| 100% | OBIT | 4 | Notice published for 36-Across in May 2012 |
| 39% | OED | 3 | Voluminous book published in Britain and where you may look for word meanings: Abbr. |
| 39% | CSI | 3 | "___: Miami" (David Caruso series canceled in May 2012) |
| 37% | METS | 4 | Team that 15-Across pitched for in 2012 |
| 37% | SEAU | 4 | Retired linebacker Junior who left us in May 2012 |
| 37% | OBIT | 4 | Notice published after a death, for short |
| 36% | HONOREE | 7 | Mom in May, for example |
| 36% | ONEAL | 5 | Shaq who earned an Ed.D. degree in May 2012 |
| 36% | AAPI | 4 | Heritage celebrated in May, for short |
| 36% | JOHNNY | 6 | With 36-Across, "Babes in Arms" tune that's apt for this puzzle |
| 35% | AAPI | 4 | Heritage group celebrated in May, for short |
| 35% | CONNIENIELSEN | 13 | Actor playing 36 across in the upcoming movie "Wonder Woman": 2 wds. |
| 35% | OBIT | 4 | Notice in the paper, for short |
| 34% | AUNT | 4 | May in "Spider-Man," for one |
| 34% | THEWILDIRIS | 11 | Collection by 36-Across that won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1993 (3 wds.) |
| 34% | EYE | 3 | Body part that might have a 36-Across in it |
| 34% | HOUSE | 5 | Physician portrayed by Hugh Laurie on a TV series that concluded in May 2012 |
| 33% | WASPS | 5 | They may nest in 45 Across |
| 33% | COFFEE | 6 | Chicory may fill in for it |
| 33% | OPRAH | 5 | What "O" stands for in publishing |
| 33% | OBITS | 5 | Death notices in newspapers, for short |
| 33% | OBITS | 5 | Somber notices in newspapers, for short |
| 33% | PAR | 3 | You might chip in for it |
| 33% | DWYANEWADE | 10 | Teammate of 41-Across for Miami's NBA championships in 2012 and 2013 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ALOHA | 5 | Greeting in 36 Across |
| 33% | SAUCERS | 7 | Transports for 36-Across |
| 33% | YOKE | 4 | Harness for 36-Across |
| 33% | PROP | 4 | Razor, for 36-Across |
| 33% | STARCHITECT | 11 | Portmanteau for 36-Across |
| 33% | MEMORIALDAY | 11 | May observance for those who died in military service |