| 100% | PULLSOFF | 8 | Succeeds at surprisingly |
| 60% | SELL | 4 | Succeed at pitching |
| 60% | LOSE | 4 | Succeed at dieting |
| 59% | SAT | 3 | Succeeded at musical chairs |
| 58% | EXITS | 5 | Succeeds at an escape room |
| 57% | SLAY | 4 | Succeed at the comedy club |
| 57% | GOFAR | 5 | Succeed at a high level |
| 55% | MAKEITBIG | 9 | Succeed at the highest level (3 wds.) |
| 55% | MAKEITBIG | 9 | Succeed at the highest level: 3 wds. |
| 52% | SPCLEARS | 8 | *Singer Britney succeeds at the high jump |
| 49% | INTHENICKOFTIME | 15 | Like a 20-Across that succeeds at 37-Across |
| 49% | NAILED | 6 | To succeed at something, to hammer it spot on |
| 47% | FIRST | 5 | "If at ___ you don't succeed ..." |
| 46% | REDEFINETHEMISSION | 18 | "If at first you don't succeed ..." |
| 44% | MEHTA | 5 | Masur succeeded him at the New York Philharmonic |
| 44% | TRY | 3 | If at first you don't succeed, ___ again |
| 44% | TRY | 3 | If at first you don't succeed, ____ again |
| 44% | YOUDONT | 7 | If at first __ succeed, try try try again |
| 43% | AGAIN | 5 | If at first you don't succeed, try, try __ |
| 43% | TRY | 3 | Word after "If at first you don't succeed ..." |
| 42% | TRY | 3 | Word repeated after "If at first you don't succeed" |
| 42% | TRY | 3 | Word repeated after "If at first you don't succeed ..." |
| 42% | TRY | 3 | If at first you don't succeed, do this again |
| 42% | TRY | 3 | With 6-Down, if at first you don't succeed ... |
| 39% | LOUISXV | 7 | Erstwhile King of France who succeeded his grandfather at five: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ODDS | 4 | Beat the ___ (surprisingly succeed) |
| 38% | TRY | 3 | What to do again (and again), if at first you don’t succeed |
| 35% | FIRST | 5 | "If at __ you don't succeedÉ" |
| 33% | NOLESS | 6 | Surprisingly |
| 33% | RISES | 5 | Succeeds |