| 100% | SYCAMORE | 8 | With 15-Across, name of a recently felled historic tree near Hadrian's Wall |
| 34% | PEPPERS | 7 | With 15 Across, illusion that uses a reflection to create the appearance of a phantom |
| 34% | LEBRON | 6 | First name of a basketball player who recently signed with a new team |
| 33% | ICBM | 4 | Subj. of a National Historic Site outside Wall, S.D. |
| 31% | ASH | 3 | Shade of gray that shares its name with a tree |
| 31% | CHANTAL | 7 | With 15-Across, director whose 1975 film, Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, was named the best film of all time in a recent Sight & Sound poll |
| 31% | TAJ | 3 | Part of a historic 19-Across name |
| 30% | BACK | 4 | Part of a jersey with a player's name |
| 30% | BETH | 4 | Short form of a girl's name, along with Liz |
| 30% | BLACKANDWHITE | 13 | 15-Across's 1972 #1 hit whose lyrics begin with a mention of ink and a page: 3 wds. |
| 30% | GUILLERMO | 9 | With 15 Across, scandal-ridden president of Ecuador |
| 29% | LUCK | 4 | With 15 Across, party you might bring a dish to |
| 29% | ALOU | 4 | Name of a family with a combined 7,228 hits |
| 29% | ROLLINGTHUNDER | 14 | Name of a celebrated 1970s concert tour with Bob Dylan |
| 29% | OLLA | 4 | Type of 34-Across with a Spanish name |
| 29% | ELLA | 4 | First name of a singer with 13 Grammys |
| 28% | ELON | 4 | First name of a man associated with Tesla, SpaceX |
| 28% | INTRO | 5 | Part of a YouTuber's video that might contain an animation with their name |
| 28% | WAHOO | 5 | Exclamation that's also the name of a tree, bush, and fish |
| 28% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 28% | ASPEN | 5 | Tree that's the name of a city in Colorado |
| 28% | ALAMO | 5 | Texas landmark that is also the name of a tree |
| 28% | RAE | 3 | Middle name of a Canadian with a big 2011 hit |
| 28% | TALL | 4 | With 17 Across, whopper of a story |
| 28% | ASTRO | 5 | Member of a major-league team with a name that's out of this world? |
| 28% | BUD | 3 | Name of a son on both "Married... with Children" and "Father Knows Best" |
| 28% | ASPEN | 5 | Colorado ski resort that's also the name of a tree |
| 28% | CLIVE | 5 | First name of a music mogul that rhymes with a number |
| 28% | YEYE | 4 | Style of 1960's French pop music with a repetitive name |
| 28% | ERICA | 5 | Woman's name that rhymes with a part of the world |