| 100% | SALADFORK | 9 | Utensil on the far left in a standard place setting: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ONEPIN | 6 | "Hitting ___ on the far right or left in bowling is called a meg.": 2 wds. |
| 52% | FORK | 4 | With 15-Across, utensil usually at the far left in a place setting |
| 51% | SALADFORK | 9 | Utensil farthest left in a five-piece place setting |
| 44% | FORK | 4 | Utensil to the left of the plate in a standard table setting |
| 42% | KNIFE | 5 | Utensil next to a spoon in a standard place setting |
| 40% | BALDSPOT | 8 | Place on the head where a man might apply Rogaine: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ATSEA | 5 | On the ocean or in a fog (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ATSEA | 5 | On the ocean, or in a fog (2 wds.) |
| 39% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | 76-year-old singer who is still in a "Band on the Run": 2 wds. |
| 38% | STORMOFF | 8 | Leave in a huff: 2 wds. |
| 38% | THEWEEKND | 9 | "Starboy" pop singer who had 18 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 during a week in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 38% | KATHYGRIFFIN | 12 | "My Life on the D-List" star who won a Grammy for Best Comedy Album in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TAB | 3 | Key on the far left of a keyboard |
| 37% | ALYSSANAKKEN | 12 | First woman to coach on the field of a Major League Baseball game, for the San Francisco Giants in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BEAUTIFULMIND | 13 | 2001 American biographical drama film starring Russell Crowe, based on the life of a Nobel Laureate in Economics, Josh Nash, "A ___": 2 wds. |
| 35% | FORK | 4 | Utensil in a place setting |
| 35% | INDIANADUNES | 12 | Sandy stretch on the shore of Lake Michigan designated a 40-Across in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ATLARGE | 7 | On the loose, as a convict: 2 wds. |
| 35% | RESTAREA | 8 | Place for a break on the interstate (2 wds.) |
| 35% | UPONA | 5 | "Once ___ time, in a land far away..": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WEGO | 4 | "Off ___ on the adventure of a lifetime!": 2 wds. |
| 35% | PLAYMONEY | 9 | Cash in a Monopoly set, for example: 2 wds. |
| 34% | INTOTHEWILD | 11 | 2007 film starring Emile Hirsch based on a book of the same name by Jon Krakauer set in the Alaskan wilderness: 3 wds. |
| 34% | UPONA | 5 | "Once ___ time, in a land far, far away": 2 wds. |
| 34% | BLACKEYE | 8 | Dark swelling on the face after a fistfight: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LILYPAD | 7 | Plant floating on the surface of a pond: 2 wds. |
| 34% | HANGINTOUGH | 11 | 1988 hit New Kids on the Block album reissued in 2019 as a special 30th anniversary edition (2 wds.) |