| 100% | AWAY | 4 | On the 15-Across |
| 100% | ASEA | 4 | On the 15-Across |
| 84% | STARTER | 7 | Appetizer, e.g. ... and what a 15 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 82% | SWIFT | 5 | Artist who released 15 Across on the day she was exactly 12,000 days old |
| 81% | DEER | 4 | "Home on the Range" playmate of 15-Across |
| 75% | LALALA | 6 | First song released under the 15-Across name, on July 20, 2012: 3 wds. |
| 70% | PETER | 5 | Patriarch of the Griffins on 15-Across |
| 69% | LINCOLNCENTER | 13 | Big Apple performing arts locale now on the site where some of 15-Across was filmed: 2 wds. |
| 69% | WALTERS | 7 | Barbara on the cover of 15 TV Guides |
| 68% | LIT | 3 | On the 45-Across |
| 67% | NATERUESS | 9 | Frontman of the band fun. who is featured on 15-/23-Across: 2 wds. |
| 66% | WHATCOMESNEXT | 13 | Song sung by 15-Across with the lyric "You're on your own. Awesome. Wow" (3 wds.) |
| 65% | QTR | 3 | 15 min. on the gridiron |
| 65% | ALLAMERICAN | 11 | Sports drama on The CW about a high-school football team starring Daniel Ezra, 15-Across, and 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 65% | RICHARD | 7 | With 38-Across, Seattle Seahawks cornerback on the "Madden NFL 15" cover |
| 65% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | One of the two singers on 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 65% | CARDIGAN | 8 | Hit single from 15-Across with the lyrics "You put me on and said I was your favorite" |
| 64% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on 28 Across |
| 64% | ENCHANTED | 9 | Song on 15-Across with the lyric "I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home" |
| 64% | ALEE | 4 | On the 31-Across side |
| 64% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | Author who wrote the novel 15-Across was based on: 2 wds. |
| 64% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 63% | COSMO | 5 | Jerry's neighbor across the hall on "Seinfeld" |
| 63% | CARDINAL | 8 | Nickname of the 15-Across team |
| 63% | ATSEA | 5 | On the 73-Across, e.g. |
| 63% | BROWNSVILLE | 11 | Port on the Rio Grande, Texas, US, across the border from Matamoros, Mexico |
| 62% | JONATHANGROFF | 13 | Actor who originated the role of 15-Across on Broadway (2 wds.) |
| 62% | GINARODRIGUEZ | 13 | Actress who plays the title role on 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 62% | SPEARS | 6 | Sharp weapons across the shield on Kenya's flag |
| 62% | ICEDAMS | 7 | Frozen buildups on the 125 Across of a building |