| 100% | CAPO | 4 | Rank in the mafia that heads a crew of soldiers, once held by 18-Across |
| 37% | PINCENEZ | 8 | Pair of glasses without arms held in place by a clip that fits over the nose |
| 33% | SPEAKER | 7 | Presiding officer in the House of Commons; a post currently held by Sir Lindsay Hoyle |
| 33% | SADDLE | 6 | "Back in the ___," 1976 song by Aerosmith that features the sounds of a galloping horse |
| 33% | KEEPER | 6 | Small piece that holds the end of a belt in place |
| 33% | SEARS | 5 | Appliance giant that was once the name of a tower in Chicago |
| 32% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind 1997," charity single by Elton John that was rewritten as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales |
| 31% | EGON | 4 | Spengler of the Ghostbusters series who once tried to drill a hole in his own head |
| 31% | DONKEYKONG | 10 | Classic arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981 that features the adventures of a gorilla character: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ROAR | 4 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Song of the Year in 2014 |
| 31% | FIREWORK | 8 | Hit song by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Record of the Year in 2012 |
| 31% | LUCY | 4 | "___ in the Sky with Diamonds," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inspired by a drawing that Lennon's son made of his classmate |
| 30% | MAJ | 3 | A rank in the army that also means "huge": Abbr. |
| 30% | COEQUALLY | 9 | In a way that's like people of the same rank |
| 30% | CHOKE | 5 | Device in a car engine that enriches the fuel-air mixture by restricting the amount of air entering the carburettor |
| 30% | CANDIDA | 7 | Comedy play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1894 that revolves around the lives of a clergyman and his wife |
| 30% | DREAM | 5 | "Teenage ___," third studio album by Katy Perry that was nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year in 2011 |
| 30% | YAHOO | 5 | Word coined by Jonathan Swift in "Gulliver's Travels" that's now also the name of a popular email service |
| 30% | RIVAL | 5 | (2/5) "You learn from talking to the crew that Blanks has a fierce ___ (nemesis) by the name of Hugh Jackpot..." |
| 30% | AARE | 4 | River that loops around a once medieval city believed to have been founded in 1191 by Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen |
| 30% | OZZIESMITH | 10 | Baseball Hall of Famer born in Mobile, Alabama, who holds the all-time record for assists by a shortstop (2 wds.) |
| 30% | DON | 3 | The head of a mafia family |
| 30% | DEAL | 4 | Word that appears twice in the name of a game show hosted by Howie Mandel |
| 29% | GREY | 4 | "Fifty Shades of ___," book by E. L. James that holds the world record for fastest adult paperback to sell a million copies |
| 29% | OPERATIC | 8 | In the style of a work by Bizet, such as Carmen |
| 29% | FIRSTLADY | 9 | Title held by the wife of a US president |
| 29% | FOXHOLE | 7 | Protective burrow dug in the ground by a soldier |
| 29% | DELIVERANCE | 11 | 1972 thriller set in the backwoods of Georgia … or a plot point in 18-, 29- and 49-Across? |
| 29% | EXT | 3 | Kind of shot that's the opposite of a 47-Across in a screenplay |
| 29% | REEK | 4 | Huge creature that went on a rampage in "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" and was killed by the marksmanship of Jango Fett |