| 100% | BESIDE | 6 | Next to, abreast of |
| 67% | LAKESIDE | 8 | Next to a body of water |
| 66% | LAKESIDE | 8 | Next to a large pool of water |
| 63% | MILKCARTON | 10 | *Container next to a bowl of cereal |
| 63% | EDEN | 4 | Land next to the Land of Nod |
| 62% | ALT | 3 | Key next to both sides of the spacebar |
| 61% | SHAMPOO | 7 | It might be next to a bar of soap |
| 60% | ALONGSIDE | 9 | __ of; next to |
| 59% | KIN | 3 | Next of ___ (relative to be contacted in an emergency) |
| 58% | VICUNA | 6 | Animal next to the Cinchona tree on Peru's coat of arms |
| 58% | OREO | 4 | Snack item sometimes shown in ads next to a glass of milk |
| 57% | SOTHEN | 6 | Segue to the next part of a story |
| 56% | BYES | 4 | Free passes to the next round of a tournament |
| 56% | STAIRSTEP | 9 | Part of a flight leading to the next floor |
| 55% | ROSSSEA | 7 | Body of water next to Antarctica |
| 55% | KARELIA | 7 | Part of Russia next to Finland |
| 55% | ACTIV | 5 | Next-to-last part of ''Macbeth'' |
| 53% | LORD | 4 | Next-to-last word of grace, often |
| 53% | SEMIFINAL | 9 | Next-to-last round of a competition |
| 53% | SEMIS | 5 | Next-to-last rounds of a tournament |
| 53% | ENJAMBMENT | 10 | Flow of one line of a verse to the next without pause |
| 53% | DONOR | 5 | One of 130,000 needed to qualify for the next Democratic debate |
| 53% | OMBRE | 5 | Blending of one hue to the next, from the French for "shaded" |
| 52% | TIPJARS | 7 | Holders of cash next to cash registers, maybe |
| 52% | UNTO | 4 | Next-to-last word of the golden rule |
| 52% | PSI | 3 | Next-to-last letter of the Greek alphabet |
| 52% | EVER | 4 | Next-to-last word of many fairy tales |
| 52% | FORSAKE | 7 | Abandon ... or two words often seen next to the starts of 17-, 27-, 47- and 60-Across |
| 52% | TONKIN | 6 | Gulf of ___, next to Hainan island |
| 52% | RYAN | 4 | Seacrest who is slated to be the next host of “Wheel of Fortune” |