| 100% | ADONIS | 6 | Notably hot mythical figure fought over by Aphrodite and Persephone |
| 28% | ADONIS | 6 | Mortal lover of Aphrodite and Persephone |
| 27% | ORION | 5 | Mythical figure blinded by Oenopion |
| 26% | ASGARD | 6 | Mythical realm watched over by Heimdall |
| 25% | PROM | 4 | Event presided over by a king and queen |
| 24% | ADONIS | 6 | Handsome youth in Greek mythology loved by Aphrodite and killed by a wild boar |
| 24% | LAWYER | 6 | Figure who may fight and win your case |
| 22% | TRAGEDY | 7 | Opera type defined by woes, fighting and/or deaths |
| 22% | MATINEEIDOL | 11 | Figure described by the first words of 17-, 28- and 45-Across |
| 22% | ANGEL | 5 | Figure made by lying in the snow and waving one's arms |
| 22% | BAHIAN | 6 | Regional Brazilian cuisine characterized by palm oil and hot peppers |
| 21% | ENS | 3 | Blacksmith hard___ the metals by forging them over and over again |
| 21% | MULCH | 5 | Mixture of leaves and bark often layered over soil by gardeners |
| 21% | ZEUGMA | 6 | Figure of speech exemplified by "You held your breath and the door for me" |
| 21% | WRESTLING | 9 | To fight by grappling and holding an opponent |
| 20% | TITAN | 5 | Mythical figure |
| 20% | SAMESEXMARRIAGE | 15 | Hot-button issue hinted at by 16-, 22-, 37- and 47-Across? |
| 20% | GANGWAR | 7 | Fight over turf |
| 20% | SNOWANGEL | 9 | Figure formed on winter days by lying on the ground and moving all four limbs: 2 wds. |
| 20% | TEA | 3 | Hot beverage celebrated by Brits today or a hint for 19a, 25a, 35a, 46a, 1d and 39d |
| 20% | ICARUS | 6 | Mythological figure whose ill-fated trajectory is suggested by 19-, 34-, 41- and 56-Across |
| 20% | THEDEADMANSHAND | 15 | Aces over eights, in poker, as illustrated by 17- & 20-Across and 54- & 60-Across |
| 20% | DIALAPOEM | 9 | Service that reads works by people like Amiri Baraka and Allen Ginsberg over the phone |
| 20% | TRANS | 5 | "Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for ___ Equality" (memoir by Sarah McBride) |
| 20% | CIVILRIGHTS | 11 | Cause championed by the figures named at the ends of 16-, 22- and 47-Across |
| 19% | SHAREABED | 9 | Fight over covers, perhaps? |
| 19% | DUEL | 4 | Fight over honor, say |
| 19% | WAY | 3 | "By the ___," 2002 song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers that sold over 8 million copies worldwide |
| 19% | FDR | 3 | Real-life figure portrayed in movies by Jason Robards, Jon Voight and Bill Murray, in brief |
| 19% | SATYR | 5 | Mythical figure known for ribaldry |