| 100% | UNDERWATER | 10 | Submerged, like the creatures in 22-, 34- and 56-Across |
| 45% | SHARKINFESTED | 13 | Like the waters in 1 Across...and 20, 28, and 45 Across? |
| 43% | SILENT | 6 | Like the "s" in "aisle" and "island" |
| 43% | NAVAL | 5 | Like the battles in "Master and Commander" |
| 43% | OPPOSITE | 8 | Like the prepositions in 23-, 35- and 46-Across |
| 43% | SIAMESE | 7 | Like the cats in "Lady and the Tramp" |
| 42% | SOUR | 4 | Like the grapes in "The Fox and the Grapes" |
| 42% | SOUR | 4 | Like the grapes in "The Fox and the Grapes"? |
| 42% | GAY | 3 | Like the lead characters in "Love, Simon" and "Love, Victor" |
| 41% | BOXER | 5 | Athlete like the title characters in "Creed" and "Rocky" |
| 40% | ELF | 3 | Creature like Legolas in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 40% | WHATIMPLEMENT | 13 | With 28-, 48- and 56-Across, riddle whose answer appears in the circled squares |
| 39% | CANOPENERS | 10 | "What are you in for?" and the like? |
| 39% | EVEN | 4 | Like the numbers 2 and 22 |
| 39% | MOTHRA | 6 | Giant moth-like creature featured in the "Godzilla" films as a good monster and protector of the Earth |
| 39% | NAGA | 4 | Sanke like creature in "Dungeons and Dragons" |
| 39% | BATTERFRIED | 11 | Like the fish in fish and chips |
| 39% | EVEN | 4 | Like the numbers 2, 10, and 22 |
| 39% | HERA | 4 | The Goddess of women and wife of 22-Across in Greek mythology |
| 38% | SASSY | 5 | Like the responses "Talk to the hand!" and 7-Across |
| 38% | PINA | 4 | "If you like ___ coladas and getting caught in the rain ..." |
| 38% | ATWAR | 5 | Like the U.S. and Spain in 1898 |
| 38% | ERODED | 6 | Eaten away, like the first words of 17-, 31-, 48- and 65-Across in order? |
| 38% | PEAGREEN | 8 | Colored like the boat in Edward Lear's "The Owl and the Pussycat" |
| 38% | AURAL | 5 | Like many exams done at the "Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary" in Boston |
| 37% | MEAN | 4 | Like Dolores Umbridge in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" |
| 37% | LADY | 4 | With 34-Across, nominee for the Best Actress and Best Original Song Oscars for her work in "A Star Is Born" |
| 37% | ATWAR | 5 | Like the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance, in science fiction |
| 37% | LAST | 4 | Like the letters “Z” and omega, in their respective alphabets |
| 37% | LILNASX | 7 | 14-Across, 21-Across, and 34-Across singer who was included in the "Forbes" 30 Under 30 list in 2020 (3 wds.) |