| 100% | AAHS | 4 | Oohs and ___ (responses to fireworks) |
| 85% | AAHS | 4 | Oohs and ___ (reactions to fireworks) |
| 69% | OOHS | 4 | Responses to fireworks |
| 69% | OOH | 3 | Response to fireworks |
| 59% | DOYOUQUARRELSIR | 15 | Response to thumb-biting in "Romeo and Juliet" |
| 56% | TLDR | 4 | Response to an email that goes on and on, say: Abbr. |
| 55% | LATER | 5 | Kid's response to 20-, 37- and 55-Across |
| 55% | BELTTIGHTENING | 14 | Response to a ballooning budget, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 54% | IDEMANDARECOUNT | 15 | Mathematician's response to 17-, 22-, 51- and 58-Across? |
| 54% | ADEAL | 5 | "What ___!" (possible response to 20-, 29-, 46- and 56-Across) |
| 53% | AAH | 3 | Ooh and ___ (react to fireworks) |
| 52% | QUITYOURSELF | 12 | Possible response to "My boss is leaving and I hate his replacement"? |
| 52% | GESUNDHEIT | 10 | Polite response to the ends of 17-, 25-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 52% | LOL | 3 | Response to a funny text, and a hint to this puzzle's five longest answers |
| 51% | SAYWHAT | 7 | "Huh?" ... or a possible response to 1-, 19-, 25-, 48- and 57-Across |
| 50% | SASSY | 5 | Like the responses "Talk to the hand!" and 7-Across |
| 50% | AAH | 3 | Ooh and ___ (react to fireworks, say) |
| 49% | BECAUSEREASONS | 14 | Nonspecific and terse response to "Why?" |
| 48% | WHATSYOURETA | 12 | Response to “On my way” . . . or a question about the different pronunciations of 20-, 33-, and 40-Across? |
| 48% | WHATSSOFUNNY | 12 | Question asked in response to the starts of both words in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 47% | AHS | 3 | Oohs and — |
| 47% | AHS | 3 | Oohs and ___ |
| 47% | AAHS | 4 | Oohs and ___ |
| 47% | AAHS | 4 | Oohs and __ |
| 47% | AHS | 3 | Oohs and __ |
| 47% | AAHS | 4 | Oohs and — |
| 47% | AHHS | 4 | Oohs and ___ |
| 47% | AA{HS} | 6 | Oohs and ___ |
| 46% | GASPS | 5 | Oohs and aahs |
| 46% | AWS | 3 | Responses to babies |