| 100% | RANDO | 5 | Party-crasher, to the host of the party, in slang |
| 50% | SUNDAYSCARIES | 13 | Feeling of dread before the start of the workweek, in slang |
| 48% | CEPHALIC | 8 | Of, in, or relating to the head |
| 47% | YOLOED | 6 | Threw caution to the wind, in slang |
| 47% | NERF | 4 | Tank the efficacy of, in gamer slang |
| 47% | GODTIER | 7 | Of the highest possible quality, in slang |
| 47% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, to a chef |
| 45% | ATHENS | 6 | Host of the Summer Olympics in 1896 and 2004 |
| 45% | BARCELONA | 9 | City in Catalonia, Spain and host of the 2013 FINA World Aquatics Championships |
| 45% | EVE | 3 | Pi Day, in relation to the Ides of March |
| 44% | SAHL | 4 | Mort who, in 1960, became the first-ever comedian to appear on the cover of Time |
| 44% | QUIETQUITTING | 13 | Refusing to go above and beyond the demands of one’s job, in a late-capitalism coinage |
| 43% | OSIRIS | 6 | God of the dead, in ancient 30-Down |
| 43% | TRI | 3 | Hint to the number of ingredients in Triscuits |
| 43% | THATSTHEWAYTHE | 14 | With 42-Across, "C'est la vie," or a hint to the progression seen in the corners of this puzzle |
| 43% | SNAKEEYES | 9 | Roll of double ones at the craps table, in slang: 2 wds. |
| 43% | WORD | 4 | Part of a sentence, or change a letter in 22a to get the answer |
| 43% | AHAB | 4 | Captain of the Pequod, in "Moby-Dick" |
| 43% | GOD | 3 | Word added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 |
| 42% | ENDOR | 5 | Moon that’s home to the Ewoks, in “Return of the Jedi” |
| 42% | MUD | 3 | Kind of pie, or change a letter in 18d to get the answer |
| 42% | CAPITAL | 7 | With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle |
| 42% | UNDERGOD | 8 | Two words added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 |
| 42% | BRANSON | 7 | Richard who flew to the edge of space in 2021 |
| 42% | LAKEERIE | 8 | Body of water home to Middle Island, the southernmost point of land in Canada |
| 42% | MAKEFRIENDS | 11 | What the producers of a 10-season sitcom learned to do in kindergarten? |
| 42% | EPCOTCENTER | 11 | Attraction in 69-Across designed to be a "city of the future" |
| 42% | CROWDFUND | 9 | Raise money from a large number of people on the Internet, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2014 |
| 42% | SHY | 3 | Like someone who's unlikely to be the life of the party |
| 41% | ASK | 3 | To request information in the form of a question |