| 100% | TAINT | 5 | To damage the quality of (rhymes with "faint) |
| 72% | TAINT | 5 | To damage the quality of |
| 59% | LIKABLE | 7 | Having the qualities of someone you might want to get a beer with, say |
| 54% | ENHANCE | 7 | To improve the quality of something |
| 52% | CLARITY | 7 | The quality of being easy to see or hear |
| 52% | HUMILITY | 8 | The quality of being down to earth and modest |
| 49% | FRAGILITY | 9 | Quality of being able to be easily damaged |
| 49% | LEGALITY | 8 | Quality of being in accordance with the law |
| 49% | BEAUTY | 6 | Quality of being extremely pleasing to the eye |
| 49% | SEAR | 4 | To cook the surface of something with high heat |
| 48% | TEA | 3 | Sip that rhymes with the end of "serenity" |
| 48% | SEAR | 4 | To cook the surface of with high heat |
| 47% | INJURY | 6 | Damage of any kind to the body |
| 47% | ABSORBENTMINDED | 15 | Concerned with the quality of paper towels? |
| 46% | IBELIEVEICANFLY | 15 | R. Kelly hit whose last title word is aptly rhymed with "sky" in the lyrics ... and a hint to the starts of the other four longest puzzle answers |
| 46% | ERICA | 5 | Woman's name that rhymes with a part of the world |
| 46% | CONCUR | 6 | To agree with or be of the same opinion |
| 45% | LEVEE | 5 | Embankment that's rhymed with "Chevy" in the chorus to "American Pie" |
| 45% | OCRE | 4 | Suffix with medi to mean of average quality |
| 45% | ASTRAL | 6 | Last to work with artist of the stars |
| 45% | OTIS | 4 | Name that rhymes with another answer in the same column of the grid |
| 44% | EARS | 4 | The parts of your body you use to hear with: Plural |
| 44% | PEACH | 5 | With 7-Across, Heart of Dixie's neighbor to the east |
| 44% | HEMI | 4 | Prefix with "sphere" to mean half of the earth |
| 44% | LMAO | 4 | Alternative to the Face with Tears of Joy emoji |
| 44% | LOL | 3 | Alternative to the "face with tears of joy" emoji |
| 44% | VOUCH | 5 | ___ for (attest to the qualities of) |
| 44% | FREDBIRD | 8 | Cardinals mascot whose name rhymes with a nickname for a member of the team |
| 44% | MANURE | 6 | Animal waste used to improve the quality of soil for plant growth |
| 44% | BOP | 3 | “___ to the Top” (“High School Musical” song with a rhyming title) |