| 100% | LEY | 3 | Pewter that's 85% tin, 15% lead |
| 35% | TIE | 3 | Score that's 15-Across |
| 34% | TBSP | 4 | Amount that's about 15 ml |
| 32% | TIN | 3 | Element that's found in the alloy pewter |
| 32% | MACAW | 5 | Bird that's the lead character in "Rio" |
| 32% | LIAM | 4 | Name that's an anagram of 15-Across |
| 32% | TIN | 3 | Metallic element that's part of bronze and pewter |
| 32% | TRALEE | 6 | City that's a near-rhyme to 15 Across |
| 32% | ARAL | 4 | Sea that's a letter off from 15-Across |
| 32% | ETA | 3 | Greek letter that's an anagram of 15-Across |
| 31% | SPREES | 6 | Occasions that might lead to buyer's remorse |
| 31% | TRAGIC | 6 | __ flaw, trait that leads to protagonist's downfall |
| 31% | RIVONIA | 7 | Trial that led to Nelson Mandela's imprisonment |
| 31% | FATALFLAW | 9 | Weakness that leads to a person's downfall |
| 31% | WATERGATE | 9 | Political scandal that led to Nixon's resignation |
| 30% | QUAHOG | 6 | Fictional Rhode Island city that's the setting for 15-Across |
| 30% | TIP | 3 | Extra amount that's often 15% to 20% of the bill |
| 30% | PIEPAN | 6 | Baker's tin that inspired the Frisbee (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ERROR | 5 | Fielder's mistake that could lead to unearned runs |
| 30% | METAL | 5 | Lead or tin |
| 29% | BOND | 4 | Lead character's last name in 15-, 18-, 32-, and 44-Across |
| 29% | POINT | 5 | ___ guard, basketball position that's responsible for leading the team's offense |
| 29% | TIP | 3 | Extra amount that's often 15% to 20% of a restaurant bill |
| 29% | CIAGATE | 7 | Affair that led to Scooter Libby's 2007 conviction, informally |
| 29% | SEVENYEARITCH | 13 | *Urge that leads to a wandering eye, it's said |
| 29% | TERNE | 5 | Lead and tin alloy |
| 29% | AGO | 3 | "That's so 15 minutes ___" |
| 29% | BOL | 3 | S.A. tin exporter |
| 28% | PEWTER | 6 | Tin, antimony and lead alloy |
| 28% | PIEPAN | 6 | Tin that inspired the Frisbee |