| 100% | ZAPCOMIX | 8 | Publication whose issue #1 was marked "Fair Warning: For Adult Intellectuals Only" |
| 27% | HIVE | 4 | British young adult novel series by Mark Walden whose name is connected to 13a |
| 27% | XRATED | 6 | For adults only |
| 27% | RATEDX | 6 | For adults only |
| 27% | OTISWILLIAMS | 12 | Only surviving original member of 34-Across, whose memoir is the basis for 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 26% | THECAPITOL | 10 | Only place in 33a where the residents live extravagantly and for whose entertainment the competitions are held: 2 wds. |
| 25% | STYX | 4 | Rock band whose only #1 hit was 1979's "Babe" |
| 25% | TEQUILA | 7 | 1958 #1 hit whose only lyric is its title word |
| 25% | ASHANTI | 7 | Singer whose 2002 song "Foolish" was #1 for 10 weeks |
| 25% | SANTANA | 7 | Artist whose 1999 hit "Smooth" was #1 for 12 weeks |
| 25% | BROMANTICCOMEDY | 15 | Modern-day genre for the 1952 film whose title is suggested by a word ladder starting at 1-Across |
| 25% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose only US #1 hit is 1976's "Dancing Queen" |
| 25% | INKSPOTS | 8 | Group whose 1946 song "The Gypsy" was #1 for 13 weeks |
| 25% | ASIA | 4 | Band whose self-titled 1982 album was #1 for nine weeks |
| 25% | ENAKEDLADIES | 12 | Band whose 1998 song "One Week" was #1 for one week |
| 25% | UTNE | 4 | Online publication whose motto is "Cure ignorance" |
| 25% | MAG | 3 | Publication with issues, for short |
| 24% | FOREIGNER | 9 | Group whose fourth album, "4," was #1 for 10 weeks in 1981 |
| 24% | EGOMANIA | 8 | Issue for a No. 1 fan? |
| 24% | JUSTIFYMYLOVE | 13 | 1991 #1 song for Madonna whose video was banned from MTV: 3 wds. |
| 24% | ACEOFBASE | 9 | Swedish pop group whose 1994 hit "The Sign" was #1 for six weeks |
| 24% | INC | 3 | Business-oriented monthly publication whose title is an abbreviation |
| 24% | HARRISON | 8 | Only president whose grandfather was also president |
| 24% | CINDYCRAWFORD | 13 | "Fair Game" actress whose mole was airbrushed out for her first Vogue cover: 2 wds. |
| 24% | NSYNC | 5 | Boy band whose only #1 hit is "It's Gonna Be Me": 2 wds. |
| 23% | PAM | 3 | Country singer Tillis whose only #1 single is "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" |
| 23% | ALERTED | 7 | Being warned about problem, told about an issue |
| 23% | BEETHOVEN | 9 | Composer whose only opera was Fidelio |
| 23% | JET | 3 | Magazine whose sister publication is Ebony |
| 23% | TICKET | 6 | One may be issued for speeding |