| 100% | TWAIN | 5 | With "the," East and West, in a Kipling ballad |
| 52% | SUN | 3 | It rises in the east and sets in the west |
| 51% | SEALION | 7 | A seal with ears and a mane, common in the Pacific |
| 50% | KUNGFU | 6 | 1970s TV show with a Shaolin monk in the Old West |
| 49% | SPAM | 4 | E-mail with the subject “MAKE $10000 A DAY AND M33T ELIGIBLE SINGLES IN AREA,” probably |
| 49% | DUDLEY | 6 | Black Country town in the West Midlands housing a castle and zoo |
| 48% | KAFTAN | 6 | Long, flowing top with a bohemian vibe that originated in the Middle East |
| 48% | SALEM | 5 | City name on both the East and West Coast |
| 48% | USC | 3 | College inits. on both the East and West Coasts |
| 48% | EXCUSEMEOFFICER | 15 | With 38- and 60-Across, what the man caught taking a dip in the reservoir said |
| 48% | CLAUDIA | 7 | Actress ___ Cardinale of "Once Upon a Time in the West" and "The Pink Panther" |
| 48% | YEAROFTHEOX | 11 | 2021 in the Chinese zodiac, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 40-Across |
| 47% | WHERES | 6 | "___ the Money?" 2017 comedy starring King Bach and Kat Graham, with a question in the title |
| 47% | DEADCHEAT | 9 | Poker player in the Old West after being caught with a card up his sleeve? |
| 47% | CANIGETANAMEN | 13 | "Anyone agree with me?" and a hint to what's hidden in the starred answers |
| 47% | TUCSON | 6 | City between the east and west sections of Saguaro National Park |
| 47% | MARYTRAVERS | 11 | Folk singer who, in a trio with Peter and Paul, sang the 1963 hit "Puff, the Magic Dragon": 2 wds. |
| 47% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird whose call is often dubbed over with the call of a red-tailed hawk, on TV and in movies |
| 46% | OTANNENBAUM | 11 | Seasonal song with a hint to the last words in 17-, 25-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 46% | MANDOLIN | 8 | "___ Rain," 1986 song by Bruce Hornsby and the Range with a string instrument in its title |
| 46% | SHETLANDPONY | 12 | Sturdy breed of small horse originating in the UK with a long shaggy mane and tail |
| 46% | LAOS | 4 | Asian country bordered on the east and west by Vietnam and Thailand |
| 46% | TOP | 3 | With 66-Across, place on a keyboard to find all the letters in 16-, 28-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 46% | POLYVINYL | 9 | The P and V in a PVC pipe |
| 46% | WHAT | 4 | "___ Women Want?" 2000 romantic comedy starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, with a question in the title |
| 46% | ONTOUR | 6 | In a bus with the band |
| 46% | GRAY | 4 | *Idiom with the color changed! Once in a ___ moon, when something is a very common occurrence and not a rare sight |
| 45% | NIGER | 5 | River in West Africa that starts in the Guinea Highlands and shares its name with an African country |
| 45% | ONCE | 4 | "___ Upon a Time in the West," a legendary 1968 epic Western film starring Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson |
| 45% | DANCEMONKEY | 11 | 2019 hit for Tones and I with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |