| 100% | RNA | 3 | Molecule whose bases are represented by the mnemonic GUAC |
| 40% | PRIDE | 5 | "Vain" emotion that is represented by the color violet |
| 40% | ANGER | 5 | "Wrathful" emotion that is represented by the color red |
| 40% | LOVE | 4 | "Tender" emotion that is represented by the color pink |
| 39% | FEAR | 4 | "Scary" emotion that is represented by the color purple or black |
| 39% | BEAR | 4 | Animal shape said to be represented by the constellation Ursa Major |
| 39% | DOG | 3 | Animal shape said to be represented by the constellation Canis Major |
| 39% | AGE | 3 | It may be represented by the number of candles on a cake |
| 38% | DNA | 3 | Molecule whose structure was studied by Rosalind Franklin |
| 38% | DNA | 3 | Molecule whose structure was discovered by Rosalind Franklin |
| 38% | CHRIST | 6 | His name is represented by the X in the clue for 117 Across |
| 38% | ALE | 3 | It may be represented by "XXX" in the funnies |
| 36% | MAHLER | 6 | Gustav whose music was banned by the Nazis |
| 36% | IVERSON | 7 | Allen whose #3 was retired by the 76ers |
| 36% | ORACLE | 6 | Priestess whose advice was sought by the gods |
| 36% | YAO | 3 | Ming whose number was retired by the Rockets |
| 36% | EMU | 3 | This bird's head is represented by the Coalsack Nebula according to the Aboriginal culture of Australia |
| 36% | ARGO | 4 | Ship whose sailors were protected by the goddess Hera |
| 36% | PAT | 3 | Riley whose number was retired by the Kentucky Wildcats |
| 36% | POSADA | 6 | Jorge, whose number was retired by the Yankees |
| 35% | ALS | 3 | Disease whose awareness was promoted by the Ice Bucket Challenge |
| 35% | ELI | 3 | Manning whose #10 was retired by the New York Giants |
| 35% | BLONDE | 6 | Novel by Joyce Carol Oates whose character "The Ex-Athlete" is based on Joe DiMaggio |
| 35% | MOON | 4 | It has phases that are represented by the starts of 18-, 29-, 47- and 61-Across ... and by 1-Down |
| 35% | TET | 3 | Vietnamese New Year, which is represented by the Zodiac animals at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 35% | THOR | 4 | God whose chariot is pulled by the goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr |
| 35% | ACRE | 4 | Israeli city whose citadel was built by the Ottomans |
| 35% | BUCKBUCHANAN | 12 | Defensive tackle whose #86 was retired by the Chiefs |
| 35% | UNO | 3 | Card game whose name is shouted by the players |
| 34% | CIRCE | 5 | Sorceress whose magic is circumvented by the herb moly, in the Odyssey |