| 100% | PERMANENT | 9 | Salon job that doesn't live up to its name |
| 64% | PIEINTHESKY | 11 | *Pastry that doesn't live up to its hype? |
| 56% | UGLI | 4 | Fruit that lives up to its name |
| 40% | BUST | 4 | One that didn't live up to the hype |
| 40% | LEMONSOLE | 9 | *Fish that doesn't taste like its name suggests |
| 40% | SWIFTS | 6 | Fast-flying birds that live up to their name |
| 37% | GIANTS | 6 | NFL team that doesn't play home games in the state it's named for |
| 36% | ICETEA | 6 | Long Island drink that doesn't have any of the stuff after which it's named |
| 35% | PARTTIME | 8 | Job that doesn't require working full hours |
| 34% | OTIS | 4 | Name that has its ups and downs |
| 34% | SITAR | 5 | Its name means "three strings," but it can have up to 21 |
| 34% | OAK | 3 | Live ___ (Southern tree that doesn't lose its leaves in fall) |
| 34% | FUZZYMATH | 9 | It doesn't add up ... except as a hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 33% | YAHWEH | 6 | Name so sacred that some refuse to speak it |
| 33% | HYPE | 4 | It's hard to live up to |
| 33% | LETSPARTY | 9 | "Time to live it up!" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | THINMINT | 8 | Snack that, despite its name, doesn't help with weight loss |
| 33% | MENIAL | 6 | Of work or a job that doesn't require much skill |
| 32% | MILLIPEDE | 9 | Arthropod that according to its name has 1000 feet |
| 32% | YEWS | 4 | Evergreens that can live up to 3,000 years |
| 32% | MPG | 3 | Stat that doesn't apply to Teslas |
| 32% | ABLE | 4 | Up to it |
| 32% | CAPABLE | 7 | Up to it |
| 32% | HBO | 3 | Channel that shortened its streaming service's name to "Max" |
| 32% | SLITS | 5 | Skirt features that make it easier to walk up stairs |
| 32% | CLIPON | 6 | Tie that doesn't need to be tied |
| 32% | AXIOM | 5 | Statement that doesn’t need to be proven |
| 31% | JUSTHAVINGABALL | 15 | Living it up ... or a hint to the six groups of circled letters |
| 31% | GHOSTORCHID | 11 | White flower named for the fact that it appears to float |
| 31% | EVERGREEN | 9 | Plant that doesn't lose its foliage in autumn |