| 100% | COMPOSTBIN | 10 | Place for kitchen scraps, such as those starting 16-, 24-, 32- and 44-Across |
| 30% | SEVERANCE | 9 | Apple TV+ psychological thriller starring Patricia Arquette, 16-Across, and 32-Across that was nominated for seven Emmys, including Outstanding Drama Series |
| 30% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| 30% | KEYS | 4 | Typically lost items that are "found" in the starts of 16-, 24-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 29% | TRACYCHEVALIER | 14 | Bestselling writer known for historical fiction such as "Girl With a Pearl Earring," 19-Across, and 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | BULLETINBOARD | 13 | Place for postcards and such |
| 28% | SPICES | 6 | Kitchen ingredients such as cumin and nutmeg |
| 28% | BEEF | 4 | Complaint, or a hint to the grades that start 20-, 32-, 40- and 53-Across |
| 27% | LITTLEGIRLS | 11 | What the starts of 16-, 24-, 38- and 47-Across make? |
| 27% | WELCOMETOMYCRIB | 15 | Catchphrase of a classic MTV show … or a hint for the starts of 16-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across |
| 27% | FARMWORKERS | 11 | Laborers that 18- and 32-Across advocated for |
| 27% | COMPOST | 7 | Kitchen, garden scraps that decay for fertilizer |
| 26% | NOME | 4 | Ending place for a race that starts in March in Anchorage |
| 26% | CCR | 3 | Roots rock band that started as the Blue Velvets, for short |
| 26% | FACERECOGNITION | 15 | Technology used by smartphones nowadays ... or a hint to the ends of 16-, 24-, 44- and 57-Across |
| 26% | DYES | 4 | Hair products such as Clairol Nice 'n Easy and Just for Men |
| 26% | THANKSGIVINGDAY | 15 | Setting for the starts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 25% | WORKPORTFOLIO | 13 | Collection that demonstrates job skills ... as suggested by 17-, 24-, 48- and 55-Across |
| 25% | THESEAAROUNDUS | 14 | 44-Across book about the science and history of the ocean that won the 1952 National Book Award for Nonfiction (4 wds.) |
| 25% | BOWL | 4 | Kitchen essential that serves as the holder for your breakfast cereal |
| 25% | NOBILITY | 8 | Group that includes such people as barons and duchesses |
| 25% | VRGAMES | 7 | Programs such as Beat Saber that require a special headset to play, for short |
| 25% | OUTER | 5 | ___ Space, place for satellites and the ISS that is also a shade of black |
| 25% | YOYO | 4 | Toy that involves such techniques as "sleeping" and "looping": Hyph. |
| 25% | NAPA | 4 | Valley that includes such wineries as Stags' Leap and Beringer |
| 25% | BREAKABLES | 10 | Extra-care items for movers ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 28-, 44- and 49-Across |
| 25% | SAINTLOUIS | 10 | Midwest city on the Mississippi River that hosted the 16-Across and the 32-Across in 1904 (2 wds.) |
| 25% | EARLYDAYS | 9 | Beginning stages, and what the starts of 16-, 24-, 38-, and 47-Across literally are? |
| 24% | FALLINGSTA | 10 | Wishful things? ... or a literal description of 16-, 17-, 32-, 44- and 60-Across |
| 24% | TANEHISICOATES | 14 | 16-Across and 24-Across/35-Across author who has written Black Panther and Captain America series for Marvel Comics (2 wds.) |