| 100% | MORBID | 6 | Preoccupied with grim topics |
| 48% | INTO | 4 | Preoccupied with |
| 46% | WONKY | 5 | Preoccupied with arcane details |
| 45% | DWELLON | 7 | Be preoccupied with |
| 45% | FIXON | 5 | Become preoccupied with |
| 45% | OBSESSED | 8 | Totally preoccupied with |
| 40% | OBSESS | 6 | Become preoccupied with, focus on tiny details |
| 40% | OBSESSING | 9 | Preoccupying oneself with something constantly |
| 39% | ANOFFERYOU | 10 | With 117-Across, the Grim Reaper? |
| 38% | LOVE | 4 | Popular topic with lyricists |
| 38% | REAPER | 6 | Grim __, personification of death with a scythe |
| 38% | DEADHORSE | 9 | Topic that's over and done with |
| 38% | CYBHICS | 7 | Topic concerned with hacking and software rights |
| 37% | EGO | 3 | Freudian topic dealing with self |
| 37% | THEME | 5 | Article with myself as topic |
| 37% | ONETRACK | 8 | Have a ___ mind (be preoccupied with a single subject): Hyph. |
| 37% | FSSCAL | 6 | With 58-Down, financial topic of 2012-13 |
| 37% | JUSTWAR | 7 | Topic of a St. Augustine treatise, with "the" |
| 37% | DEEP | 4 | With 4-Down, comprehensive review of a topic |
| 36% | DISCUSS | 7 | Talk about a topic with someone |
| 36% | OBSESSED | 8 | Preoccupied (with) |
| 36% | IRAQ | 4 | With 33-Down, topic in the 2008 presidential campaign |
| 35% | HASHTAG | 7 | Twitter topic that starts with a # symbol |
| 34% | TALKSHOW | 8 | TV series with guest interviews and chat topics |
| 34% | SNL | 3 | NBC show with skits on various topics: Abbr. |
| 33% | GEEKS | 5 | Does a deep dive on a topic, with "out" |
| 32% | AMA | 3 | Reddit session with questions on a range of topics: Abbr. |
| 32% | GRASP | 5 | Fully understand, as a complicated topic (aptly rhymes with "clasp") |
| 32% | LISTICLE | 8 | Blog post with numbered topic items |
| 29% | ALIENLIFEFORUM | 14 | Discussion board with topics like "How to get back to your home planet"? |