| 100% | TIM | 3 | V.P. candidate name in ’16 and ’24 |
| 55% | ANGELADAVIS | 11 | Communist Party V.P. candidate in 1980 and 1984 |
| 51% | THREEPRESIDENTS | 15 | Their initials can be found consecutively in 16-, 24- and 42-Across |
| 51% | POLYVINYL | 9 | The P and V in a PVC pipe |
| 51% | MARINARA | 8 | Sauce made from ingredients mixed up in 16-, 24-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 47% | LINKINGVERB | 11 | Grammatical connector like "is" or "seem" … or a connector found literally in 16-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 45% | KEYS | 4 | Typically lost items that are "found" in the starts of 16-, 24-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 45% | BIC | 3 | Name in pens and razors |
| 45% | CANON | 5 | Name in copiers and cameras |
| 45% | CANON | 5 | Name in cameras and copiers |
| 44% | THEDOCTORISOUT | 14 | Lucy's empty-booth sign in "Peanuts" ... or a hint to 16-, 24-, 37- and 55-Across |
| 44% | OTIS | 4 | Name in escalators and moving walkways |
| 43% | NOCANDO | 7 | "Above my pay grade" ... and, read in four parts, a hint to 16-, 24-, 32-, 40- and 49-Across |
| 42% | ASTERISK | 8 | * (And by the way, her name appears in this puzzle 16 times) |
| 42% | OSAGE | 5 | County name in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma |
| 42% | ODWALLA | 7 | Big name in energy bars and smoothies |
| 42% | ALCOA | 5 | Big name in soda cans and foil |
| 42% | CASIO | 5 | Big name in digital watches and calculators |
| 42% | LYSOL | 5 | Big name in disinfectant spray and wipes |
| 42% | GETTY | 5 | Big name in oil … and oils |
| 42% | RHO | 3 | P, in a fraternity name |
| 41% | WONDERWOMAN | 11 | DC superheroine who goes by the name of Princess Diana, and appears in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ITSGROWINGONME | 14 | "I'm starting to like this" ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across, in order |
| 41% | STIHL | 5 | Big name in chain saws and leaf blowers |
| 41% | ORANGE | 6 | County name in California, Florida and New York |
| 41% | HARRAHS | 7 | Casino name in Las Vegas and Atlantic City |
| 41% | ERIE | 4 | County name in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York |
| 41% | ELLEN | 5 | First name in comedy, talk and game shows |
| 41% | DOLE | 4 | Big name in the fruit and vegetable business |
| 41% | ERIE | 4 | County name in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania |