| 100% | KSU | 3 | Sch. 50 miles west of 36-Across |
| 60% | UCONN | 5 | School 50 miles west of Brown, informally |
| 60% | CORINTH | 7 | City about 50 miles west of Athens |
| 60% | KSTATE | 6 | Univ. about 50 miles west of Topeka |
| 45% | JIMHENSON | 9 | The voice of 36 Across |
| 45% | MISSPIGGY | 9 | Significant other of 36 Across |
| 43% | BOISEIDAHO | 10 | City about 270 miles west of Jackson, Wyoming |
| 43% | LAPAZ | 5 | City about 1,350 miles west of Brasilia |
| 43% | OCALA | 5 | City about 65 miles west of Daytona Beach |
| 43% | SPOKANE | 7 | City 18 miles west of the Idaho border |
| 43% | XXXX | 4 | City just under 500 miles west of Helsinki |
| 42% | PERU | 4 | Indiana city that's 100 miles west of Lima, Ohio |
| 41% | BOCARATON | 9 | City within 50 miles of Miami |
| 41% | YOGI | 4 | With 36 Across, source of quote |
| 41% | THEFOURELEMENTS | 15 | What the starts of 22-, 36-, 41- and 50-Across comprise |
| 40% | KSU | 3 | Sch. west of Topeka |
| 40% | PEORIA | 6 | City about 120 miles west-southwest of Chicago |
| 39% | UCLA | 4 | Sch. west of Beverly Hills |
| 39% | ONO | 3 | Spouse of 50 Across |
| 39% | LODES | 5 | Deposits of 50 Across |
| 39% | ONEANDALL | 9 | Everybody ... or part of the contents of 18-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 39% | ALLAN | 5 | Middle name of 50 Across |
| 39% | DOUBLEDAY | 9 | Supposed inventor of baseball ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 39% | GOOUTSIDE | 9 | Leave the house ... and a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 38% | LAO | 3 | Native language west of 14 Across |
| 38% | LINCOLNMEMORIAL | 15 | Site of the 50 Across speech |
| 38% | DOUBLEUP | 8 | Share a single bed ... or a hidden feature of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 38% | ITSTHEPITS | 10 | "Awful!" ... or a hint to the common element of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 38% | JACKIEGLEASON | 13 | Star of 36-Across |
| 38% | ABEL | 4 | Son of 36-Across |