| 100% | UKE | 3 | The art of being able to respond to an oncoming attack in Judo |
| 49% | PATIENCE | 8 | The art of being able to wait |
| 38% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | Only person in the arts ever to be named Time's Person of the Year |
| 37% | AFFORD | 6 | Be able to meet the expense of |
| 36% | ATOM | 4 | Length of time that was compared to the "twinkling of an eye" in the Greek text of Paul's 1 Corinthians 15:52 |
| 36% | TACT | 4 | "___ is the art of making a point without making an enemy": Isaac Newton |
| 36% | SCOOBYDOO | 9 | The name of the Great Dane in the titular animated series, known for being able to speak and his love of eponymous snacks: Hyph. |
| 36% | AHEADOFTHEGAME | 14 | In an advantageous position, or where both halves of the answers to 20-, 26-, and 44-Across can be placed? |
| 35% | SLANG | 5 | Specialty of "Urban Dictionary" which was used in 2011 by a district court in an ATF complaint to document the meanings of "murk" |
| 35% | FULLHOUSE | 9 | The odds of being dealt this in poker are 693 to 1 |
| 35% | GOVERNMENT | 10 | "The whole of ___ consists in the art of being honest": Jefferson |
| 35% | HOPE | 4 | The feeling of "being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness," per Desmond Tutu |
| 35% | BLINDNESS | 9 | The condition of not being able to see |
| 35% | STARRYNIGHT | 11 | "The ___," an oil on canvas by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh which is housed in the Museum of Modern Art in NYC: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GALWAY | 6 | "___ Girl," song by English singer Ed Sheeran which has the name of an Irish city in its title that is home to Eyre Square |
| 35% | ENVIES | 6 | Wishes to be in the shoes of |
| 35% | PLY | 3 | Tissue paper layer that was reduced to half by Dwight in an episode of "The Office" |
| 34% | HEAT | 4 | Kind of wave you won't be able to find in October |
| 34% | VERSATILE | 9 | Able to be used in a number of different ways |
| 34% | LIFESPAN | 8 | The length of time an animal is expected to live |
| 34% | JET | 3 | The Lippisch Ente was the first one of these to fly, in 1928 |
| 34% | ODE | 3 | A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject |
| 34% | ENEMY | 5 | Orc, to an Elf, in the "Lord of the Rings" series |
| 34% | RECOUNT | 7 | To go over the number of votes in an election again |
| 34% | SUNTZU | 6 | Who wrote "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting" |
| 34% | TARGET | 6 | Person or place that is the aim of an attack |
| 34% | RAGINGBULL | 10 | Animal that may be on the verge of an attack |
| 34% | MIDTOWN | 7 | Where in Manhattan to find the Museum of Modern Art |
| 34% | ARTY | 4 | Pretentious display of being artistic or interested in the arts |
| 34% | VOTES | 5 | These are counted to decide the winner in an election |