| 100% | TEAR | 4 | Paper mishap fixed with 35-Down |
| 49% | OREO | 4 | With 35 Down, narrow versions of a classic cookie |
| 46% | REDUCEDISTANCE | 14 | With 35-Across, highway sign meaning "slow down" |
| 44% | PERSONALDIGITAL | 15 | With 35-Down, 34-Down |
| 43% | DAY | 3 | With 35-Down, slightly stale |
| 43% | RAGS | 4 | With 35-Down, the American Dream |
| 43% | MEAN | 4 | With 35-Down, have no malice |
| 43% | GAS | 3 | With 35-Down, something to floor |
| 43% | ITSA | 4 | With 35-Down, a birth announcement |
| 43% | JAI | 3 | With 35-Down, a court game |
| 42% | UNJAM | 5 | Fix, as a photocopier with paper stuck in it |
| 42% | TINY | 4 | With 35-Down, brother of Master Peter |
| 42% | RED | 3 | With 35-Down, Mocha is on it |
| 42% | PAYS | 4 | With 35-Down, joins the club, perhaps |
| 41% | SWAP | 4 | With 35-Down, place to make 46-Downs |
| 41% | SNOW | 4 | With 35-Down, something meant to be shaken |
| 41% | PLAY | 4 | With 35-Down, much-anticipated cry every April |
| 41% | WASP | 4 | With 35-Down, papery construction best left alone |
| 41% | HINT | 4 | With 35-Down, some common attire for cooks |
| 40% | ROMANTIC | 8 | With 35-Down, literary period known for flowery poetry |
| 39% | URI | 3 | Canton that shares a border with 35-Down |
| 38% | BATTLE | 6 | With 35-Down, Korea in the 1950s or Iraq in the 2000s |
| 37% | BOSTON | 6 | With 52-Down, paper since 1872 |
| 37% | LUNCH | 5 | With 1-Down, brown paper container |
| 37% | TEAR | 4 | Paper mishap |
| 36% | NAILED | 6 | Fixed with hammer |
| 36% | CANED | 5 | Fixed with rattan |
| 36% | SEWN | 4 | Fixed with thread |
| 36% | STARED | 6 | Fixed with eyes |
| 36% | THENAKEDLUNCH | 13 | 35 Down opus |