| 100% | OLDDOG | 6 | One who's past the age of learning, in a saying |
| 54% | LAYWOMAN | 8 | One who's not in the habit of wearing a habit |
| 50% | BETBLOCKER | 10 | One who stands in the way of a wager? |
| 49% | CUER | 4 | One who might work in the wings of a theater |
| 49% | INVESTOR | 8 | One who commits capital in the hope of a return |
| 47% | WONK | 4 | One who's deep in the weeds of policy |
| 46% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | One who gets the worm, in a saying |
| 45% | AMERICANS | 9 | One of the A's in ADA |
| 45% | ASK | 3 | One of the A's in AMA |
| 44% | TED | 3 | Danson who played one of the three men in "Three Men and a Baby" |
| 44% | BAA | 3 | Word repeated before "black sheep," in a nursery rhyme that may be one of the first poems you learned |
| 44% | ASSN | 4 | One of the a's in Nascar: Abbr. |
| 44% | AMER | 4 | One of the A's in AAA: Abbr. |
| 44% | CARD | 4 | Determine the age of, in a way |
| 44% | CARD | 4 | Verify the age of, in a way |
| 44% | IDS | 3 | Checks the age of, in a way |
| 44% | SOFTIE | 6 | One who's liable to cry at the end of a romantic comedy, e.g. |
| 44% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Candle in the Wind" singer who said of his upcoming farewell tour, "It's a way of going out with a bang": 2 wds. |
| 44% | POWERHITTER | 11 | One batting cleanup who gets a lot of the stat hidden in 17-, 24-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 44% | ABBEYS | 6 | Centers of learning in the Dark Ages |
| 44% | ABBEY | 5 | Place of learning in the Middle Ages |
| 43% | RKO | 3 | One of the Big Five in Hollywood's Golden Age |
| 43% | DREYFUS | 7 | One of the most successful comedians, Julia Louis-___, who starred in "Seinfeld" and was once a part of SNL |
| 43% | TRIPLE | 6 | One of Ty Cobb's record 295 in the A.L. |
| 43% | POEHLER | 7 | One of the most successful comedians, Amy, who starred in "Parks and Recreation" and was once a member of SNL |
| 43% | OLIVIACOOKE | 11 | "Ready Player One" actress who plays the pregnant girlfriend of a murdered man in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | OVERIT | 6 | Past the pain of a breakup, say |
| 42% | ASSN | 4 | One of the A's in N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. |
| 42% | HOLLANDTAYLOR | 13 | "Two and a Half Men" actress who came out of the closet in 2015 at age 72: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LARRY | 5 | ___ Robinson, one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history who is a two-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner |