| 100% | REDMEAT | 7 | Meat that is darker in color when raw (2 wds) |
| 43% | PORKCHOP | 8 | Bone-in cut of meat that may be served with applesauce: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EASYAS | 6 | Classes that are simple to do very well in: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ITSO | 4 | "Why is ___ dark in here?": 2 wds. |
| 42% | THEENTERTAINER | 14 | Scott Joplin instrumental song that was a hit in 1974: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LANDSEND | 8 | Clothing retailer that was named after a site in England: 2 wds. |
| 42% | HEYYA | 5 | OutKast hit that was #1 for nine weeks in 2003-2004: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sherman Hemsley show that was spun off from "All in the Family": 2 wds. |
| 41% | SEATTLEKRAKEN | 13 | Pacific Northwest expansion team that will begin playing in the NHL in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BLUEBAYOU | 9 | Roy Orbison song that was a #3 hit for 32-Across in 1977: 2 wds. |
| 41% | OLDNAVY | 7 | Chain of clothing stores that was named after a bar in Paris, surprisingly: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SUPERGLUE | 9 | Adhesive that was accidentally discovered when its inventor was experimenting with materials for gun sights: 2 wds. |
| 40% | YOUNGPOPE | 9 | "The ___," HBO miniseries starring Jude Law that was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 40% | EMBRACEABLEYOU | 14 | Song by 16-Across that was introduced by Ginger Rogers in the musical "Girl Crazy": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALLIN | 5 | What is said in poker when you bet all your money: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ICECREAM | 8 | Dessert that might be served in a cone: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DREAMON | 7 | 1973 power ballad by Aerosmith that was also included in the soundtrack for "Last Action Hero": 2 wds. |
| 39% | PINOTNOIR | 9 | Red wine that was popularized in the Academy Award-winning film "Sideways": 2 wds. |
| 39% | LOOSETEA | 8 | Leaves that are brewed in infusers (2 wds.) |
| 38% | PITABREAD | 9 | What meat is wrapped in to make a gyro: 2 wds. |
| 38% | RCCOLA | 6 | Coke and Pepsi rival that was developed in 1905: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LOOSETEA | 8 | Leaves that are steeped in hot water (2 wds.) |
| 38% | BEANIEBABIES | 12 | Small stuffed animals that were very popular in the 1990s (2 wds.) |
| 38% | AHUM | 4 | Mingus ___," 1959 jazz album by musician Charles Mingus that was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DETROITLIONS | 12 | NFC North squad that is one of four NFL teams that plays their home games in a fixed-roof stadium: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BESTDISCO | 9 | With 36-Across, Grammy category that was only awarded in 1980 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | IDO | 3 | Witness's response when being sworn in: 2 wds. |
| 37% | IDEST | 5 | "That is," in Latin: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MAKINGWAVES | 11 | David Hasselhoff's autobiography that was released in the UK in 2006: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ROCKIGUANA | 10 | The Jamaican ___, a lizard that is one of the rarest creatures, and was declared extinct before being found again in 1970: 2 wds. |