| 100% | IKNOWAPLACE | 11 | Remark from someone with the perfect spot in mind |
| 39% | INSIDEJOB | 9 | Crime committed with help from someone in the know |
| 38% | ACK | 3 | Remark from Cathy, in the comics |
| 36% | SNOB | 4 | Like someone with their nose in the air |
| 36% | DINAH | 5 | Someone's in the kitchen with her |
| 35% | DINAH | 5 | "Someone's in the kitchen with ___" (line from "I've Been Working on the Railroad") |
| 35% | RECS | 4 | Suggestions from someone who might be in the know, for short |
| 35% | DINAH | 5 | Someone's in the kitchen with her, in song |
| 34% | FUNNYBONE | 9 | Spot in the elbow with a nerve that's "shocking" when struck: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WHATATIME | 9 | With 16 Across, exclamation from one living in the moment |
| 34% | LAILA | 5 | Ali with a perfect record in the ring |
| 34% | UNESCO | 6 | Agcy. with the slogan “Building peace in the minds of men and women” |
| 34% | CELLULOIDCLOSET | 15 | With “The,” 1995 documentary adapted from a book subtitled “Homosexuality in the Movies” |
| 34% | DINAH | 5 | Someone's in the kitchen with her, in an old song |
| 33% | ISLAND | 6 | *Sun-soaked vacation spot in the sea with a hushed "s" in its name |
| 33% | SPECIALK | 8 | *Brand with the challenge to lose one inch from your waist in two weeks |
| 33% | BADPENNY | 8 | With "a," someone undesirable ... and what's found in the circled letters? |
| 33% | ALL | 3 | With 50-Down, like the children in "A Visit From St. Nicholas" |
| 33% | LIPO | 4 | Tang-dynasty poet of “Drinking with Someone in the Mountains” |
| 33% | NERD | 4 | ___ sniping (baiting someone with an irresistibly interesting problem, as coined in the Web comic “xkcd”) |
| 33% | STARS | 5 | "Dancing with the ___," reality dance competition series that moved from ABC to Disney+ in 2022 |
| 32% | INSIDER | 7 | Someone with privileged information; in-the-know |
| 32% | ANGLICAN | 8 | Someone faithful to the Church of England or any Church in communion with it |
| 32% | CHEETAH | 7 | Spotted cat known for being the fastest land animal, with a name originating from Sanskrit |
| 31% | DONTMINDME | 10 | Remark from someone trying to be inconspicuous |
| 31% | QUALIFIED | 9 | Someone with the right training is this |
| 31% | NATHAN | 6 | With 25-Across, special prosecutor who resigned from the Trump election subversion case in March 2024 |
| 31% | SKY | 3 | "Lucy in the ___ with Diamonds" (song from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band") |
| 31% | SCHERZO | 7 | Brisk lively movement in music developed from the minuet, with a contrastive middle section |
| 31% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | 1982 #1 hit with the lyric "living in perfect harmony" |