| 100% | ADENOIDS | 8 | Patch of tissue found high up in the throat |
| 45% | CARTILAGE | 9 | Tough flexible tissue found in parts of the body |
| 43% | ALOFT | 5 | High up in the air |
| 43% | HAUT | 4 | High up in the Alps? |
| 43% | TONSILS | 7 | Masses of tissue in the throat, often removed |
| 41% | TONSILS | 7 | Two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat |
| 41% | SOARED | 6 | Flew high up in the air, say |
| 41% | XXXXXXXXXX | 10 | Guy high up in the family tree |
| 41% | TONSILS | 7 | Small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat |
| 41% | LOB | 3 | Toss a ball high up in the air |
| 40% | LOBS | 4 | Tennis shots that go high up in the air |
| 40% | JETSTREAM | 9 | Strong winds high up in the atmosphere (2 wds) |
| 40% | ALOFT | 5 | Up in the air (anagram of "float") |
| 39% | ACCOST | 6 | Get up in the face of |
| 38% | PANGEA | 6 | It broke up in the age of dinosaurs |
| 38% | PEES | 4 | Ones showing up in the middle of supper? |
| 38% | BOARDMEETING | 12 | High-level get-together, or an apt description of the pairing found in 19-, 25-, 30-, 48-, or 56-Across? |
| 38% | SKY | 3 | "Look! Up in the ___!" ("The Adventures of Superman" line) |
| 38% | ACE | 3 | High card in the game of war |
| 38% | ELI | 3 | High priest in the Book of Samuel |
| 38% | ACES | 4 | High cards in the game of war |
| 38% | ALPS | 4 | High points in The Sound of Music |
| 38% | ALPS | 4 | High points of which five are found going up in this puzzle |
| 38% | RETURNADDRESS | 13 | It's often found in the upper-left corner of an envelope |
| 37% | EDAM | 4 | What's wrapped up in the whole ball of wax? |
| 37% | ADENOIDS | 8 | Tissues in the throat, help fight off infections |
| 37% | TITICACA | 8 | Body found high in the Andes |
| 37% | ELEAZAR | 7 | High priest in the Hebrew Bible, son of Aaron |
| 37% | UVULA | 5 | Dangler in the back of the throat |
| 37% | UVULA | 5 | Flap in the back of the throat |