 26-, 42- or 56-Across |
| 39% | HERB | 4 | Small plant that may be of valued for its medicinal or culinary properties |
| 38% | EMMAS | 5 | Woodhouse and Peel of fiction |
| 38% | CUJO | 4 | Scary Saint Bernard of fiction |
| 38% | POGO | 4 | Okefenokee Swamp inhabitant of fiction |
| 38% | NERO | 4 | Crime solver Wolfe of fiction |
| 38% | HYDE | 4 | Fiendish alter ego of fiction |
| 38% | ELOISE | 6 | Plaza Hotel girl of fiction |