| 100% | TDPASS | 6 | Six-point toss on the gridiron, for short (2 wds.) |
| 54% | REF | 3 | Person who calls penalties on the gridiron, for short |
| 47% | NBACHAMP | 8 | Michael Jordan, six times in the 1990s, for short (2 wds.) |
| 47% | DARKBLUE | 8 | Color on the spaces for 24- and 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 45% | STPAT | 5 | Figure celebrated on March 17, for short: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 45% | BLURREDLINES | 12 | 2013 Robin Thicke song that was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks: 2 wds. |
| 44% | TOBYKEITH | 9 | Singer who duetted with Willie Nelson on the 2003 #1 country hit "Beer for My Horses": 2 wds. |
| 44% | DEM | 3 | On the left, for short |
| 44% | TCB | 3 | On the job, for short |
| 44% | LEGIT | 5 | On the level, for short |
| 44% | KATHYGRIFFIN | 12 | "My Life on the D-List" star who won a Grammy for Best Comedy Album in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ONEDANCE | 8 | 2016 Drake song that was #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 18 weeks: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TREX | 4 | Carnivorous dinosaur, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TREX | 4 | Fearsome dinosaur, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ONEK | 4 | Quick race, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ACCOUNTREP | 10 | Client handler, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | PHARMAREP | 9 | Drug seller, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | JLO | 3 | "Jenny From the Block" singer, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TREX | 4 | "Jurassic Park" dinosaur, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | STPAT | 5 | March 17th honoree, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GENX | 4 | Baby boomers' children, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TREX | 4 | "Jurassic Park" beast, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | POSTDOC | 7 | Lab research assistant, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TREX | 4 | Huge, carnivorous dinosaur, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TREX | 4 | Big, scary dinosaur, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | STPAT | 5 | March 17 honoree, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TREX | 4 | "Jurassic World" dinosaur, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | NETWT | 5 | Cereal box figure, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | HOMEEC | 6 | Domestic-science subject, for short: 2 wds. |
| 43% | KSTATE | 6 | Midwestern public university, for short: 2 wds. |