| 100% | GLUER | 5 | One who exhibits a great deal of stick-to-it-iveness |
| 52% | DIVERSE | 7 | Exhibiting a great deal of variety |
| 52% | AGENT | 5 | One who might try to make a big deal out of everything |
| 51% | GLUER | 5 | One who exhibits stick-to-it-iveness |
| 45% | ALEXANDER | 9 | ___ the Great, a Greek commander who is widely considered to be one of history's most successful military commanders |
| 45% | TORERO | 6 | One who deals with a lot of bull? |
| 42% | WINESNOB | 8 | One who gets all snooty when it's time to get a cab? |
| 42% | SINEATER | 8 | One who consumes a ritual meal to absolve the souls of the dead |
| 42% | JUROR | 5 | One of a courtroom dozen who listens to testimonies |
| 42% | LOT | 3 | A great deal of flotsam |
| 42% | MASS | 4 | A great deal of service |
| 42% | POTS | 4 | A great deal of dishes |
| 41% | SOFTIE | 6 | One who's liable to cry at the end of a romantic comedy, e.g. |
| 41% | TSA | 3 | It has to deal with a lot of baggage, for short |
| 41% | SSRS | 4 | A great deal of Eurasia, once: Abbr. |
| 41% | SAPIOSEXUAL | 11 | One who’s attracted to highly intelligent people (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 40% | LATEBLOOMER | 11 | One who catches up eventually ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 40% | SWAG | 4 | Possessing a great deal of confidence |
| 40% | FINALIST | 8 | Player who makes it to the last round of a contest |
| 40% | GROUPON | 7 | Company with a great deal of advertising? |
| 40% | CONCHIE | 7 | Nickname of one who refused a call-up to war |
| 39% | ASIA | 4 | When I get a great deal of land |
| 39% | SLOWBURNINGMUSE | 15 | Greek goddess with a great deal of patience? |
| 39% | TSAR | 4 | Leader with a great deal of authority and power |
| 39% | BARGAIN | 7 | A great deal, hard to resist |
| 39% | ORCA | 4 | Animal that allows only one half of its brain to sleep at a time |
| 38% | APE | 3 | One who swings a good deal |
| 38% | THECIDERHOUSELURES | 18 | Story of a youth who says to hell with it and goes to the pub? |
| 38% | ADHESION | 8 | Action of sticking to a surface |
| 38% | SCAREGIVER | 10 | One hired to look after great grandma but who keeps jumping out of the closet and yelling "Boo!"? |