| 100% | ALLISCALM | 9 | Next words of the carol (see 34-across) |
| 85% | ALLISBRIGHT | 11 | Next words of the carol (see 42-across) |
| 85% | HOLYNIGHT | 9 | Next words of the carol (see 17-across) |
| 57% | FORSAKE | 7 | Abandon ... or two words often seen next to the starts of 17-, 27-, 47- and 60-Across |
| 52% | BACK | 4 | Third word of the title (see 29-Across) |
| 52% | GOT | 3 | Second word of the title (see 29-Across) |
| 48% | WAR | 3 | Word that can follow the start of 15-, 18-, 34-, 48- or 55-Across |
| 48% | ETTU | 4 | Words of disbelief found in the four longest Across entries |
| 47% | CRACKER | 7 | Word that can follow the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 46% | DES | 3 | First word of the capital of 15-Across |
| 46% | AIR | 3 | Word seen on the side of many planes |
| 46% | LIMIT | 5 | Word that can follow the last parts of 16- and 58-Across and 10- and 34-Down |
| 46% | SHOES | 5 | Word that can follow the last parts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 46% | BUFFALOBILL | 11 | One of the first two ''American superstars,'' per 34 Across' book |
| 46% | ANNIEOAKLEY | 11 | One of the first two ''American superstars,'' per 34 Across' book |
| 46% | NOELNOEL | 8 | Carol words before "Born is the King of Israel" |
| 46% | SUBTITLES | 9 | Wording laid across the foot of a foreign film |
| 45% | HENCE | 5 | Word often seen at the beginning of a conclusion (therefore...) |
| 45% | BEST | 4 | Word definitely not seen in the names of Razzie Awards |
| 45% | WEAREFREEATLAST | 15 | Famous closing words of the 49-Across speech |
| 44% | FOR | 3 | Word often seen in the lower left corner of a check |
| 44% | FIN | 3 | Word seen at the end of many Jean-Luc Godard movies |
| 44% | AGE | 3 | See 34 Across |
| 44% | REGRET | 6 | See 34 Across |
| 44% | GOAROUND | 8 | See 34 Across |
| 43% | UNTO | 4 | Next-to-last word of the golden rule |
| 43% | KORAN | 5 | Word of the Prophet |
| 43% | OCLOCK | 6 | Word of the hour? |
| 43% | SPARE | 5 | Extra, and a word that can precede the last parts of 17- and 59-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 42% | WAS | 3 | Word seen 11 times in the opening line of "A Tale of Two Cities" |