| 100% | THEBIGCHILI | 11 | What'll feed everyone at a tailgate party? |
| 53% | COOLER | 6 | Chest filled with ice at a tailgating party |
| 52% | FENDERTELECASTER | 16 | Entertainment at a tailgate party? |
| 51% | FENDERBENDER | 12 | Fry sidekick at a tailgate party? |
| 51% | ONICE | 5 | Like beer at a tailgate party, say |
| 49% | COOLER | 6 | Where beers can be found at a tailgate party |
| 48% | SOCIALBUTTERFLY | 15 | Person talking to everyone at a party |
| 44% | THEICE | 6 | What may be broken at a party |
| 43% | GIRL | 4 | What pink indicates at a gender reveal party |
| 41% | MASK | 4 | Prop at a masquerade party, or what you'd do to 5d |
| 40% | SODA | 4 | What a teetotaler may drink at a party |
| 40% | KIN | 3 | Everyone at a family reunion |
| 39% | BEERCOOLER | 10 | One may be taken to a tailgate party |
| 39% | TAIL | 4 | What a donkey gets at a children's party |
| 38% | LOT | 3 | Place for a tailgate party |
| 38% | LOT | 3 | Spot for a tailgate party |
| 38% | GAMEDAY | 7 | Time for a tailgate party |
| 38% | LOT | 3 | Parking ___ (place for a tailgate party) |
| 38% | BEERHAT | 7 | Apparel for a tailgate party, maybe |
| 38% | FENDERBARTENDER | 15 | Beer dispenser at a tailgate bash? |
| 37% | SECRETSANTA | 11 | Gift-giver at a certain office party ... and what's hidden inside the answers of 17-, 27-, and 43-Across |
| 37% | STAG | 4 | Date-less, at a party |
| 37% | BOY | 3 | What the color blue represents at a gender reveal party |
| 36% | DIRGE | 5 | Music unlikely to be played at a party |
| 36% | SLANG | 5 | It may be thrown around at a party |
| 36% | CAKE | 4 | Sweet item at a wedding or birthday party |
| 36% | CAKE | 4 | Typical dessert at a wedding or birthday party |
| 36% | PINATA | 6 | One might be smashed open at a party |
| 36% | LEI | 3 | Necklace at a Hawaiian-themed party |
| 36% | DEB | 3 | Honoree at a coming-out party |