| 100% | ROSWELL | 7 | Name associated with an event in 1947 many believe has been covered up by a government conspiracy |
| 27% | SONOFMAN | 8 | Magritte work in which a face is obscured by an apple, with The |
| 26% | AMERICA | 7 | "Sister Golden Hair" rock band with an appropriate name for this puzzle (despite having been formed in England) |
| 26% | ATL | 3 | 53-Down with more than 70 sts. that have a form of "Peachtree" in their names |
| 25% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 25% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Coffeehouse chain with a siren logo, whose name was inspired by Melville's best friend in "Moby Dick" |
| 25% | NBC | 3 | Big name in TV with a well-known logo that was originally a microphone surrounded by lightning bolts in 1943 |
| 25% | EARRING | 7 | "Girl with a Pearl ___," an oil painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer which is housed in the Mauritshuis, The Hague |
| 24% | RAMADA | 6 | Spanish name for an open porch, often roofed with branches, after which a hotel chain that started in Arizona, was named |
| 24% | PROTOZOA | 8 | "Breaking up with a boyfriend is always hard. But as they say, there are more ___ in the lower intestine": The Far Side |
| 24% | ANNABEL | 7 | With 13-Down, titular maiden in a Poe poem that begins, "It was many and many a year ago, / In a kingdom by the sea" |
| 24% | GALWAY | 6 | "___ Girl," song by English singer Ed Sheeran which has the name of an Irish city in its title that is home to Eyre Square |
| 23% | EASEFUL | 7 | "I have been half in love with ___ Death": "Ode to a Nightingale" |
| 23% | EXPO | 4 | Event that may have a "-con" suffix in its name |
| 23% | MARCO | 5 | With 74 Across, explorer whose name is shouted in a pool |
| 23% | MELODICALLYSUPERVISED | 21 | Having a boss who will only communicate with you by singing? |
| 23% | TEMPEST | 7 | Event conjured up by Prospero in a Shakespeare play |
| 23% | ELM | 3 | Common street name in a neighborhood with many trees |
| 23% | SURELY | 6 | Word confused with a name, in an “Airplane!” gag |
| 23% | REDROOSTER | 10 | "Little" barnyard bird with an alliterative name in a classic Willie Dixon blues song |
| 23% | PLUTO | 5 | Disney character who may have been named in 1931 for a newly discovered planet |
| 23% | LIP | 3 | In most mammals, the upper one has a groove called a philtrum |
| 23% | NATIVEAD | 8 | An "article" with a brand name in lieu of a byline, perhaps |
| 23% | AMAZON | 6 | In its logo, A and Z are linked by an orange line |
| 23% | PANIC | 5 | Word followed by an exclamation point in a band name |
| 23% | LONDON | 6 | "___ Calling," song by British punk rock band the Clash which has the name of a city in its title that is known for the clock tower"Big Ben" |
| 22% | BIGSHOESTOFILL | 14 | High standards established by a predecessor … or what you are presented with in this puzzle? |
| 22% | ALYSSA | 6 | With 30-Across, "Mistresses" actress who was named a UNICEF Ambassador in 2003 |
| 22% | POWER | 5 | How many times a number is multiplied by itself, in math |
| 22% | MRMOJORISIN | 11 | Phrase used in the song "L.A. Woman," by Jim Morrison which is an anagram of his name: 3 wds. |