| 100% | JOBBED | 6 | Subcontracted, with 51 Across |
| 75% | SPIRAL | 6 | With 51 Across, rotini |
| 74% | LEASH | 5 | With 51 Across, biting reducer |
| 74% | HAN | 3 | With 51 Across, Ford role |
| 73% | ABRAHAM | 7 | With 51 Across, source of quote |
| 71% | HALFPOUND | 9 | With 51 Across, ''big'' beef on a bun |
| 62% | CUT | 3 | With 51-Across, dance |
| 62% | TYPEOFSCULPTURE | 15 | 17, 21, and 51 Across all finish with one |
| 61% | SEE | 3 | With 51-Across, get mad |
| 60% | NOMDE | 5 | With 51-Across, a fake handle? |
| 60% | PRO | 3 | With 51-Across, for the nonce |
| 60% | ADAM | 4 | With 51-Across, Caped Crusader portrayer |
| 60% | RAINRAI | 7 | With 51-Across, wet-day wish |
| 60% | LINEN | 5 | With 51-Across, place for pillowcases |
| 60% | RIOT | 4 | With 51-Across, something to "read" |
| 60% | ANG | 3 | With 51-Across, "Brokeback Mountain" director |
| 59% | THEBRIDGESOF | 12 | With 51-Across, Robert Waller best seller |
| 59% | THENWHYNOT | 10 | With 51-Across, Ma Bell's response |
| 59% | HEARYE | 6 | With 51-Across, town crier's cry |
| 59% | ITS | 3 | With 51-Across, package recipient's cry |
| 59% | THE | 3 | With 51-Across, words before film credits |
| 58% | WOODY | 5 | With 51-Across, "Cheers" bartender with Sam Malone |
| 58% | CHRISTINA | 9 | With 51-Across, "Genie in a Bottle" singer |
| 58% | TEE | 3 | With 51-Across, end of the London blitz? |
| 58% | NEVERTHELESS | 12 | With 51-Across, feminist rallying cry since 2017 |
| 57% | BROOKLYN | 8 | With 51-Across, title of 27-Across's sitcom |
| 57% | POPULATIONMASS | 14 | With 51-Across, Monaco has the world's highest |
| 57% | THE | 3 | With 51-Across, two steps away from AA, informally |
| 57% | SNEAK | 5 | With 51-Across, rhyming term for a quick preview |
| 57% | SLATE | 5 | With 51-Across, long-lasting cover for a house |