| 100% | GPA | 3 | What A's and B's are good for |
| 59% | SYNC | 4 | Good thing for a film's audio and video to be in |
| 58% | ANNAT | 5 | A half year's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency |
| 58% | ADMISSION | 9 | What a ticket is good for |
| 57% | PARTS | 5 | What a junker may be good for |
| 55% | SEDENTARY | 9 | A __ life is not good for mind and body health |
| 53% | REED | 4 | Some horse b___s are better for racing, some for labor |
| 53% | CHUCK | 5 | Berry who is a singer and guitarist known for "Johnny B. Goode" |
| 52% | HELEN | 5 | I was the first deaf-blind person to earn a B.A. degree and I campaigned for women's rights |
| 50% | ATTICA | 6 | Site of a 1971 uprising of incarcerated people who were rallying for better conditions and rights |
| 50% | ALAUGH | 6 | What jokes are good for |
| 50% | ACITYONAHILL | 12 | Metaphor for America's standing as a beacon of hope, and what can literally be found four times in this puzzle |
| 50% | RICHARDSROSS | 12 | Former track and field athlete Sanya ___ who was the world's best 400 m runner for a decade and who has won 5 Olympic medals: Hyph. |
| 50% | METER | 5 | What stress may be good for |
| 49% | SACRAMENTO | 10 | What state capital is known for its vast tree canopy? A) Little Rock; B) Providence; C) Carson City; D) Sacramento |
| 49% | ONETIMEUSE | 10 | What K-Cups and Nespresso capsules are designed for |
| 49% | TILIKISSEDYOU | 13 | 1959 Top 10 hit for the Everly Brothers whose B-side is "Oh, What a Feeling" (4 wds.) |
| 49% | VAS | 3 | What SMS, MMS and data access, now core services for cell phones, were considered a decade ago (abbr.) |
| 49% | DEGS | 4 | B.A. and B.S., for two |
| 49% | WEED | 4 | What "chronic" and "ganja" are nicknames for |
| 49% | ONETIMEUSE | 10 | What a 26-Down is designed for |
| 49% | UNI | 3 | What A-Levels might be useful for |
| 49% | DAMON | 5 | Matt —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar-nominee for Good Will Hunting and The Martian |
| 49% | SCAM | 4 | What a deal that's too good to be true probably is |
| 48% | FOURQUARTERS | 12 | Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 48% | PHOEBEBRIDGERS | 14 | 16-Across and 31-Across singer who was nominated for a 2020 Best New Artist Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 48% | PAINTINGS | 9 | What Picasso and Salvador Dali were known for |
| 48% | LOPE | 4 | What may be good for the long run? |
| 48% | TRAVISSCOTT | 11 | Rapper who was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Album in 2019 but lost to Cardi B: 2 wds. |
| 48% | DEVIL | 5 | What Beelzebub and The Tempter are both names for |