| 100% | UTAH | 4 | Where Leland Stanford who cofounded Stanford University, drove the "Last Spike" in May 1869 |
| 34% | SPIKE | 5 | It was driven by Leland Stanford on May 10, 1869 |
| 34% | TSHIRT | 6 | Where you might see the message formed by the last words in 21-, 32-, 42- and 54-Across |
| 31% | TARAVANDERVEER | 14 | Stanford University women's basketball coach who was named Naismith Coach of the Year in 1990, 2011, and 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | EDS | 3 | People who get the last word in?: Abbr. |
| 30% | CAMERONBRINK | 12 | Stanford University forward who was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks as the WNBA's No. 2 overall draft pick in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ELIZA | 5 | Schuyler sister who utters the last sound in "Hamilton" |
| 29% | NAM | 3 | Where 25-Across served in the late '60s |
| 28% | MARK | 4 | Wahlberg, who stars in "Transformers: The Last Knight" |
| 28% | JOSH | 4 | Duhamel, who stars in "Transformers: The Last Knight" |
| 28% | STANLEY | 7 | Tucci, who stars in "Transformers: The Last Knight" |
| 28% | HOPKINS | 7 | Anthony, who stars in "Transformers: The Last Knight" |
| 28% | TYLER | 5 | President who later served in the Confederate Congress |
| 28% | ONTREND | 7 | Describes people who dress in the latest fashions |
| 28% | FAMILYCAR | 9 | Vehicle that Mom or Dad might drive the kids around in: 2 wds. |
| 28% | COLORADORIVER | 13 | Where you might tour the Grand Canyon in a 38-Across |
| 28% | SYD | 3 | Where one might find the Opera House in Australia, for short |
| 28% | BIN | 3 | Where one might throw the dust in |
| 28% | HAMPER | 6 | Where you might throw in the towel |
| 28% | WASHER | 6 | Where you might throw in the towel |
| 28% | STY | 3 | Where hogs might wallow in the mud |
| 27% | REIMS | 5 | City where General Eisenhower received the surrender of the German Wehrmacht in May 1945 |
| 27% | KINGTUT | 7 | Royal who toured the U.S. in the late 1970s |
| 27% | CATHY | 5 | Comics character who announced her pregnancy in the last strip |
| 27% | MAE | 3 | ___ Whitman, actress who voiced Katara in "Avatar: The Last Airbender" |
| 27% | AVI | 3 | Arad who headed up Marvel Films in the late nineties |
| 27% | BBQPIT | 6 | Where dogs may be put in the backyard |
| 27% | ZENGARDEN | 9 | Where lines may be drawn in the sand |
| 27% | EBRO | 4 | Where the rain in Spain may end up |
| 27% | ROAST | 5 | Where one might be in the hot seat? |