| 100% | SES | 3 | Possessive on the 34-Across |
| 68% | DENCH | 5 | Actress Judi who plays a suspect on the 34-Across |
| 68% | DAFOE | 5 | Actor Willem who plays a suspect on the 34-Across |
| 68% | CRUZ | 4 | Actress Penelope who plays a suspect on the 34-Across |
| 67% | DEPP | 4 | Actor Johnny who plays a murder victim on the 34-Across |
| 59% | BEAT | 4 | Patrol found on the borders of 17-, 34-, 43- and 64-Across |
| 59% | JOSIE | 5 | With 34-Across, transgender actress on "Saved by the Bell" |
| 53% | MVP | 3 | Honor bestowed on 34-Across after the 2024 Super Bowl (Abbr.) |
| 51% | ASEA | 4 | On the 15-Across |
| 51% | AWAY | 4 | On the 15-Across |
| 51% | LIT | 3 | On the 45-Across |
| 51% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on 28 Across |
| 50% | ALEE | 4 | On the 31-Across side |
| 50% | BRADRUTTER | 10 | Record-setting contestant competing with Ken Jennings and 34-Across on "Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time" (2 wds.) |
| 50% | MARTHA | 6 | With 34-Across, Beatles song inspired by Paul's dog, on which Paul McCartney is the only credited Beatle |
| 50% | COSMO | 5 | Jerry's neighbor across the hall on "Seinfeld" |
| 49% | ATSEA | 5 | On the 73-Across, e.g. |
| 49% | LYON | 4 | City on the 40-Across |
| 49% | BROWNSVILLE | 11 | Port on the Rio Grande, Texas, US, across the border from Matamoros, Mexico |
| 49% | SPEARS | 6 | Sharp weapons across the shield on Kenya's flag |
| 49% | ICEDAMS | 7 | Frozen buildups on the 125 Across of a building |
| 49% | ALEE | 4 | On the safe side at 1-Across |
| 48% | THESHOEISONTHE | 14 | With 35 Across, "I've turned the tables on you" |
| 47% | ETHEL | 5 | Fred Mertz's wife on the classic TV sitcom starring 6 down and 41 across |
| 47% | WHISKEYGLASSES | 14 | 2018 single by 32-/34-Across that hit #1 on the country charts: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DONTTHINKJESUS | 14 | 2022 single by 32-/34-Across that hit #1 on the country charts: 3 wds. |
| 47% | TRANSITED | 9 | Traveled across, as Mercury did to the sun on November 11 |
| 46% | LAREDO | 6 | 35 Across city on the Rio Grande |
| 46% | WOLFTURN | 8 | "Lupine" maneuver on the balance beam (and a description of the last part of 12 Across) |
| 46% | POPSTHEQUESTION | 15 | Acts on the basis of 36-Across |