| 100% | THENOTORIOUSRBG | 15 | Tongue-in-cheek nickname for 54-Across |
| 59% | URSA | 4 | Latin word for 54-Across in two constellation names |
| 57% | DROLLY | 6 | With tongue in cheek |
| 57% | JEST | 4 | Have tongue in cheek |
| 57% | WRYLY | 5 | With tongue in cheek |
| 54% | EMCLOVIN | 8 | Nickname for Fogell in "Superbad" |
| 53% | MANCUB | 6 | Nickname for Mowgli in The Jungle Book |
| 53% | MANCUB | 6 | Nickname for Mowgli in "The Jungle Book" |
| 53% | NANA | 4 | Nickname for a grandmother in some families |
| 52% | THE | 3 | With 4-Across, nickname for a progressive cohort in Congress |
| 52% | POTSIE | 6 | Nickname for Warren Weber in an old sitcom |
| 52% | BOO | 3 | Nickname for the little girl in "Monsters, Inc." |
| 52% | LOLITA | 6 | Nickname for Dolores Haze, in a 1955 novel |
| 52% | BLIGHTY | 7 | Nickname for Britain, used by soldiers in India |
| 52% | ANI | 3 | Nickname for young Skywalker in "The Phantom Menace" |
| 52% | ANI | 3 | Nickname for the protagonist in 2024's "Anora" |
| 52% | NED | 3 | Nickname for Benedict that's hidden in "Benedict" |
| 51% | DADDY | 5 | Parental nickname for Warbucks in Annie |
| 51% | NAN | 3 | Palindromic nickname for grandma, in London |
| 51% | NAN | 3 | Palindromic nickname for grandma, in Britain |
| 51% | CAUCI | 5 | Tongue-in-cheek plural for some primary season events |
| 51% | LADYDI | 6 | Nickname for Prince Charles' fiancée in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 51% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Erving in the old N.B.A. |
| 51% | AGENTP | 6 | Nickname for Perry the Platypus in Phineas and Ferb |
| 51% | FIDI | 4 | Nickname for business-heavy neighborhoods in SF and NYC |
| 51% | DOWNUNDER | 9 | Nickname for 18-Across, and a hint to how four answers in this puzzle are to be entered |
| 51% | CATSEYES | 8 | Feline nickname for lighting devices in roads |
| 51% | BIGCHEESE | 9 | Dairy-sounding nickname for person in charge |
| 50% | LADYDI | 6 | Nickname for Prince Charles's fiancée in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 50% | REV | 3 | Nickname for a pastor or clergyman's title, in short |