| 100% | ATLARGE | 7 | On the loose, as a criminal (2 wds.) |
| 93% | ATLARGE | 7 | On the loose, as a convict: 2 wds. |
| 74% | ATSEA | 5 | Out on the ocean, as a ship: 2 wds. |
| 67% | SHARONGLESS | 11 | Actress who starred as a cop on the 1982-1988 series "Cagney & Lacey": 2 wds. |
| 67% | ANGIEDICKINSON | 14 | Actress who starred as a cop on the 1974-1978 series "Police Woman": 2 wds. |
| 66% | RANDOWN | 7 | Pursued on foot and caught, as a criminal: 2 wds. |
| 66% | PEGGYLIPTON | 11 | Actress who starred as a cop on the 1968-1973 series "The Mod Squad": 2 wds. |
| 65% | SETAT | 5 | Select the temperature on, as a thermostat: 2 wds. |
| 64% | ATLARGE | 7 | Still on the loose: 2 wds. |
| 63% | COUGARTOWN | 10 | 2009-2015 ABC/TBS sitcom that starred "Friends" alum Courteney Cox as a single mom on the dating scene: 2 wds. |
| 62% | MONEYHEIST | 10 | Spanish language series about a criminal mastermind known as "The Professor": 2 wds. |
| 60% | CEELO | 5 | Green who is due to return as a judge on "The Voice" next season: 2 wds. |
| 60% | NIALLHORAN | 10 | One Direction singer who's in his second season as a coach on "The Voice": 2 wds. |
| 59% | REBAMCENTIRE | 12 | Red-haired country singer who's in her first season as a coach on "The Voice": 2 wds. |
| 58% | HANGINTOUGH | 11 | 1988 hit New Kids on the Block album reissued in 2019 as a special 30th anniversary edition (2 wds.) |
| 58% | ANIMALKINGDOM | 13 | TNT series that follows a criminal family, the Codys: 2 wds. |
| 58% | WADEBOGGS | 9 | Former 27-Across third baseman who appeared as a guest star on the "Bar Wars" episode of "Cheers" (2 wds.) |
| 58% | JOHNLEGEND | 10 | "All of Me" singer who's back, along with Gwen Stefani, as a veteran coach on "The Voice": 2 wds. |
| 57% | SALADFORK | 9 | Utensil on the far left in a standard place setting: 2 wds. |
| 57% | LUISTIANT | 9 | Former 27-Across pitcher who appeared as a guest star on the "Now Pitching, Sam Malone" episode of "Cheers" (2 wds.) |
| 57% | SARASHEPARD | 11 | "Pretty Little Liars" writer who had two cameos as a news reporter on the TV adaptation of her series (2 wds.) |
| 57% | NOAHMILLS | 9 | Actor who learned to do some suturing for his role as a combat medic on NBC's "The Brave": 2 wds. |
| 57% | PAYSBACK | 8 | Makes good on, as a debt: 2 wds. |
| 56% | BLACKEYE | 8 | Dark swelling on the face after a fistfight: 2 wds. |
| 56% | LILYPAD | 7 | Plant floating on the surface of a pond: 2 wds. |
| 56% | WEGO | 4 | "Off ___ on the adventure of a lifetime!": 2 wds. |
| 56% | MAJORIN | 7 | Concentrate on, as a college subject: 2 wds. |
| 55% | NOLEAD | 6 | "We have ___ on the scandal." (like a tip-off): 2 wds. |
| 55% | BSIDE | 5 | Tune on the back of a 45 single: 2 wds. |
| 55% | HUMANRACE | 9 | The people of Earth as a group: 2 wds. |