| 100% | NERD | 4 | Term for the TV characters at 18-, 32-, and 41-Across |
| 42% | NICKELODEON | 11 | Channel for the character named by the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 59-Across |
| 40% | FIVETOOLPLAYERS | 15 | Term for people who can do all the actions at the starts of 17-, 22-, 35-, 42- and 48-Across |
| 40% | TONIMORRISON | 12 | 18-Across and 32-Across novelist who won the 1993 Nobel Prize for Literature (2 wds.) |
| 40% | DIASTEMA | 8 | Formal term for the gap suggested by 17/18-, 35/37- and 54/57-Across |
| 38% | KNUCKLEBALLER | 13 | Term for the type of pitcher 17- and 39-Across are |
| 38% | TONIGHTSHOWHOST | 15 | TV personality hidden in the answers to 16-, 22-, 32-, 41- and 47-Across |
| 37% | ALMOSTFAMILY | 12 | Fox TV drama starring 18-Across and 32-Across based on the Australian series "Sisters" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | NBA | 3 | Org. for the ends of 18-, 28-, 47- and 62-Across |
| 35% | LONDON | 6 | Home of 18-/41-Across and the setting for much of his writing |
| 35% | MOTOWN | 6 | Record label for the singers starting 18-, 40-, 45- and 66-Across |
| 35% | OSSICLES | 8 | Term for the hammer, anvil and stirrup in the ear |
| 35% | FARMWORKERS | 11 | Laborers that 18- and 32-Across advocated for |
| 35% | ESKIMOS | 7 | Outdated term for the Inuit and Yupik peoples |
| 35% | SOLSTICE | 8 | Technical term for the longest and shortest days |
| 35% | WANDAVISION | 11 | Disney+ series named for the characters played by 19-Across and 33-Across |
| 33% | MAGICEIGHTBALL | 14 | Provider of the answers at 16-, 32- and 37-Across |
| 33% | ITSTIMETOROLL | 13 | "Let's go!" ... or a hint for the ends of 20-, 28-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 33% | TSUNDOKU | 8 | Japanese term for the act of buying books and never reading them |
| 33% | FRO | 3 | Hairdo for the musician at 110 Across, informally |
| 33% | RUDYARDKIPLING | 14 | English author who wrote the children's literature at 18- and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TERROIR | 7 | French-derived term for the regional factors that give a wine its character |
| 32% | DOOLIE | 6 | Term for a freshman at the U.S. Air Force Academy |
| 32% | YEARLING | 8 | Term for a horse between the ages of one and two |
| 32% | WEST | 4 | Geopolitical term for Europe and the Americas, with "the" |
| 32% | TRAINSET | 8 | Miniature railroad for the young and young at heart |
| 32% | AIM | 3 | "___ for the stars and you'll at least reach the moon" |
| 32% | SNL | 3 | TV staple for over 30 years (and a hint to 17-, 21-, 32-, 41-, 54- and 61-Across) |
| 32% | XFACTOR | 7 | TV talent show for groups and individuals, The __ |
| 32% | FATHERSDAY | 10 | Occasion to honor the Seniors in 18-Across and 32-Across (and others) (2 wds.) |