| 100% | VIRGINIAHAM | 11 | Mid-Atlantic contribution to the 62-Across |
| 77% | MAINELOBSTERS | 13 | New England contribution to the 62-Across |
| 76% | TEXASBARBECUE | 13 | Southern contribution to the 62-Across |
| 76% | CALIFORNIAROLLS | 15 | Western contribution to the 62-Across |
| 53% | ANTE | 4 | First contribution to the 33-Across, in card games |
| 52% | INPUT | 5 | Contribution to the discussion |
| 52% | ALMS | 4 | Contributions to the poor |
| 52% | EARHART | 7 | Amelia —, first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic |
| 51% | DOH | 3 | Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
| 49% | ANTE | 4 | Early contribution to the poker pot |
| 48% | ANTE | 4 | Initial contribution to the pot in poker |
| 48% | COPAY | 5 | Patient's contribution to the insurance company |
| 48% | TAIL | 4 | Apt attachment to the ends of 30-, 37-, 59- and 62-Across |
| 47% | GAMBIA | 6 | River to the Atlantic |
| 47% | ORINOCO | 7 | River to the Atlantic |
| 47% | AMELIAEARHART | 13 | First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean: 2 wds. |
| 47% | AMELIAEARHART | 13 | First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean (2 wds.) |
| 47% | MARCONI | 7 | 1909 Nobelist for contributions to the invention of radio |
| 46% | USONE | 5 | Successor to the Atlantic Hwy. |
| 45% | SANTEE | 6 | South Carolina river to the Atlantic |
| 45% | DOVERSOLE | 9 | Flatfish native to the northern Atlantic |
| 45% | HIJACKS | 7 | Commandeers ... or a friendly hello to the people starting 18-, 24-, 51- and 62-Across? |
| 45% | OVERSEAS | 8 | Across the Atlantic, perhaps |
| 45% | AMELIAEARHART | 13 | First female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic: 2 wds. |
| 44% | INEUROPE | 8 | Across the pond, to some |
| 44% | DALMATIA | 8 | Croatian region perhaps best known for its contribution to the animal kingdom |
| 44% | BOZ | 3 | Pseudonym used by Charles Dickens in contributions to the Morning Chronicle newspaper |
| 44% | STICKWITHIT | 11 | Persevere, or a hint to the ends of the answers to 17-, 26-, 53-, and 62-Across |
| 44% | DOSE | 4 | Medicine internal to the four longest Across answers |
| 44% | TRASHTALK | 9 | Taunting words for opponents, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 22-, 56- and 62-Across |