| 100% | PARASAILS | 9 | Soars with a chute while being towed by a motorboat |
| 51% | PARASAIL | 8 | Fly while being pulled by a motorboat |
| 41% | WAKEBOARD | 9 | What a rider stands on when towed by a motorboat |
| 39% | SKI | 3 | Water ___ (sports equipment for someone being towed by a speedboat) |
| 37% | JUMPINJACKFLASH | 15 | 1968 hit with the line "I was raised by a toothless, bearded hag" |
| 37% | ONE | 3 | With 47-Across, what a mononymous person is known by |
| 36% | GLASS | 5 | With 27 Across, 2022 film whose title was inspired by a Beatles song |
| 36% | ROMULUS | 7 | He was fed by a wolf along with his twin brother |
| 36% | PARASAILING | 11 | Soaring through the air while tethered to a motorboat |
| 36% | AFLAC | 5 | Insurance company with a mascot that was originally voiced by Gilbert Gottfried |
| 36% | HAPPYPLACE | 10 | 2023 romance novel by 44-Across about a separated couple pretending to still be together while vacationing with friends (2 wds.) |
| 35% | SATELLITE | 9 | With 6-Down, a country that is controlled or influenced by another |
| 35% | IMALIVE | 7 | “How did that fall from a sixty-story building while being stung by a hundred scorpions not kill me?!” |
| 34% | MELODICALLYSUPERVISED | 21 | Having a boss who will only communicate with you by singing? |
| 34% | MIB | 3 | Movie with a handheld memory zapper wielded by Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, for short |
| 33% | MGM | 3 | Movie studio with a lion mascot that was acquired by Amazon in 2022 |
| 33% | PRINCE | 6 | "Someday My ___ Will Come," studio album by Miles Davis with a regal title |
| 33% | SONOFMAN | 8 | Magritte work in which a face is obscured by an apple, with The |
| 33% | SKIRUN | 6 | One marked by a green circle is easier than one with a black diamond |
| 32% | GRACE | 5 | With 31-Across, "To Catch a Thief" actress who was romanced by Prince Rainier (and married him) |
| 32% | CLOUD | 5 | "Every ___ has a silver lining," idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used by optimists |
| 32% | CRYSTALS | 8 | "He's a Rebel" girl group whose songs were produced by 13-Across, with "the" |
| 32% | BIGSHOESTOFILL | 14 | High standards established by a predecessor … or what you are presented with in this puzzle? |
| 32% | BETH | 4 | A hit song by Kiss, which was performed with the New York Philharmonic |
| 32% | JACK | 4 | "Cracker ___," song by Dolly Parton which is about a dog with a spot around its eye |
| 32% | ACIMAN | 6 | André whose 2019 sequel to “Call Me by Your Name” was branded with a promotional perfume |
| 32% | SMILE | 5 | "Die with a ___," song by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars that is nominated for 2 Grammys |
| 32% | THERE | 5 | "___ Was a Little Girl," autobiography written by Brooke Shields about her relationship with her mother |
| 32% | REACT | 5 | Be moved by a stimulus |
| 32% | SEESSTARS | 9 | Is affected by a sidewinder |