| 100% | NOBELPRIZEWINNINGPOET | 21 | What 80-Across became in 1996 |
| 55% | DEAF | 4 | What 49-Down became in later life |
| 53% | HOUSEHUSBAND | 12 | What Mr. Incredible becomes in “Incredibles 2” |
| 50% | THE | 3 | What 28 Across means in English |
| 49% | GREMLINS | 8 | What Mogwai become if they’re fed after midnight, in a 1984 film |
| 49% | AWOL | 4 | What Bowe Bergdahl became in Jun. 2009 |
| 49% | SOPH | 4 | What a frosh becomes in a year |
| 49% | MOVIE | 5 | What "Wicked" became in 2024 |
| 47% | COED | 4 | What Vassar became in 1968 |
| 47% | COED | 4 | What Yale became in 1969 |
| 47% | VISA | 4 | What BankAmericard became in 1976 |
| 46% | HOTPURSUIT | 10 | What cops are in, in 14-Across scenes |
| 46% | EMMY | 4 | What the “E” stands for in 33-Across |
| 46% | IRA | 3 | What Israel became, in George's family |
| 46% | THEMOB | 6 | What a 5-Across is a boss in |
| 46% | ALS | 3 | What 17-Across raised money for, in brief |
| 46% | EAR | 3 | What the "E" stands for in 22-Across |
| 46% | TDS | 3 | What can break 8-Across in NFL games |
| 46% | THEWORLD | 8 | What Phileas Fogg went round in 80 days |
| 45% | PCORMAC | 7 | What's hidden in the four longest Across answers |
| 45% | EIEIO | 5 | What the seven longest Across answers have in common |
| 45% | CINDERELLATEAMS | 15 | What lower-seeded 51-Across participants hope to become |
| 45% | LITERARYCIRCLES | 15 | What 20-, 39- and 56-Across might travel in |
| 45% | ITALIAN | 7 | What the answer at 75-Across is written in |
| 45% | FRENCH | 6 | What the answer at 61-Across is written in |
| 45% | GERMAN | 6 | What the answer at 45-Across is written in |
| 45% | SPANISH | 7 | What the answer at 26-Across is written in |
| 45% | LAW | 3 | What the bill becomes at the end of “I’m Just a Bill,” in “Schoolhouse Rock” |
| 45% | ONE | 3 | What 14-Across means in English |
| 45% | TEA | 3 | What 60-Across means in Hindi |