| 100% | TALLTALE | 8 | Story with exaggeration of actual events (2 wds) |
| 42% | TAEBO | 5 | Fitness system with elements of karate: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TRACKMEET | 9 | Event with sprints: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HILLBILLYELEGY | 14 | 2020 drama based on a true story with Amy Adams as a troubled mother: 2 wds. |
| 39% | EPICNOVEL | 9 | Work of fiction with many characters and story lines: 2 wds. |
| 39% | UNCLETOMS | 9 | With 27-Across, Richard Wright short story collection of 1938: 2 wds. |
| 38% | OMELETBAR | 9 | Breakfast buffet station with lots of eggs: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BIGSHOTS | 8 | People with a lot of clout: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LONGSHOT | 8 | Team with little chance of winning: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ERINANDREWS | 11 | Cohost of "Dancing With the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 37% | TOMBERGERON | 11 | Host of "Dancing With the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 37% | ONEA | 4 | With 59-Down, brand of multivitamins: 2 wds. |
| 37% | TALKSHOW | 8 | TV or radio program with lots of discussion: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ICESTORM | 8 | Weather event with freezing rain: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TODO | 4 | Kind of a list with tasks: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RECIPEBOX | 9 | Holder of cards with cooking instructions: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ISEE | 4 | 2 wds to show understanding of something |
| 35% | SHARKWEEK | 9 | Discovery Channel summer programming event with a "Predator of the Deep" DVD collection (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TAGSALES | 8 | Clearance events: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TAGSALE | 7 | Decluttering event: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BESTBET | 7 | Option with the greatest likelihood of success: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SALADBAR | 8 | Type of buffet with many raw veggies: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WAXMUSEUM | 9 | Tourist attraction with realistic sculptures of celebrities: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ARTSHOW | 7 | Gallery event with paintings and sculptures (2 wds.) |
| 34% | TAGSALE | 7 | Neighborhood event with good deals (2 wds.) |
| 34% | GOINGS | 6 | Events of interest, with "on" |
| 34% | POPUPBOOK | 9 | Story-time selection with 3D pages: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 34% | DOLLYPARTONS | 12 | With 27-Across, Netflix anthology series dramatizing the stories behind some of a singer's songs: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ASALE | 5 | "The store is having ___": 2 wds. (retail event) |
| 34% | DOUBLEDATES | 11 | Events with a couple of couples |