| 100% | THAT | 4 | With 15- and 26-Across, former Fox sitcom focused on a certain decade, literally |
| 33% | WHATA | 5 | With 15 and 20 Across, a 1967 song sung by Louis Armstrong in "Good Morning, Vietnam" |
| 31% | FIRE | 4 | With 15-Across, station with a hook and ladder |
| 30% | STARTER | 7 | Appetizer, e.g. ... and what a 15 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 29% | ACROBAT | 7 | Performer on a wire, as described by 16-, 26-, 43- and 55-Across |
| 28% | SIGNALING | 9 | . . . on a football field, with 45 Across |
| 28% | ITSGOTAGOODBEAT | 15 | With 38- and 59-Across, typical opinion about a record on 40-/14-Across |
| 28% | ERIN | 4 | ___ Andrews, American female sportscaster who is a sideline reporter for Fox NFL and co-host on "Dancing with the Stars" |
| 28% | WALKONBY | 8 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 3 wds. |
| 28% | REACHOUTFORME | 13 | Song by Burt Bacharach and 26-Across that was a hit for 15-Across in 1964: 4 wds. |
| 27% | CURLY | 5 | Stooge with a shaved head, brother of 15-Across and 9-Down |
| 27% | LUCK | 4 | With 15 Across, party you might bring a dish to |
| 27% | ANTS | 4 | ___ on a log (celery with peanut butter and raisins) |
| 27% | ZAKIYA | 6 | With 15 and 16 Across, writer with the 2021 debut novel "The Other Black Girl" |
| 27% | TWOHUNDREDTH | 12 | With 41 and 55 Across, what 15 Across is |
| 27% | ANTS | 4 | ___ on a log (popular kiddie snack with celery and raisins) |
| 27% | AXIAL | 5 | Rotation on a graph with X and Y lines |
| 27% | BLACKBIRD | 9 | Apple TV+ miniseries based on a true story starring 15-Across, 24-Across, and 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 27% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | Country Music Hall of Fame singer who collaborated with 15-Across and 43-Across on "Trio" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ALGORE | 6 | Former veep with a Grammy and Emmy |
| 27% | GENDER | 6 | With 43-Across, something that escapes certain categories, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 26% | MOREPRECIOUSWAS | 15 | With 26-, 45- and 60-Across, a line by Edna St. Vincent Millay |
| 26% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 26% | CLUE | 4 | Game played on a board, unlike 15-Across, 17-Across, 27-Across, 35-Across, 45-Across, and 47-Across |
| 26% | BREVITYIS | 9 | With 24 and 15 Across, quote from "Hamlet" |
| 26% | MODERN | 6 | With 35-Across, sitcom set in California with a 2014 same-sex wedding between Cameron and Mitchell |
| 26% | TWOTHINGSALWAYS | 15 | With 10- and 15-Down, a Fellini quote |
| 26% | DELLA | 5 | With 37-Across, "Touched by an Angel" actress who played a landlady on "Chico and the Man" |
| 26% | ETHELMERMAN | 11 | ... and 99-Across starred in musicals and share their first names with a classic sitcom couple |
| 26% | PARABOLA | 8 | Shape with a focus and directrix |