| 100% | CANONIC | 7 | Recognized and accepted |
| 63% | ESTABLISHED | 11 | Settled and accepted |
| 56% | OPEN | 4 | ___-minded (unbiased and accepting) |
| 53% | NORM | 4 | Expected and accepted social standard, say |
| 51% | ADOPT | 5 | Accept and act on (plan) |
| 51% | NORM | 4 | "That's the ___" (expected and accepted social standard) |
| 50% | AGREED | 6 | Negotiated and then accepted |
| 48% | INSIST | 6 | Demand and not accept refusal |
| 47% | USER | 4 | One accepting the terms and conditions |
| 44% | MAGPIE | 6 | Black and white bird, recognizes itself in mirrors |
| 44% | HATERS | 6 | "Rumors are carried by ___, spread by fools and accepted by idiots" (old saying) |
| 44% | TOOKTHEL | 8 | Accepted defeat, and what 17-, 24-, 40-, and 51-Across did? |
| 43% | SOS | 3 | Internationally recognized distress signal used by ships and aircraft |
| 43% | SITDOWNRESTAURANTS | 18 | "The chair doesn't recognize you, steakhouse and chophouse!" |
| 39% | MBE | 3 | U.K. medal accepted and then returned by John Lennon, in brief |
| 39% | TAKETHEWIN | 10 | Accept victory, however dubious, and a hint to 17-, 24-, 37-, and 52-Across |
| 39% | SIGNFORDELIVERY | 15 | Accept a package formally ... or a hint to 17-, 29-, 45- and 62-Across? |
| 38% | OBE | 3 | Award accepted by J. K. Rowling and turned down by C. S. Lewis |
| 38% | SETTLEFOR | 9 | Accept, after some back-and-forth |
| 37% | GLOBE | 5 | Golden ___ Award, U.S.-based award that recognizes excellence in film and TV |
| 37% | CROW | 4 | "I am a black bird, and can recognize human faces. Who am I?" |
| 35% | LINDARONSTADT | 13 | 15-Across and 48-Across singer recognized at the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DEATH | 5 | ___ Valley, desert location in Eastern California, recognized as the hottest and driest place in America |
| 35% | MAGPIE | 6 | Black and white reflection-recognizing bird |
| 34% | FACEDTHEMUSIC | 13 | Accepted the consequences of one's actions, and what the artists did with the hits in this puzzle? |
| 34% | AKC | 3 | Org. that finally recognized Redbone and Bluetick Coonhounds in 2009 and the Treeing Walker in 2012 |
| 34% | ILOST | 5 | "____, fair and square" (Accepted defeat): 2 wds |
| 33% | GAINCURRENCY | 12 | Become more accepted |
| 33% | DISPUTED | 8 | Not widely accepted |
| 33% | KNEW | 4 | Recognized |