| 100% | BYLINES | 7 | They’re often found at the tops of columns |
| 66% | TOTALS | 6 | They're often at the bottoms of columns |
| 58% | PROS | 4 | They're at the top of their game |
| 58% | ALLSTARS | 8 | They're at the top of their game |
| 58% | URLS | 4 | They're at the top of many windows |
| 57% | ALKALIS | 7 | Caustic compounds, found at the top of the pH scale |
| 57% | SAILORS | 7 | They're often on top of the deck |
| 56% | PAIDAD | 6 | Something found at the top of many a Google search page |
| 56% | PINS | 4 | They're found at the back of an alley |
| 56% | ACROSS | 6 | It's at the top of some columns |
| 55% | ANSWERS | 7 | They're often at the back of a crossword book |
| 55% | TABS | 4 | They’re seen at the tops of browser windows |
| 55% | APPENDAGES | 10 | They're found at the ends of 18-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 55% | BUGS | 4 | They're found at the end of this puzzle's longest answers |
| 54% | WIDOW | 5 | Short line at the top of a column, in typesetting |
| 52% | ADS | 3 | They appear at the top of many search engine results |
| 50% | IDS | 3 | They're often checked at the bar door |
| 50% | MARIAHCAREY | 11 | Chanteuse with chart-topping hits found at the tops of 4-, 14-, 16- and 19-Down |
| 49% | UPON | 4 | At the top of |
| 49% | CTRL | 4 | Key that's often found at the ends of a keyboard's bottom row |
| 48% | FIRST | 5 | At the top of the standings |
| 48% | ODORS | 5 | They’re often found in the trash |
| 47% | BYES | 4 | What top seeds often get at the starts of tournaments |
| 47% | BEST | 4 | At the top of the heap, quality-wise |
| 47% | HOPIS | 5 | Dwellers at the tops of mesas |
| 47% | ATTIC | 5 | Room at the top of stairs |
| 47% | HIP | 3 | Joint at the top of femur |
| 47% | ATTICS | 6 | Lofts at the top of houses |
| 47% | HEADERS | 7 | Banners at the top of webpages |
| 46% | TABKEYS | 7 | They're usually found to the left of Q's |