| 100% | CAHOOTS | 7 | To be in __, to have secret nefarious arrangements |
| 51% | UPPERHAND | 9 | To have the __, be in an advantageous position |
| 50% | REWARDED | 8 | To have been given bounty in exchange for work |
| 50% | UNDEROATH | 9 | Having sworn to be truthful in a law court |
| 50% | ADAR | 4 | Month in which Moses is said to have been born and died |
| 50% | PLYMOUTH | 8 | Town in Massachusetts that is known to have celebrated the "First Thanksgiving" |
| 49% | CANA | 4 | Town in Galilee where Jesus is said to have performed his first miracle |
| 49% | BODHI | 5 | ___ tree, which Gautama Buddha is said to have meditated under in Buddhist legend |
| 49% | SCAM | 4 | In retrospect, it may have sounded too good to be true |
| 49% | BRA | 3 | Item said to have been burned in protest, once |
| 48% | THEAREA | 7 | What drop-in visitors may claim to have been in |
| 48% | BREAKFAST | 9 | Meal that might be a treat to have in bed |
| 48% | LAURA | 5 | Actress Dern who was announced to have a role in the next "Star Wars" movie |
| 48% | RODEO | 5 | There are a lot of bucks to be had in one |
| 47% | ASPS | 4 | The snakes in Indiana Jones' "Why do they have to be snakes?" |
| 47% | GLENN | 5 | Astronaut John who is the oldest person to have flown in space |
| 47% | ALE | 3 | "Lines on ___" (Poe poem believed to have been written in a tavern) |
| 47% | DECKTHEHALLS | 12 | Song whose refrain has been prefixed to nine answers in this puzzle |
| 47% | FORTUNE | 7 | ___ Cookies, a treat that is believed to have been invented in China, but actually came from California |
| 46% | MADAMSPEAKER | 12 | *Nancy Pelosi was the first person ever to have this title in Congress |
| 46% | ORR | 3 | He was the first hockey player to have 100 assists in one season |
| 46% | SKA | 3 | It's said to have been born on Orange Street, in Kingston, Jamaica |
| 46% | COPYEDITOR | 10 | Professional proofreader ("Over there, in the snow! That had to be something, right?!") |
| 46% | SHAKER | 6 | What "salt" has been put in to make 1-Across and 6-Down? |
| 46% | NEEDSADULTSUPERVISION | 21 | In other words, mom or dad will have to operate it |
| 46% | CENTIPEDE | 9 | Arthropod named as it was thought to have a 100 legs but in fact has a varying number |
| 46% | FIDELIO | 7 | Opera whose name is the password to the secret party in Eyes Wide Shut |
| 46% | ASPS | 4 | The snakes in the movie line "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?" |
| 46% | YMCA | 4 | Where there are "many ways to have a good time," in a 1978 hit |
| 45% | WORLDSFAIR | 10 | 1904 exposition in 49-Across during which the ice cream cone is said to have been invented (2 wds.) |