| 100% | THEMS | 5 | With 18-Across, phrase of resignation |
| 73% | LEONARD | 7 | With 18 Across, recipient of the comment |
| 68% | JOE | 3 | With 18 Across, 46th male President of the United States of America |
| 63% | ISTHERE | 7 | With 18-Across, start of a query |
| 61% | ABU | 3 | With 18-Across, capital of the United Arab Emirates |
| 60% | CESTLAGUERRE | 12 | Phrase of resignation |
| 60% | IQUIT | 5 | Phrase of resignation |
| 60% | ILOSE | 5 | Phrase of resignation |
| 60% | THATSLIFE | 9 | Phrase of resignation |
| 60% | QUESERASERA | 11 | Phrase of resignation |
| 60% | WINSOMELOSESOME | 15 | Phrase of resignation |
| 60% | ANDSOITGOES | 11 | Phrase of resignation |
| 60% | JOE | 3 | With 18-Across, the 46th president of the United States |
| 60% | ETTU | 4 | Phrase associated with the 18 Across |
| 59% | SCOTT | 5 | With 18-Across, author of "Presumed Innocent" and "The Last Trial" |
| 58% | SOCIALSECURITY | 14 | With 54-Across, opposite of 18-Across |
| 57% | IQUIT | 5 | Literal phrase of resignation |
| 57% | CONTENT | 7 | With 18 Across, many an internet celebrity |
| 57% | IPSO | 4 | With 5-Across, phrase of clarification |
| 56% | NOVUS | 5 | With 46-Across, phrase on the back of a buck |
| 54% | PARIS | 5 | With 18-Across, sporting festival whose first day of events is on July 24, 2024, informally |
| 54% | BHUT | 4 | With 18 Across, plant also known as the ghost pepper |
| 54% | EMMY | 4 | With 18 Across, one up for a prestigious television honor |
| 53% | HAPPYXMAS | 9 | With 18 Across, optimistic carol by John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
| 52% | STANA | 5 | With 32-Across, she played the homicide cop partner of 18-Across |
| 52% | MALEFICENT | 10 | Disney film franchise with 18-Across as the fairy Thistlewit in 2019's "Mistress of Evil" sequel |
| 50% | SILENT | 6 | With 63 Across, source of quote |
| 50% | RACHEL | 6 | With 12 Across, author of quote |
| 50% | BARACK | 6 | With 9 Across, winner of 2008 |
| 50% | IAN | 3 | With 49 Across, speaker of quote |