| 100% | WITNESS | 7 | Observer (of what took place) |
| 66% | EXAM | 4 | What often takes place right before the end of a semester |
| 61% | FINALFOUR | 9 | Event taking place in New Orleans and Minneapolis this weekend...and what 11- and 15 Across are in need of? |
| 59% | CHANGEOFFORTUNE | 15 | What takes place in eight puzzle answers when read in sequence |
| 58% | ENSUE | 5 | Take place because of something, directly after |
| 58% | STEADICAM | 9 | What takes motion out of motion pictures? |
| 57% | SPELLED | 7 | Took the place of |
| 57% | PREEMPT | 7 | Take the place of |
| 57% | SUPERSEDES | 10 | Takes the place of |
| 57% | SUPERSEDE | 9 | Take the place of |
| 55% | HITSFOR | 7 | Takes the place of, in batting |
| 55% | BATSFOR | 7 | Takes the plate in place of |
| 55% | PET | 3 | What a vet takes care of |
| 54% | LONGTERM | 8 | Not taking place over a short period of time |
| 54% | GENIUSBAR | 9 | Place that takes care of bad Apples |
| 53% | RELIEVE | 7 | Take the place of, as a starting pitcher |
| 53% | SCORECARD | 9 | Place to take note of a sports record? |
| 52% | THREEAMIGOS | 11 | *1986 comedy that takes place in the village of Santo Poco |
| 52% | DEMONSLAIR | 10 | Role-playing game that takes place in the world of Terrania |
| 52% | QANDASESSION | 12 | What solvers of this puzzle are taking part in? |
| 52% | AERIE | 5 | Place of many take-offs and landings |
| 51% | AREALMAN | 8 | What "it takes," at the start of many macho mantras |
| 51% | WAX | 3 | What Shrek takes out of his ears to make candles |
| 51% | EMDASH | 6 | Long line that takes the place of commas |
| 51% | STAGE | 5 | What a musical takes place on |
| 50% | VEGAS | 5 | Las ___ Turkey Trot takes place every year as part of the Thanksgiving tradition |
| 50% | WINBYANOSE | 10 | Edge out, and a description of what appears four places in this puzzle |
| 50% | XES | 3 | What illiterate people mark down in place of signing their names |
| 50% | MATTHIAS | 8 | Apostle of Jesus who took the place of Judas |
| 49% | MAGNOLIA | 8 | 2000 Paul Thomas Anderson epic that takes place over the course of one day |