| 100% | MISS | 4 | What a 61-Across will be called for only a little while longer |
| 45% | TOUR | 4 | What a band may be on for a while |
| 44% | ERA | 3 | Are back for a long while |
| 44% | ICEAGE | 6 | What was cool for a long time? |
| 43% | DOTCOM | 6 | Ending for many tech company URLs, or what a tech company might be called: Hyph. |
| 41% | CAROL | 5 | It might still be too early, maybe you could wait a little longer for Santa? (1/3) Why not learn a Christmas ___ like "Silent Night" while you wait? |
| 41% | FOUR | 4 | What a 56-Across would tally for this puzzle? |
| 40% | HAILSTONE | 9 | What each of the four longest answers is a term for |
| 40% | SARGE | 5 | What a loud barker might be called |
| 40% | YAM | 3 | What a sweet potato is often called |
| 40% | ERA | 3 | What a royal reign is often called |
| 40% | COLONY | 6 | What a group of ants is called |
| 40% | HOTSTUFF | 8 | 1979 #1 hit for Donna Summer, and what the four longest Across answers are |
| 39% | REX | 3 | Classic dog name ... or what a 9-Across should be called nowadays? |
| 39% | NAME | 4 | What a person or pet is called by |
| 39% | UFO | 3 | What a weather balloon might be mistaken for |
| 39% | LIVED | 5 | Short-___ (lasting only a little while) |
| 39% | UFO | 3 | What a weather balloon may be mistaken for: Abbr. |
| 39% | RBI | 3 | What a designated hitter is often trying for: Abbr. |
| 39% | YOURBREATH | 10 | Riddle-de-dee: What's light as a feather but can't be held for long? |
| 39% | EARTH | 5 | What is the only planet in our solar system not named for a deity? |
| 38% | DASHOFPEPPER | 12 | It may be called for in a recipe |
| 38% | COLLECTEDDUST | 13 | Was unused for quite a while |
| 38% | HERR | 4 | What a Hamburger may be called |
| 38% | SRI | 3 | What a guru might be called |
| 38% | SHIP | 4 | What a plane might be called |
| 38% | MRS | 3 | What a wife may be called |
| 38% | SIRE | 4 | What a king may be called |
| 38% | SHE | 3 | What a craft should be called |
| 38% | TERROR | 6 | What a brat might be called |