| 100% | ITSNOTOVERUNTIL | 15 | With 17-Across, encouragement for a trailing team |
| 58% | ONE | 3 | With 17-Across, quantity for a small omelet |
| 56% | STEGOR | 6 | With 17-Across, reference book for a writer |
| 52% | TALL | 4 | With 17 Across, whopper of a story |
| 47% | CAPITALS | 8 | Team for 17 Across |
| 46% | MAN | 3 | With 43-Across, strength needed for a team job |
| 46% | WINWINSITUATION | 15 | Circumstance that's good for everyone ... with a hint to 17-, 25- and 44-Across |
| 45% | RENT | 4 | It's $550 for 17-Across/8-Down with a hotel on it |
| 45% | EMMY | 4 | With 18 Across, one up for a prestigious television honor |
| 44% | RARE | 4 | With 17-Across, one in a million |
| 44% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 44% | DIET | 4 | With 25 Across, canonical brand for a 10 Down/11 Across |
| 44% | ORL | 3 | Florida city with a "Magic" NBA team, for short |
| 44% | SANANDREASFAULT | 15 | Locale for a 17-Across |
| 44% | VOICE | 5 | Need for a 17-Across |
| 44% | OPERAMUSIC | 10 | Accompaniment for a 17-Across |
| 44% | GROVE | 5 | Place for a 17-Across |
| 43% | OLE | 3 | Encouragement for a matador |
| 43% | OLE | 3 | Encouragement for a bullfighter |
| 43% | OLE | 3 | Encouragement for a torero |
| 43% | OLES | 4 | Encouragement for a toreador |
| 43% | OLE | 3 | Encouragement for a toreador |
| 42% | TOUCHEMALL | 10 | Encouragement for a homer hitter |
| 42% | SING | 4 | With 17 Across, musically monotonous |
| 42% | FRIDGE | 6 | With 11 Across, modern-day slang for a smoke-free midday pick-me-up |
| 41% | VEAL | 4 | With 17 Across, Italian restaurant entrée |
| 41% | POWERPLAY | 9 | Advantageous situation for a hockey team with an opponent in the penalty box |
| 41% | BASEBALL | 8 | One of the sports 15-Across played as a pro, for six seasons with three teams |
| 41% | ARI | 3 | N.F.L. team with a logo of a bird's head, for short |
| 40% | WHATMAKES | 9 | With 17- and 49-Across, 2011 debut single for One Direction: 2 wds. |