| 100% | BRAVE | 5 | Willing to stand up for one's beliefs in the face of adversity, say |
| 40% | WADES | 5 | Goes in the water up to one's ankles, say |
| 37% | STOIC | 5 | Uncomplaining in the face of adversity |
| 36% | BEARUP | 6 | Remain cheerful in the face of adversity |
| 36% | FORTITUDE | 9 | Strength or courage in the face of adversity |
| 35% | NATIONAL | 8 | What one of the letters in 29-Across stands for |
| 35% | ENERGY | 6 | What one of the letters in E = mc2 stands for |
| 35% | UPPERLIP | 8 | What a Brit keeps stiff in the face of adversity, stereotypically |
| 34% | STOIC | 5 | Unflinching in the face of pain, say |
| 34% | TWOCENTS | 8 | In the US, what one's opinion is said to be worth |
| 34% | SIGHTGAG | 8 | Pie in the face, for one |
| 33% | BJORN | 5 | One of the Bs in musical supergroup ABBA stands for "Benny" and the other B stands for this |
| 33% | LINE | 4 | ___ stander, unusual profession where one stays in long queues for people who prefer to skip the wait |
| 33% | ACCOST | 6 | Get up in the face of |
| 32% | CANISTEALYOUFORASECOND | 22 | Request for one-on-one time in the "Bachelor" TV franchise … or a phonetic hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 32% | ROSA | 4 | Parks who stood up for the right to sit down |
| 32% | INNING | 6 | Pres. Taft, in 1910, stretched during the 7th one of these, thereby lending credence to a long standing practice |
| 32% | GONZO | 5 | In the style of Hunter S. Thompson, say |
| 32% | SCULPTUREGARDEN | 15 | The Museum of Modern Art’s outdoor “Oasis in the City,” for one |
| 32% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | Actor who became the first one of Egyptian heritage to win an Oscar for Best Actor in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 32% | WADES | 5 | Goes in up to one's ankles, say |
| 32% | WADES | 5 | Goes in up to one's knees, say |
| 32% | WADED | 5 | Went in up to one's ankles, say |
| 31% | SIGNS | 5 | Touches one's chin and moves the hand down to say "Thank you," for example |
| 31% | EYE | 3 | Either of the circled letters in 4-Across, for this puzzle's face |
| 31% | CANADIANPROVINCE | 16 | What each of the 10 abbreviations in this puzzle's answer stands for |
| 31% | WORKLOAD | 8 | The amount of tasks to be completed for one's job |
| 31% | WADES | 5 | Walks in water up to one's ankles, say |
| 31% | WADE | 4 | Walk in water up to one's ankles, say |
| 31% | SPINJOB | 7 | Publicist's output in the face of controversy |