| 100% | COURTYARD | 9 | Patio, open-air and usually enclosed by walls |
| 39% | COURTYARD | 9 | Unroofed area enclosed by walls of a building |
| 37% | FIREAREA | 8 | Building part enclosed by blaze-resistant walls |
| 34% | SMOKINESS | 9 | Taste imparted by chips and open fires |
| 33% | ATHOS | 5 | Character with a “lordly air and austere bearing” admired by D’Artagnan |
| 33% | ASL | 3 | Syst. in which "Deaf Power" can be indicated by an open palm over one ear and the other hand forming a closed fist in the air |
| 32% | UMIAK | 5 | Open boat made of skin used by the Yupik and Inuit peoples |
| 32% | CANOPY | 6 | Part of a parachute that opens and fills with air |
| 32% | COURTYARD | 9 | Open space surrounded by walls within a building |
| 31% | SANDALS | 7 | Open-toe footwear usually held by straps |
| 31% | STRIDE | 6 | Jazz piano style played by Fats Waller and Mary Lou Williams |
| 31% | EASTSIDE | 8 | Open-air gallery featuring Berlin Wall murals |
| 30% | DUET | 4 | A song sung by a pair, usually a man and a woman |
| 30% | RIOTS | 5 | Violent public protests usually brought on by controversy and civil unrest (plural) |
| 30% | ALLINEED | 8 | Title shared by singles from the Temptations, Jack Wagner, Radiohead, and Air |
| 30% | GREAT | 5 | "Into the ___ Wide Open" (1991 album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) |
| 30% | ALEXANDER | 9 | "___ Hamilton," opening number for Broadway's "Hamilton" performed by Burr and others |
| 30% | COURTYARD | 9 | Open outdoor area surrounded by walls or buildings |
| 30% | AMID | 4 | Enclosed by |
| 29% | TABOO | 5 | Stage musical by Boy George and Kevan Frost that opened on Broadway in 2003 |
| 29% | BAZAAR | 6 | Open air market |
| 29% | BREN | 4 | Air-cooled gas-operated light machine gun used by British and Commonwealth forces in World War II |
| 28% | DAVYDENKO | 9 | Nikolay —, 2006 and 2007 US Open singles tennis championship semi-finalist defeated by Roger Federer |
| 28% | EMBANKED | 8 | Enclosed by a berm |
| 28% | KNIGHT | 6 | Chess piece usually represented by a horse's head and neck |
| 28% | HYPOCAUST | 9 | Ancient Roman heating system in which hot air circulates under the floor and between double walls |
| 28% | SILKSONIC | 9 | "Leave the Door Open" R&B super-duo formed by 16- and 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | TEARME | 6 | "___ down," opening number for "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," performed by Hedwig and Yitzhak: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HAVE | 4 | "Anybody ___ a Map?," opening number for Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen" performed by Heidi and Cynthia |
| 28% | CIRCLEOF | 8 | "___ Life," opening number for Broadway's "The Lion King" performed by Rafiki and Company: 2 wds. |