| 100% | ADRIANI | 7 | Pope with the longest reign between St. Peter and Pius VI (A.D. 67-1799) |
| 31% | WATER | 5 | With the answer below, dilute ... and a hint to the four longest answers |
| 31% | ADRIANI | 7 | Eighth-century pope with the sixth-longest reign |
| 30% | LIMO | 4 | Car with a partition between the driver and passengers |
| 29% | FLIPFLOP | 8 | Plastic or rubber sandal with a thong between the big and second toe |
| 28% | SHE | 3 | Pronoun that can be spelled with a slash between the first and second letters |
| 28% | BUSTARD | 7 | Old World bird with long legs and a speckled plumage such as the Great — |
| 28% | WIRED | 5 | Tense with excitement ... and a hint to the ends of the four longest puzzle answers |
| 28% | PTERODACTYL | 11 | Extinct flying reptile of the late Jurassic period with a long slender head and neck |
| 28% | SWALLOW | 7 | Songbird with long pointed wings and a forked tail to which the adjective hirundine relates |
| 28% | LELY | 4 | Peter —, 17th-century painter whose works include Girl with a Parrot and Two Ladies of the Lake Family |
| 28% | CNET | 4 | Tech website whose title is stylized with a vertical line between the first and second letters |
| 28% | SHETLANDPONY | 12 | Sturdy breed of small horse originating in the UK with a long shaggy mane and tail |
| 28% | LEMUR | 5 | Primate with large eyes and a long tail that is endemic to the island of Madagascar |
| 28% | END | 3 | With 72-Across, evasive strategy ... and a hint to the last several letters of the four longest Across answers |
| 26% | ZOOTSUIT | 8 | Set of outer clothes popular in the 1940s consisting of a long coat with wide padded shoulders and pegged trousers |
| 26% | VICTORIA | 8 | UK monarch with the 2nd longest reign |
| 26% | LEGUP | 5 | Assistance, with "a" ... and literal assistance in solving the four longest answers |
| 26% | ALLIE | 5 | Brosh with the webcomic "Hyperbole and a Half" |
| 26% | PARISREVIEW | 11 | With The, long-running literary magazine for “non-drumbeaters and non-axe-grinders” |
| 26% | FOXTROT | 7 | Comic strip with the kids Peter, Paige and Jason |
| 26% | RNA | 3 | Molecule with the bases G, U, A, and C |
| 25% | ALPHABETTIES | 12 | Neckwear with the letters A, B, C, D, etc.? |
| 25% | IFYOUCHOKE | 10 | With 37- and 67-Across, a question |
| 25% | CATAN | 5 | Board game with the cards Longest Road and Largest Army |
| 25% | CALENDAR | 8 | Chart with the days, weeks, and months of a year |
| 25% | AGUILERA | 8 | Christina with the hits "What a Girl Wants" and "Beautiful" |
| 25% | MLB | 3 | Sports org. with the A's, Jays, and Rays (Abbr.) |
| 25% | NECKLACES | 9 | Long bracelets worn between the head and chest |
| 25% | HEMLINE | 7 | The difference between a mini and a midi |