| 100% | CLAM | 4 | With 15-Across, linguini topping |
| 67% | EATEN | 5 | With 15 Across, depleted |
| 66% | MERRY | 5 | With 15 Across, holiday greeting |
| 66% | JACK | 4 | With 15 Across, big prize |
| 65% | ROAST | 5 | With 15 Across, slow-cooked supper |
| 64% | EXIT | 4 | With 15 Across, graduation requirement for some |
| 63% | GUILLERMO | 9 | With 15 Across, scandal-ridden president of Ecuador |
| 63% | APR | 3 | First full mo. with 15 Across |
| 62% | ANG | 3 | ''Life of Pi'' director, with 15 Across |
| 61% | LUCK | 4 | With 15 Across, party you might bring a dish to |
| 60% | REVENGEOF | 9 | With 15 Across, what today marks for some Star Wars aficionados |
| 60% | ADIOS | 5 | With 15 or 28 Across, oater farewell |
| 59% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 57% | MEAT | 4 | With 15 Across, "Bat Out of Hell" singer born Michael Lee Aday (1947-2022) |
| 56% | PEPPERS | 7 | With 15 Across, illusion that uses a reflection to create the appearance of a phantom |
| 56% | CRADLETO | 8 | With 15-Across, lifetime |
| 56% | WORD | 4 | With 15-Across, gobbledygook |
| 55% | ELON | 4 | With 23 Across, CEO of 15 Across |
| 55% | GOTTA | 5 | With 15-Across, need, slangily |
| 55% | INNER | 5 | With 15-Across, cochlea site |
| 55% | HARDLY | 6 | With 15-Across, very seldom |
| 55% | HONEY | 5 | With 15-Across, sweet temptation |
| 54% | SANTA | 5 | With 15-Across, a California county |
| 54% | ACT | 3 | With 15-Across, "Don't delay!" |
| 54% | OFF | 3 | With 15-Across, kind of vehicle |
| 54% | PAUL | 4 | With 15-Across, "Puppy Love" singer |
| 54% | SIDE | 4 | With 15-Across, healthy meal addition |
| 53% | DRURY | 5 | With 15-Across, a noted London theater |
| 53% | ONE | 3 | With 15-Across, not to be repeated |
| 53% | SALTWATER | 9 | With 15-Across, sites for some corals |