| 100% | VIACOM | 6 | One half of the merger that formed Paramount Global |
| 44% | MOSDEF | 6 | Rapper who forms one half of the duo Black Star |
| 43% | ONE | 3 | One half of the binary code |
| 42% | KEN | 3 | One half of the famous doll duo |
| 42% | ARCH | 4 | One half of the McDonald's logo |
| 42% | JLO | 3 | One half of the celeb couple Bennifer |
| 41% | GTE | 3 | Co. in the merger that formed Verizon |
| 41% | JLO | 3 | One half of the celebrity couple "Bennifer," for short |
| 41% | ATT | 3 | One half of a controversial merger |
| 40% | JAYZ | 4 | One half of the rap duo who performed 11-Down: Hyph. |
| 40% | KANYEWEST | 9 | One half of the rap duo who performed 11-Down: 2 wds. |
| 40% | AFL | 3 | One half of a landmark 1970 merger (abbr.) |
| 39% | ELP | 3 | One half of hip hop's Run the Jewels |
| 39% | CLIMATECHANGE | 13 | One of the primary causes Obama soldiered against, that included curbing global warming and resource consumption: 2 wds. |
| 38% | PAPAS | 5 | Half of the group that sang "I Saw Her Again" |
| 38% | OATES | 5 | Half of the duo that sang "Did It In A Minute" |
| 38% | SSW | 3 | One of the half winds on a compass rose that was named "Ostro-Libeccio" in the 14th and 15th centuries |
| 37% | FELDMAN | 7 | One half of "the two coreys" |
| 37% | LIVER | 5 | One of the organs that detoxify |
| 37% | HAL | 3 | Name that's one of the halves of a word in this clue |
| 37% | APE | 3 | One of the animals that raised Tarzan |
| 37% | ULNA | 4 | Bone that forms part of the forearm |
| 36% | PLEAT | 5 | One feature of the outfits that the Clanadonians wear in their gigs |
| 36% | SERENA | 6 | One half of the Williams sister duo beside Venus, a pair who have won 14 Grand Slam doubles together |
| 36% | RIB | 3 | One of the bones that protects the lungs |
| 36% | JAW | 3 | One of the two that helps you chew |
| 36% | APENNINES | 9 | Mountain range that forms the "backbone" of Italy |
| 36% | DASHI | 5 | Broth that forms the base of miso soup |
| 36% | GOLDENHORN | 10 | Inlet of the Bosporus that forms the harbour of Istanbul, Turkey |
| 36% | SENATE | 6 | Half of US Congress that isn't the House |