| 100% | ONAT | 4 | Original name, in brief, of Transocean Air Lines (1946-60), based in Oakland, California |
| 33% | BIZ | 3 | Line of work, in brief |
| 30% | TDS | 3 | Notable examples of crossing a line, in brief |
| 30% | SAN | 3 | First word of many city names in California |
| 30% | JUNEOSBORNE | 11 | Original name of the character played by 30a in the series in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TNN | 3 | Original name of Spike TV, when it aired country music programming |
| 30% | SST | 3 | Onetime part of the Air France fleet, in brief |
| 30% | MILOU | 5 | Original name of dog Snowy in comic strip The Adventures of Tintin |
| 29% | MRPIBB | 6 | Original name of a soft drink that now has "Xtra" in its name: 2 wds. |
| 29% | READYSETGO | 10 | Original name of the indie band from Chino, California now known as "Echosmith" |
| 29% | JANET | 5 | First name of the original Wasp in "Ant-Man and the Wasp" |
| 29% | WICHITA | 7 | & 11A City in N Texas, US, south of Sheppard Air Force Base |
| 28% | SAN | 3 | First word in the names of many California cities |
| 28% | PALO | 4 | Part of a California city name meaning "stick" in Spanish |
| 27% | SANANDREAS | 10 | 2015 movie named after a fault line in California: 2 wds. |
| 27% | SANTA | 5 | It can precede eight first names in this puzzle to form the names of California cities |
| 27% | STUFFY | 6 | In need of some air |
| 27% | IDED | 4 | Named, in brief |
| 27% | SAN | 3 | Word in the names of three of California's four biggest cities |
| 27% | TAHOE | 5 | California freshwater lake with a name that translates to "edge of the lake" in Washoe |
| 26% | HANES | 5 | Big name in briefs |
| 26% | SOSA | 4 | Last name of the only player in MLB history with three 60-homer seasons |
| 26% | LAGEAR | 6 | Shoe company based in Southern California |
| 26% | LISLE | 5 | Strong fine cotton thread or fabric named after its original place of manufacture in France |
| 26% | LISLE | 5 | Strong, fine, cotton thread or fabric named after its original place of manufacture in France |
| 26% | LISLE | 5 | Strong, fine cotton thread or fabric named after its original place of manufacture in France |
| 26% | ZINS | 4 | California wines, in brief |
| 26% | NCOS | 4 | Base runners, in brief? |
| 26% | SMEAGOL | 7 | Original name of Gollum |
| 25% | MARLONBRANDO | 12 | "The Godfather" actor who played 41-Across in the original 1940s stage production of "A Streetcar Named Desire": 2 wds. |