| 100% | NEONGAS | 7 | Substance in many glowing signs (2 wds.) |
| 55% | NEONGAS | 7 | Substance in brightly colored Las Vegas signs (2 wds.) |
| 50% | IDO | 3 | Phrase used in most marriage vows: 2 wds. |
| 50% | PEANUTOIL | 9 | Legume-based ingredient in many Thai salad dressings: 2 wds. |
| 49% | PLOTTWIST | 9 | Surprise device used in many spy novels: 2 wds. |
| 48% | KINGKONG | 8 | Huge gorilla seen in more than 10 monster movies since 1933: 2 wds. |
| 47% | LABANIMAL | 9 | Helpless test subject, as in many experiments: 2 wds. |
| 47% | CRIMELAB | 8 | Facility in many "CSI" scenes (2 wds.) |
| 47% | ADDTO | 5 | Put in more (2 wds) |
| 46% | ARSENIC | 7 | Substance in many murder mysteries |
| 45% | COPCAR | 6 | Vehicle in many a chase scene (2 wds.) |
| 45% | DOGSLEDS | 8 | Vehicles in many Jack London stories (2 wds.) |
| 45% | MAINST | 6 | Sign in the heart of many a small town's downtown (2 wds.) |
| 43% | NEONGAS | 7 | Substance in some signs |
| 43% | NEON | 4 | Glowing signs in Times Square |
| 42% | HORSERACING | 11 | Equestrian sport featured in most of 36-Across's books (2 wds.) |
| 42% | NEONSIGNS | 9 | They glow in some tavern windows: 2 wds. |
| 42% | EXIT | 4 | Glowing sign in a movie theater |
| 42% | ONAIR | 5 | Sign in a radio studio (2 wds.) |
| 42% | ONAIR | 5 | Sign in a recording studio (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ORELSE | 6 | Last words in many an ultimatum (2 wds.) |
| 41% | UBEREATS | 8 | App advertised in many restaurant windows (2 wds.) |
| 41% | USATODAY | 8 | Newspaper seen in many hotel lobbies (2 wds.) |
| 41% | COLDWAR | 7 | Conflict featured in many spy novels (2 wds.) |
| 41% | FORRENT | 7 | Sign in a vacant apartment window: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ONAIR | 5 | Sign outside a studio in use: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NEON | 4 | Gaseous element in many signs |
| 40% | AMBER | 5 | Substance in which many insects have been fossilized |
| 40% | NEON | 4 | Gas in many Las Vegas signs |
| 40% | NEON | 4 | Gas in many Times Square signs |