| 100% | ERATO | 5 | Muse with a wreath of myrtle and roses |
| 49% | ERATO | 5 | Goddess pictured with a lyre and a crown of roses |
| 45% | XXXXXX | 6 | Muse with a globe and compass |
| 40% | SKA | 3 | Music with a blend of folk and calypso |
| 40% | DELI | 4 | Store with a selection of meats and cheeses |
| 40% | LIBRARY | 7 | A place with a collection of books and records |
| 40% | DELI | 4 | Outlet with a fine selection of meats and cheeses |
| 40% | TSAR | 4 | Leader with a great deal of authority and power |
| 40% | EAGERLY | 7 | Waiting with a lot of keenness and enthusiasm, say |
| 40% | DOLPHIN | 7 | Animal with a sophisticated language of whistles and clicks |
| 40% | GARLAND | 7 | A decorative wreath of flowers and leaves |
| 39% | BARRACUDA | 9 | Predator fish with a long body and tons of teeth |
| 39% | ERATO | 5 | Goddess often pictured with a crown of roses |
| 39% | STEW | 4 | Dish with a little of this and a little of that |
| 39% | THRONES | 7 | A Song of Ice and Fire begins with A Game of __ |
| 39% | PLATYPUS | 8 | Creature with a duck bill and the body of a mammal |
| 39% | MCAT | 4 | Exam with a "Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems" section |
| 39% | PEACH | 5 | Fuzzy fruit with a pit and the closest relative of 42a |
| 39% | MCAT | 4 | Exam with a "Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior" section |
| 39% | SENTENCE | 8 | A string of words, with a subject and verb |
| 39% | LEAGUE | 6 | A __ of Their Own with Tom Hanks and Madonna |
| 39% | PALEO | 5 | Diet with a lot of berries, meat and nuts |
| 39% | SASHAY | 6 | Walk with a swing of the hips and shoulders |
| 38% | CURLY | 5 | Stooge with a shaved head, brother of 15-Across and 9-Down |
| 38% | MCAT | 4 | Exam with a BBLS (Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems) section |
| 38% | CENTIPEDE | 9 | Carnivorous arthropod with a body of between15 and 190 segments |
| 38% | DANGEROUS | 9 | Confessions of a __ Mind, with Roberts and Pitt |
| 38% | HANDSET | 7 | Part of a telephone with earpiece and mouthpiece |
| 38% | IRISHWAKE | 9 | *Celebration of a life, with drinks and dancing |
| 38% | IWONDERWHERETHE | 15 | With 37- and 38-Across, a musing |