| 100% | ERAS | 4 | Stats for Pirates with good arms |
| 43% | ERA | 3 | Stat for which lower is better |
| 41% | OLAF | 4 | Disney character with sticks for arms |
| 40% | MPG | 3 | Good stat for a Prius: Abbr. |
| 40% | SHARP | 5 | Good for cutting with |
| 39% | CORAL | 5 | With 5-Down, good sites for snorkeling |
| 39% | TRES | 4 | With 12-Across, French for "Very good!" |
| 38% | ONEVOICE | 8 | Good thing for a group to speak with |
| 38% | TACT | 4 | Good skill for a diplomat (rhymes with "fact") |
| 38% | ELI | 3 | Manning with a good throwing arm |
| 38% | NRA | 3 | Org. for people with arms |
| 38% | EDITWHERE | 9 | With 40-Across, good advice for correcting a manuscript? |
| 38% | SCORE | 5 | Best Original ___ (award for the film with [circled letters]) |
| 38% | LADY | 4 | With 5-Down, 2017 film nominated for Best Picture |
| 38% | LALA | 4 | With 8-Across, loser to "Moonlight" for Best Picture |
| 37% | STICKERS | 8 | Papers with adhesive backing, for pricing goods |
| 37% | EARLY | 5 | With 1-Down, good thing to have for a tornado |
| 37% | EMMA | 4 | With 8-Across, Best Actress winner for "La La Land" |
| 37% | TAKETHAT | 8 | Back for Good group, originally with five members |
| 37% | MUSICALTHEATER | 14 | Background for someone who's good with numbers |
| 37% | SUB | 3 | Ship that's armed with torpedoes, for short |
| 37% | REI | 3 | US sporting goods store with initials for name |
| 37% | OSCAR | 5 | Award with a category for Best Costume Design |
| 37% | ALAN | 4 | Moore with nine Eisner Awards for Best Writer |
| 37% | NRA | 3 | Body with many arms, for short |
| 37% | ERS | 3 | Workplaces with many stats, for short? |
| 36% | JENNIFER | 8 | With 48-Across, Best Actress Oscar winner for "Silver Linings Playbook" |
| 36% | PATRICIA | 8 | With 34-Across, Best Supporting Actress winner for 2014's "Boyhood" |
| 36% | CAPRA | 5 | Best Director winner for "You Can't Take It With You" |
| 36% | TYP | 3 | Somebody who is good with computer keyboard, for short |