| 100% | CRENSHAW | 8 | Surname that appropriately intersects with 8-Across |
| 47% | GUESS | 5 | With 8-Across, "So much for that theory" |
| 47% | OPEN | 4 | With 8-Across, test format that eschews rote memorization |
| 45% | SUGAR | 5 | With 8-Across, tree that produces nearly two-foot-long cones |
| 45% | PIXIE | 5 | With 8-Across, magical substance that enables flight in "Peter Pan" |
| 45% | ANIMAL | 6 | With 8 Across, raising livestock |
| 42% | BAUER | 5 | Surname that rhymes with "hour" |
| 40% | ENG | 3 | With 8-Down, course that includes Shak. |
| 40% | LEE | 3 | Common surname that rhymes with see |
| 39% | UNRELATED | 9 | Anagram of 10 Across that appropriately has nothing to do with Toby Fox |
| 39% | FOOT | 4 | With 6- and 8-Across, entry that allows for later success |
| 39% | ORR | 3 | Surname that sounds just like 22 Across |
| 38% | DEAD | 4 | With 8-Across, subject of a theory that claims that most of the activity on social media is generated by bots |
| 38% | SARA | 4 | With 8-Down, dessert brand that "nobody doesn't like" |
| 38% | EAR | 3 | Word that appropriately rhymes with "hear" |
| 38% | SKORT | 5 | Garment that appropriately rhymes with "court" |
| 38% | EYE | 3 | Organ that appropriately rhymes with "stye" |
| 38% | BASE | 4 | With 8-Across, binary |
| 38% | CHOCK | 5 | With 8-Across, stuffed |
| 38% | HORSE | 5 | With 8-Across, savvy |
| 37% | MAKE | 4 | With 8-Across, add up |
| 37% | GOT | 3 | With 8-Across, required reorientation |
| 37% | SOME | 4 | With 8-Across, "What gall!" |
| 37% | CARES | 5 | With 8-Across, tends to |
| 37% | EIGHT | 5 | With 8-Across, Hanukkah duration |
| 37% | MONEY | 5 | With 8-Across, check alternative |
| 37% | SEAT | 4 | With 5- and 8-Across, clothing-related idiom for something that's completely improvised |
| 36% | SPA | 3 | Place that rhymes with "ahh," appropriately |
| 36% | UTIL | 4 | Abbr. that rhymes with "bill," appropriately |
| 36% | SWEETS | 6 | Word that rhymes with treats, appropriately |