| 100% | FORDS | 5 | Wades across, say |
| 64% | FORD | 4 | Wade across river |
| 61% | WED | 3 | 21 Across, say |
| 58% | ENDS | 4 | Says 60 Across |
| 56% | ASIAN | 5 | From 61 Across, say |
| 55% | EXCLAIMS | 8 | Says 19 Across, say |
| 53% | LEAPS | 5 | Jumps across buildings, say |
| 52% | VIADUCT | 7 | Span across a gorge, say |
| 52% | WAVEDAT | 7 | Greeted across the way, say |
| 52% | SPED | 4 | Zipped across the highway, say |
| 52% | RAN | 3 | Raced across a playground, say |
| 52% | CRUISED | 7 | Sped across the sea, say |
| 52% | WADES | 5 | Walks across a creek, say |
| 50% | DUSTS | 5 | Runs a cloth across furniture, say |
| 50% | LIPREAD | 7 | "Eavesdrop" from across the room, say |
| 50% | FLIRT | 5 | Smile from across the bar, say |
| 50% | WAVESHELLO | 10 | Greets from across the way, say |
| 50% | WAVEHELLO | 9 | Greet from across the street, say |
| 50% | ICESKATE | 8 | Glide across a frozen pond, say |
| 50% | TOSS | 4 | Pass from across the room, say |
| 49% | BUSFARE | 7 | Money for a trip across town, say |
| 49% | TREK | 4 | Errand all the way across town, say |
| 49% | BLEWAKISS | 9 | Displayed affection from across the room, say |
| 49% | FOLLOW | 6 | With 41 Across, be a snowbird, say |
| 47% | OMEN | 4 | Black cat running across one's path, say |
| 46% | DECENTWINECHEAP | 15 | What 52 Across said he could get in San Francisco and nowhere else |
| 46% | ONETWOTHREEFOUR | 15 | What you'll also say when you 33 Across |
| 46% | LAPS | 4 | Swim ___ (practice doing the backstroke across the pool, say) |
| 46% | BADOMEN | 7 | Black cat running across your path, it's said |
| 45% | DESPAIRS | 8 | Says 59-Across |