| 100% | ANY | 3 | Not by ___ stretch of the imagination |
| 91% | ANY | 3 | "Not by ___ stretch of the imagination" |
| 68% | REAL | 4 | Not a figment of the imagination |
| 59% | PET | 3 | Member of the family not related by blood |
| 58% | DEEPNET | 7 | Realm of the Web not indexed by search engines |
| 57% | PRIVATESECTOR | 13 | Part of the economy not controlled by government: 2 wds. |
| 55% | DEUT | 4 | Source of the line "Man does not live by bread alone": Abbr. |
| 53% | ACE | 3 | Type of fan-pleasing tennis serve not touched by the receiver |
| 52% | LIMO | 4 | Stretch of the red carpet? |
| 52% | ACE | 3 | Type of 11d in tennis that is not touched by the receiver |
| 51% | UNREALITY | 9 | Figment of the imagination |
| 51% | IDEA | 4 | Product of the imagination |
| 51% | IDEAS | 5 | Products of the imagination |
| 51% | PHANTOM | 7 | Figment of the imagination |
| 51% | DAKOTAFANNING | 13 | "War of the Worlds" star who goes by her middle name, not her first name, Hannah: 2 wds. |
| 50% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich known by the initials of its main ingredients, not including toast and mayo |
| 50% | ADFREE | 6 | Not interrupted by commercials ... or shortened like the middle words of 20-, 30-, 48- and 60-Across? |
| 50% | COTE | 4 | __ d'Azur: stretch of the Riviera |
| 48% | ORAL | 4 | By way of the mouth |
| 48% | OAR | 3 | Tool used by most of a rowing team, but not the coxswain |
| 48% | DELUSION | 8 | False belief or notion, figment of the imagination |
| 48% | AMNESIA | 7 | 2014 song by 5 Seconds of Summer featuring the refrain, "'Cause I'm not fine at all" |
| 48% | ASCENTS | 7 | Uphill stretches of the Tour de France race |
| 48% | ERA | 3 | Stretch of time studied by historians |
| 48% | COAST | 5 | Stretch of land along the sea |
| 48% | COASTAL | 7 | Of the land by the ocean |
| 48% | LAWNS | 5 | Stretches of grass in the yard |
| 48% | OUT | 3 | "___ of the question!" ("Absolutely not!") |
| 48% | RAPE | 4 | "___ of the Lock" by Pope |
| 47% | BIG | 3 | With 14-Across, scenic stretch of the California coast |