| 100% | DONKEY | 6 | Shrek's best friend in "Shrek" who once said, "Because that's what friends do. They forgive each other" |
| 37% | PUMBAA | 6 | Timon's best friend in "The Lion King" who once sang, "And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind..." |
| 36% | JUSTICEGINSBURG | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 34% | TEACH | 5 | What those who can't do do, or so they say |
| 33% | DONKEY | 6 | Shrek's best friend in "Shrek" |
| 32% | NOSLOUCH | 8 | Someone who's good at what they do |
| 32% | PATRICK | 7 | ___ Star, SpongeBob SquarePants's best friend who once said, "Knowledge can never replace friendship" |
| 30% | UTTERNONSENSE | 13 | What you find in eight of this puzzle's answers...or what you do when you say them aloud? |
| 30% | ROD | 3 | I am a fisherman's best friend. I help them pull the fish once it's hooked. Who am I? |
| 29% | OVER | 4 | Four leaf cl___s are said to bring good luck to those who find them |
| 29% | ORSOIHEAR | 9 | "... that's what they say, anyway" |
| 28% | GREET | 5 | What good hosts do to guests when they come in |
| 28% | ABELINCOLN | 10 | *U.S. leader who said "Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?" |
| 28% | GIRL | 4 | Diamond's best friend, they say |
| 28% | DOUBLEPLAY | 10 | "Pitcher's best friend," they say |
| 28% | HAVE | 4 | "I ___ got your back," saying that encapsulates how friends always support each other |
| 28% | RBG | 3 | Initials of the person who said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 28% | LILO | 4 | ___ Pelekai who's Stitch's best friend in a Disney animated franchise |
| 28% | NED | 3 | Leeds who is Spider-Man's best friend in the MCU movies |
| 28% | BRING | 5 | "They ___ out the best in each other" |
| 27% | THELONG | 7 | With 63-Across, all that needs to be said, or a hint to what's found in each starred answer |
| 27% | SOIHEAR | 7 | “. . . at least, that’s what they say” |
| 27% | WEASLEY | 7 | Ron who's one of Harry Potter's best friends |
| 27% | BERT | 4 | Ernie's best friend on "Sesame Street" for whom Ernie dedicated the song "That's What Friends Are For" |
| 27% | OGRE | 4 | Monster like Donkey's best friend in "Shrek" |
| 27% | PEAS | 4 | "Like two ___ in a pod," saying that refers to similarities between close friends |
| 27% | ALAN | 4 | Barbie's boyfriend's best friend who was introduced in 1964 |
| 27% | EASYA | 5 | College course that's simple to do well in: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ROBERTSTACK | 11 | "The Untouchables" actor who said "That's impossible, they're on instruments!" in "Airplane!": 2 wds. |
| 26% | RUSHIN | 6 | What fools do, they say |