| 100% | START | 5 | With 21-Across, begin from scratch |
| 58% | ALFA | 4 | With 21 Across, Italian auto |
| 58% | ALOE | 4 | With 21 Across, natural soother |
| 57% | IRON | 4 | With 21 Across, one of the Avengers |
| 55% | ELLA | 4 | First name associated with 21 Across |
| 55% | TALIA | 5 | With 21 Across, portrayer of Rocky Jr.'s mom |
| 52% | NEW | 3 | With 21 Across, holiday aptly placed at 20/21 in this grid |
| 50% | OUTSET | 6 | From the ___ (to begin with) |
| 49% | FULL | 4 | With 66-Across, back to the beginning ... or a description of 21- and 48-Down? |
| 49% | LOVE | 4 | With 21-Across, heartsick |
| 49% | OLD | 3 | With 21-Across, senescence |
| 49% | KEEPING | 7 | With 21-Across, remembering |
| 49% | DONTCRYFOR | 10 | With 115 Across, song from a WAC musical? |
| 48% | ANEW | 4 | Begin ___ (from scratch) |
| 48% | SAIL | 4 | With 21-Across, ship out? |
| 48% | TRUE | 4 | With 21-Across, straight up |
| 48% | AND | 3 | With 21-Across, odds follower |
| 47% | ANEW | 4 | Start ___ (begin from scratch) |
| 47% | AWET | 4 | With 21-Across, symbol of madness |
| 47% | ACCOUNTING | 10 | With 21-Across, there's no … |
| 47% | OSAGE | 5 | With 21-Across, native Oklahoma group |
| 47% | BASS | 4 | With 21-Across, marching band instrument |
| 47% | FALLAPART | 9 | With 21-Across, go to pieces |
| 47% | WHATATIME | 9 | With 16 Across, exclamation from one living in the moment |
| 46% | ASWAN | 5 | With 21-Across, 1960's construction marvel |
| 46% | SILAS | 5 | With 21-Across, an 1861 literary hero |
| 46% | RIO | 3 | With 21-Across, a 1970 John Wayne film |
| 46% | ICED | 4 | With 21-Across, like many rivers in winter |
| 45% | ITWASTHEBEST | 12 | With 36 and 57 Across, ''A Tale of Two Cities'' beginning |
| 45% | SETFIRETO | 9 | With 50-Across, Adele single from the album "21": 3 wds. |