| 100% | HASTE | 5 | With 2- and 4-Down, adage about rushing |
| 49% | OURBODIES | 9 | With 3 Down, groundbreaking book about health and sexuality |
| 48% | RED | 3 | With 2- and 5-Down, patriotic colors |
| 46% | LIVINGWITH | 10 | With 28-Across, Netflix series about a man and his clone: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JUNEIS | 6 | With 4 Down, 26 Across, and 18 Down, "Carousel" song famously slaughtered by Leslie Uggams |
| 44% | ABOVE | 5 | With 4-Down, first and foremost |
| 44% | CLEAN | 5 | With 2- and 5-Down, distinction for kids who finish their whole dinner |
| 44% | HEAVY | 5 | With 2-Down, phrase applicable to both iron and Iron Maiden |
| 44% | SNAKE | 5 | With 3- and 4-Down, treacherous person |
| 43% | MAD | 3 | With 4-Down, cable drama about Don Draper |
| 43% | HAT | 3 | With "in" and 2-Down, with respectful humility |
| 43% | AVG | 3 | 3 for 2 and 4: Abbr. |
| 43% | PAPA | 4 | With 2 Down, parents |
| 42% | HURRICANE | 9 | Severe storm with categories 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 |
| 42% | GPA | 3 | It usually runs between 2 and 4 |
| 42% | BEND | 4 | With 2-Down, stoop down |
| 42% | NINE | 4 | 2 and 3 and 4 |
| 42% | PORES | 5 | With 2 Down, studies closely |
| 41% | OLIVIARODRIGO | 13 | Former Disney Channel star with the 2021 #1 hits "Drivers License" and "Good 4 U": 2 wds. |
| 41% | LAKE | 4 | With 2 Down, water bordering Cleveland |
| 41% | WORLD | 5 | With 4-Down, what the Gall-Peters and Mercator projections show |
| 41% | WATER | 5 | With 4-Down, amusement attractions that might have chutes and ladders |
| 41% | EVEN | 4 | Like 2 and 4, but not 3 and 5 |
| 41% | DOG | 3 | With 2 Down, bookmark of a sort |
| 40% | UNO | 3 | Game with +2 and +4 cards |
| 40% | BIGGIRL | 7 | 2010 book by Danielle Steel about a chubby little girl and her fight with self-esteem issues: 2 wds. |
| 40% | RAGDOLLS | 8 | 2 Down and Andy |
| 40% | MIKE | 4 | With 4-Down, he and his pet tiger were featured in "The Hangover" |
| 39% | ISWEAR | 6 | A promise not to, with 2 Down |
| 39% | GLASS | 5 | With 4 Down, transparent swimmer |