| 100% | EPODE | 5 | Type of lyric poem composed of couplets in which a long line is followed by a shorter one |
| 40% | IAMBUS | 6 | In poetry, a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable |
| 35% | ITOOAMAMERICA | 13 | Last line of a poem by 6-Down, which follows the lines "They'll see how beautiful I am / And be ashamed" (4 wds.) |
| 34% | DACTYL | 6 | Long syllable followed by two short ones in poetry |
| 33% | ECHELON | 7 | Military formation in which units follow each other but are offset to allow a line of fire ahead |
| 33% | ANT | 3 | One in a long line of workers? |
| 32% | BARBECUE | 8 | A long fork is used in this type of meat cooking |
| 31% | SING | 4 | "One's Self I ___," poem by Walt Whitman which is a part of 21a |
| 30% | INCH | 4 | One-twelfth of a foot or unit in which rainfall is measured |
| 30% | EVITA | 5 | Hit 1979 musical in which a character's mistress is one of the main roles |
| 30% | FALL | 4 | "The ___ of the House of Usher," gothic short story by Edgar Allan Poe which is about two ailing siblings living in a strange mansion |
| 30% | FALL | 4 | "The ___ of Gondolin," one of the original Lost Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien which is about a secret city of elves in the First Age of Middle-earth |
| 30% | CAT | 3 | "Smelly ___" song composed by Phoebe which is followed by the line "What are they feeding you?" |
| 30% | TAN | 3 | You could get one by relaxing in a certain type of booth |
| 30% | ERE | 3 | Short palindrome in the middle of a famous longer one |
| 29% | BAULK | 5 | In croquet, either of the two lines from which a ball is struck into play |
| 29% | BORSTAL | 7 | Village in Kent after which a type of young offenders institution was named |
| 29% | ASTRONOMY | 9 | Poem by A. E. Housman which is also the study of celestial objects and space phenomena |
| 29% | ONE | 3 | A hit song by U2, which is considered one of the greatest songs of all time |
| 29% | BORSTAL | 7 | Village in Kent after which a type of institution for young offenders was named |
| 29% | MOM | 3 | Soccer ___, ADS Word of the Year in 1996 which is a type of suburban parent |
| 29% | APPLIQUE | 8 | Needlework technique in which trimming of one material is sewn on to a larger piece |
| 28% | ROMNEY | 6 | & 22A Wetland area in Kent and East Sussex after which a type of sheep is named |
| 28% | RITAMORENO | 10 | EGOT winner who stars in the remake of "One Day at a Time," the original version of which was produced by 55-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ANN | 3 | "Barbara ___," number-one hit released by The Beach Boys in 1965 which was a cover of a song by the Regents |
| 28% | TELEMARK | 8 | In skiing, a turn in which one ski is placed far forward of the other and turned gradually inwards |
| 28% | QUARTETS | 8 | "Four ___," set of poems by T.S. Eliot which were published over a period of six years |
| 28% | SPADE | 5 | A tool which is also one of the black suits in a deck of cards |
| 28% | FAERIES | 7 | Creatures of which Gloriana is the “Queene,” in a work by Edmund Spenser |