| 100% | FORTYFIVE | 9 | Someone who is ___ years old now will be ___ in six years (with 68-Across) |
| 49% | LASTSONG | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a 17 year old teen who is sent to stay with her father in the summer, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 47% | JIMMYBUTLER | 11 | NBA All-Star who was traded to the Timberwolves in 2017 after six years with the Bulls: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TESTATE | 7 | Describes someone who dies with a valid will |
| 46% | ELDERLY | 7 | Word to describe someone who is on in years |
| 45% | AARON | 5 | With 30-Across, New York Yankees slugger who was Time's Athlete of the Year in 2022 |
| 44% | JAVIER | 6 | With 33-Across, "No Country for Old Men" Oscar winner who was in the James Bond movie "Skyfall" |
| 44% | ICHIRO | 6 | With 41-Across, Japanese baseball player who was named both AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in 2001 |
| 43% | NANCY | 5 | With 44-Across, golfer who was named both LPGA Rookie of the Year and LPGA Player of the Year in 1978 |
| 43% | JONIMITCHELL | 12 | "Both Sides Now" singer who was MusiCares Person of the Year in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BARRYMORE | 9 | Drew, who starred in E.T. when she was 6 years old |
| 42% | DENVERPYLE | 10 | TV actor known for playing 16-Across and 33-Across who would have turned 100 years old in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | NICOLASCAGE | 11 | "National Treasure" actor who will turn 60 years old in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | KEANUREEVES | 11 | "John Wick" actor who will turn 60 years old in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SAHL | 4 | Comic who said "A conservative is someone who believes in reform. But not now" |
| 41% | RUSSELLCROWE | 12 | "A Beautiful Mind" actor who will turn 60 years old in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | DIPLO | 5 | DJ who had a hit with Where Are Ü Now in 2015 |
| 40% | INMATE | 6 | Someone who is in jail |
| 40% | GATES | 5 | Melinda ___, philanthropist who was the TIME "Person of the Year" in 2005 along with U2 frontman Bono |
| 40% | AMOS | 4 | With 68 Across, old radio duo |
| 39% | VOUS | 4 | Who you would be in France? |
| 39% | RON | 3 | Son who was 28 years old when his dad signed the "Immigration Reform and Control Act" in '86 |
| 39% | PRISONER | 8 | Someone who is jailed, kept in captivity |
| 39% | JEANSTAPLETON | 13 | "All in the Family" Emmy winner who would have turned 100 years old on January 19, 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | LOCKSMITH | 9 | Someone who is an expert in making keys |
| 38% | SERIES | 6 | With 68-Across, end to some bingeing, and what appears six times in this puzzle |
| 38% | JAZZ | 4 | With 68-Across, what the trio in this puzzle's clues is trying to promote |
| 38% | ALYSSA | 6 | With 30-Across, "Mistresses" actress who was named a UNICEF Ambassador in 2003 |
| 38% | STEPH | 5 | With 36-Across, Warriors phenomenon who was the unanimous league MVP in 2016 |
| 38% | AGATHA | 6 | With 46-Across, Pam Ferris character who was the tough headmistress in "Matilda" |