| 100% | HARBOR | 6 | Pearl __, event that caused the US to enter WWII |
| 45% | DEATHBLOW | 9 | Event that causes the end |
| 42% | FDA | 3 | Org. that caused Endo International to remove Opana ER from the US market |
| 40% | LIONDRIVE | 9 | Hit that causes the fans to roar? |
| 39% | OMEN | 4 | Event that's believed to predict the future |
| 39% | OMEN | 4 | Event that is believed to signal the future |
| 39% | SKIP | 4 | Uno card that causes the next player to miss a turn |
| 37% | TERMITES | 8 | Insects that cause you to tent the house to exterminate |
| 37% | SALE | 4 | Event that could draw people to the mall |
| 36% | LENDLEASE | 9 | US WWII plan to supply the Allies with materials |
| 36% | TEXAS | 5 | U.S. state that's home to the Alamo |
| 36% | SAC | 3 | Type of fly that caused the Red Sox to beat the Giants in the 1912 World Series |
| 36% | ASTROLOGY | 9 | Divination that uses the stars to forecast events |
| 36% | DRAWTWO | 7 | Uno card that causes the next player to take more cards and lose a turn (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TREES | 5 | Details that might cause you to miss the forest |
| 35% | ONES | 4 | "Here's to the ___ that we got..." ("Memories" lyrics) |
| 35% | TOTALECLIPSE | 12 | Event across the U.S. on 4/8/24 ... and, with 57-Across, 1983 Bonnie Tyler hit that would be apt to play during a 46-Across |
| 35% | ATL | 3 | US city that's home to the world's busiest airport: Abbr. |
| 35% | GUAM | 4 | U.S. territory that's closer to Australia than the United States |
| 34% | SPORTCLIMBING | 13 | Wall-ascending event that was to make its debut at the 2020 Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BOISE | 5 | U.S. city that's home to the largest Basque population outside Spain |
| 34% | ALASKA | 6 | U.S. state that is home to the Christmas-themed city, North Pole |
| 34% | SALEM | 5 | Continental U.S. state capital that's closest to the Pacific |
| 34% | SCANDAL | 7 | Event that causes public outcry |
| 33% | GETOUT | 6 | Film that introduces us to the Sunken Place |
| 33% | SHARKWEEK | 9 | Annual Discovery Channel programming event that could feature the shows in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 33% | YELLOWSTONE | 11 | US river rising in NW Wyoming that enters the Missouri near the North Dakota border |
| 33% | MICHIGAN | 8 | U.S. state that is home to the Christmas-themed store, Bronner's Christmas Wonderland |
| 33% | ISERE | 5 | Ship that brought the Statue of Liberty to the U.S. |
| 33% | RETURNTRAYTABLES | 16 | Announcement that could put an end to the misery caused by the 49-Across |