| 100% | GESTALT | 7 | Unified whole that cannot be described by the sum of its parts |
| 43% | WHOLE | 5 | "The ___ is greater than the sum of its parts" |
| 43% | GESTALT | 7 | Integration that exceeds the sum of its parts |
| 42% | PARTS | 5 | "The whole is greater than the sum of its ___" |
| 40% | PARTS | 5 | "Whole is greater than the sum of its ___." |
| 40% | HANDLE | 6 | The part of something by which it is held |
| 38% | GREATER | 7 | The whole is __ than the sum of the parts |
| 38% | GESTALT | 7 | It exceeds the sum of its parts |
| 37% | CLEVELAND | 9 | With 48a, it's the name of the NBA team that is part-owned by Grammy-winning singer Usher (birthday today) |
| 37% | STAYINALIVE | 11 | Disco hit by the Bee Gees that was a part of the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 37% | NOSE | 4 | Part of the face that could be described as Roman or Grecian |
| 37% | EYELIDS | 7 | Parts of the body that can be affected by styes |
| 37% | PORE | 4 | Part of the skin that can be minimized by foundation |
| 36% | TEL | 3 | Part of the name of an Israeli city that is followed by Aviv |
| 36% | MISTYMOUNTAIN | 13 | "___ Hop" 1971 song by the rock band Led Zeppelin that which was a part of their untitled fourth album: 2 wds. |
| 36% | EURYTHMICS | 10 | The name of the rock/pop duo that Annie Lennox - whose birthday it is today - was a part of |
| 36% | SUM | 3 | "The whole is greater than the ___ of its parts" |
| 36% | GESTALT | 7 | It's more than the sum of its parts |
| 35% | CRAZYFORYOU | 11 | 1985 pop song by Madonna that is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Vision Quest": 3 wds. |
| 35% | MOON | 4 | It has phases that are represented by the starts of 18-, 29-, 47- and 61-Across ... and by 1-Down |
| 34% | SAMOA | 5 | It was split into two parts by the 1899 Treaty of Berlin |
| 34% | LIKEAPRAYER | 11 | 1989 pop rock song by Madonna that is a part of her fourth studio album of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 34% | ACNES | 5 | Complaints that might be brought on by clogged follicles but the majority of the time, it's your genes |
| 34% | HEELS | 5 | Shoes that may be carried by the end of the night |
| 34% | DOT | 3 | Mark that could be made by the tip of a pencil |
| 34% | ABS | 3 | Parts of the body that are "crunched" |
| 33% | KATY | 4 | Perry whose 2024 song “Woman’s World” was described by The Cut as a “stale retread of bubblegum feminism” |
| 33% | BRITAIN | 7 | Part of the United Kingdom that is "Great" |
| 33% | LOBE | 4 | Part of the ear that is often pierced |
| 33% | SARI | 4 | Part of it is draped over the shoulder |