| 100% | TOMORROW | 8 | The day that is always coming and never arrives |
| 42% | ASIA | 4 | Continent that is home to Japan and the land where 3-Down comes from |
| 40% | CHRISTMAS | 9 | Festival that comes after Thanksgiving Day and is celebrated on 25th December every year |
| 40% | HALLOWEEN | 9 | Festival that comes before Thanksgiving Day and is celebrated on 31st October every year |
| 40% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 39% | YORE | 4 | Those were the days |
| 38% | EYE | 3 | Body part that is always on the lookout |
| 38% | UFO | 3 | July 2 is the day that people celebrate and raise awareness of the "undoubted existence" of this item |
| 38% | TOMORROW | 8 | A day that never comes |
| 38% | ALAS | 4 | "Ah, those were the days" |
| 37% | STEW | 4 | Slow-cooked one-pot dish that warms the soul and is a welcome sight on a cold winter day |
| 37% | ASANA | 5 | Yoga position like the ones at 9a and 15d that you will encounter during a day of practicing yoga |
| 37% | AYOH | 4 | Call and response acapella by Freddie Mercury that came to be known as "The Note Heard Round the World" |
| 37% | USA | 3 | The land that was made for you and me |
| 36% | THERE | 5 | "___ has never been a sadness that can't be cured by breakfast food," quote from the TV series "Parks and Recreation" |
| 36% | LEFTOVERS | 9 | Food that was not eaten the day before |
| 36% | OLDIE | 5 | Song that was popular back in the day |
| 36% | STANDBYME | 9 | King classic that begins, "When the night has come / And the land is dark" |
| 36% | ALOHAS | 6 | Words that are often heard both coming and going |
| 36% | EXTRA | 5 | Bonus, something that is over and above the description |
| 36% | ASIA | 4 | Continent that will host the 2020 and 2022 Olympics |
| 35% | CHICAGO | 7 | City that is home to the Bulls and the Cubs |
| 35% | NAAN | 4 | Indian bread that is spelled the same forward and backward |
| 35% | MODEM | 5 | Computer accessory that was "dial-up" in the early days |
| 35% | ARENDELLE | 9 | The kingdom that Anna and Elsa are from |
| 35% | IDIE | 4 | "This'll be the day that ___..." |
| 35% | SNOWYOWL | 8 | Arctic bird that is, surprisingly, active during the day (2 wds.) |
| 35% | SHEA | 4 | Stadium that was once home to the Mets and the Jets |
| 35% | BLACKLICORICE | 13 | Food that was called 53-Across before Twizzlers and the like |
| 35% | EBRO | 4 | River that was the ancient dividing line between Rome and Carthage |