| 100% | GRECO | 5 | With 2-Down, hyphenated classical descriptor |
| 59% | PAPA | 4 | With 2 Down, parents |
| 58% | PORES | 5 | With 2 Down, studies closely |
| 57% | LAKE | 4 | With 2 Down, water bordering Cleveland |
| 56% | DOG | 3 | With 2 Down, bookmark of a sort |
| 56% | BEND | 4 | With 2-Down, stoop down |
| 54% | ISWEAR | 6 | A promise not to, with 2 Down |
| 53% | THANTORECEIVE | 13 | With 2 Down, 36 Across & 43 Across, a Christmas-style maxim |
| 49% | ANTE | 4 | With 2-Down, ancients |
| 49% | ALL | 3 | With 2-Down, multipurpose |
| 49% | TAKE | 4 | With 2-Down, dismantle |
| 49% | EVER | 4 | With 2-Down, thenceforth |
| 48% | TWO | 3 | With 2-Down, certain mismatch |
| 48% | DIES | 4 | With 2-Down, Latin hymn |
| 48% | ROYAL | 5 | With 2-Down, major nuisance |
| 48% | HOLY | 4 | With 2-Down, "Man alive!" |
| 48% | PRIZE | 5 | With 2-Down, contest compensation |
| 48% | DOGGY | 5 | With 2-Down, restaurant "souvenirs" |
| 48% | SLEEP | 5 | With 2-Down, "Pleasant dreams!" |
| 48% | CLEAN | 5 | With 2-Down, eliminate inefficiency |
| 48% | LOST | 4 | With 2-Down, hopeless situation |
| 48% | PER | 3 | With 2-Down, each year |
| 47% | ABBA | 4 | With 2-Down, "My People" author |
| 47% | PEEK | 4 | With 2-Down, toddler's game |
| 47% | LENA | 4 | With 2-Down, "Stormy Weather" singer |
| 47% | OPEN | 4 | With 2-Down, dentist's request |
| 47% | POLKA | 5 | With 2-Down, spotted clothing pattern |
| 47% | HOME | 4 | With 2-Down, vacation video, often |
| 47% | PINTO | 5 | With 2-Down, common burrito ingredients |
| 47% | BILLY | 5 | With 2-Down, "Caribbean Queen" singer |