| 100% | NIOBE | 5 | Whom Turkey's Weeping Rock is said to represent |
| 46% | STELMOSFIRE | 11 | Weather phenomenon whose double lights were said to represent this puzzle's subjects |
| 42% | FATE | 4 | What the opening motif of 36-Across is said to represent |
| 40% | AESOP | 5 | Whom Aristophanes is said to have ''read'' |
| 39% | OVER | 4 | Four leaf cl___s are said to bring good luck to those who find them |
| 39% | MAE | 3 | ___ West, who said "It's better to be looked over than overlooked" |
| 39% | MAE | 3 | West who said "It's better to be looked over than overlooked" |
| 38% | ALI | 3 | Who said "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am" |
| 38% | PAPA | 4 | Smurf who's said to be over 500 years old |
| 38% | SIGN | 4 | Use a closed fist to represent the letter S, say |
| 38% | ALEX | 4 | To whom "I'll take ..." is often said |
| 38% | GENIES | 6 | Ones who are said to grant three wishes |
| 38% | WATER | 5 | ___ Bearer, shape of a human that is said to be represented by the constellation Aquarius |
| 37% | CBGB | 4 | Erstwhile NYC club said to be the birthplace of punk rock |
| 37% | BEAR | 4 | Animal shape said to be represented by the constellation Ursa Major |
| 37% | DOG | 3 | Animal shape said to be represented by the constellation Canis Major |
| 37% | EGG | 3 | The hundred folds on a chef's toque are said to represent the number of ways to prepare this |
| 37% | STEIGER | 7 | To whom Brando said, "I coulda been a contender" |
| 37% | THOR | 4 | God who is said to have died alongside Jörmungandr |
| 37% | PLATO | 5 | Who said "Courage is knowing what not to fear" |
| 37% | LONER | 5 | Person who prefers to be solitary, say |
| 37% | ROMEO | 5 | Fictional character who says "Here's to my love! O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick" |
| 37% | GARBO | 5 | Greta who said, "I vant to be alone" |
| 37% | GRETA | 5 | Garbo who said "I want to be alone" |
| 37% | NIOBE | 5 | Personification of Turkey's Weeping Rock |
| 37% | ALI | 3 | Boxer who said, "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am" |
| 36% | DRNO | 4 | Villain who says "That's a Dom Perignon '55. It would be a pity to break it" |
| 36% | BISON | 5 | "What did the buffalo say to his son who was leaving for college?" |
| 36% | NICHOLAS | 8 | Saint who is said to be the basis of Santa Claus |
| 36% | IDLEHANDS | 9 | They are said to be the devil's workshop |