| 100% | BEERAMID | 8 | Portmanteau for an arrangement of cans in a dorm room, maybe |
| 43% | FUTON | 5 | Bed in a dorm room, maybe |
| 41% | BED | 3 | Piece of furniture in a dorm room |
| 39% | STY | 3 | Many a dorm room, in a manner of speaking |
| 37% | DELL | 4 | Computer company started in a University of Texas dorm room |
| 36% | SAW | 3 | Choice of tool for cutting a log in half, maybe |
| 36% | WHUP | 4 | A can of this might be opened in an argument |
| 34% | DELL | 4 | Texas computer giant started in a dorm room |
| 34% | MERYLSTREEP | 11 | Actress nominated for an Oscar for playing a music teacher in "Music of the Heart": 2 wds. |
| 34% | LATTICE | 7 | Arrangement of atoms in a crystal structure |
| 33% | DELL | 4 | Texas-based PC maker that started in a dorm room |
| 33% | SICE | 4 | Best throw you could get on a die in an early English game of Hazard |
| 33% | SORE | 4 | In need of an ice bath or a heating pad, maybe |
| 33% | RAS | 3 | Peer leaders in a dorm, for short |
| 32% | TWISTEDMIND | 11 | Trait for an evil genius ... and a hint to what can literally be found in 17-, 23-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 32% | KINGPAIR | 8 | Cricketing term for an instance of a batsman being out first ball for zero in both innings |
| 32% | INSTANTRAMEN | 12 | Dorm room meal in a cup |
| 32% | SEXILED | 7 | Temporarily banished from a dorm room, in a way |
| 32% | PLAYLIST | 8 | An itinerary of songs in a music-streaming service |
| 32% | LORETTADEVINE | 13 | Star of 15-Across who won an Emmy for a guest performance in "Grey's Anatomy": 2 wds. |
| 32% | VELCRO | 6 | Portmanteau for a brand of fabric fasteners |
| 32% | TABLESCAPE | 10 | Arrangement in a dining room |
| 32% | ALPO | 4 | Dinner in a can, maybe |
| 31% | AGREEMENT | 9 | An arrangement in the course of an action |
| 31% | NETSCAPENAVEGATOR | 17 | Potential mascot for an old web browser: a Florida reptile crawling in the middle of a church? (Lincoln) |
| 31% | CLEARING | 8 | In a forest, an open space of land |
| 31% | RADAR | 5 | Beeper in a control room, maybe |
| 31% | SEAAIR | 6 | What you can't help breathing in when you're forced to stay in Nassau for a couple of months |
| 31% | JUMP | 4 | Word that can precede each set of circled letters, forming a literal hint for entering certain answers in this puzzle |
| 31% | OBAMACON | 8 | Portmanteau for a Republican who voted Democrat in 2008 |