| 100% | ALEAST | 6 | What the Rays and Jays are in, for short |
| 53% | SST | 3 | What the in-development Boom Overture is, for short |
| 52% | WHITEHOUSEDOGS | 14 | What the starts of 21-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across are, for the presidents in their clues |
| 48% | FRO | 3 | Been in the freezer for a while, for short |
| 48% | FOOTBRIDGE | 10 | Stream crossing for pedestrians ... and what is literally provided by the interior letters in the answers to starred clues |
| 48% | RUNATAB | 7 | Be in the red for black and tans? |
| 47% | WATERBREAK | 10 | Time for a drink at the gym... or what can literally be seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 47% | CANOPENERS | 10 | "What are you in for?" and the like? |
| 47% | METRO | 5 | What the subway is called in Washington, DC and Paris |
| 47% | NHL | 3 | Toronto and Ottawa are in it, for short |
| 47% | CAMILLE | 7 | What the nickname "Millie" may be short for |
| 46% | THATSALL | 8 | With 63-Across, "The end" ... or what can be said about the novels in the clues for 25-, 38- and 52-Across |
| 46% | FACEBOOKBUTTONS | 15 | What the first words in 17-, 29- and 48-Across are |
| 46% | SYS | 3 | What the last letter in 14-Across stands for, for short |
| 46% | WETTER | 6 | What the Dakotas, Minnesota and Michigan all were in 2019, weatherwise |
| 46% | RAYBRADBURY | 11 | "S Is for Space" short-story writer who was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | ASL | 3 | Speech system in which 6 and W are the same, for short |
| 46% | SUB | 3 | What Red October is in "The Hunt for Red October," for short |
| 46% | DRESSINGS | 9 | What the last words in 16-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across are |
| 46% | CDT | 3 | What the middle of the U.S. is usually on, for short |
| 45% | HURT | 4 | Original song by Nine Inch Nails that was covered by Johnny Cash in 2002 and won the Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video |
| 45% | BIRTHYEAR | 9 | What the number in brackets is for the people featured in this puzzle |
| 45% | RAD | 3 | What the Dead Kennedys and Minor Threat were to skateboarders in the '80s |
| 45% | DIDDLYSQUAT | 11 | What the exercise regimen in 17-, 25-, 37- and 51-Across is worth? |
| 45% | IPAS | 4 | Six-pack that might be in the "Craft" section, for short |
| 45% | RECS | 4 | Suggestions from someone who might be in the know, for short |
| 45% | DEVIL | 5 | What Beelzebub and The Tempter are both names for |
| 45% | ARE | 3 | What "r" may be short for, in a text |
| 45% | USAF | 4 | The Thunderbirds are in it, for short |
| 44% | TOBUILDAFIRE | 12 | Jack London short story set in harsh winter conditions, and what the ends of 20-, 28-, and 47-Across can be used for |