| 100% | THE | 3 | With 21-Down, sitcom of 2001-02 |
| 57% | IRVING | 6 | With 21-Down, composer of 36-Across |
| 48% | AWET | 4 | With 21-Across, symbol of madness |
| 48% | HOWIMETYOUR | 11 | With 34-Down, hit sitcom starring 21-Across/4-Down: 4 wds. |
| 46% | ELIZABETH | 9 | With 21-Across, violet-eyed star of 48-Across |
| 46% | MILTON | 6 | With 51 Down, source of answer |
| 46% | IVAN | 4 | With 21-Across, U.S. Open champ of 1985-87 |
| 45% | RADIAL | 6 | With 58 Down, type of auto wheel |
| 45% | FULL | 4 | With 66-Across, back to the beginning ... or a description of 21- and 48-Down? |
| 45% | NIGHT | 5 | With 9-Down, hit sitcom of the 1980s-'90s |
| 44% | AMERICAN | 8 | With 21-Down, humanitarian organization |
| 44% | NEO | 3 | With 21-Down, military hawk |
| 44% | THEROYAL | 8 | With 21-Across, 2001 Wes Anderson film starring Gene Hackman: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EXAMINES | 8 | With 21-Down, questions in court |
| 43% | ALI | 3 | With 21-Down, "Arabian Nights" hero |
| 43% | MOPERS | 6 | Ones with a lot of down time? |
| 43% | ODED | 4 | Wolfed down too much of, with "on" |
| 43% | FRIENDS | 7 | Top-rated TV series of 2001-02 |
| 43% | ANITA | 5 | With 21-Down, Clarence Thomas's accuser |
| 43% | STENO | 5 | With 21-Down, dictation taker's need |
| 42% | TAINA | 5 | 2001-02 Nickelodeon sitcom |
| 41% | IHAVE | 5 | With 4 Down, M.L.K. declaration of 8/28/63 |
| 41% | ALF | 3 | 80's sitcom with the voice of Paul Fusco |
| 41% | BROOKLYN | 8 | With 51-Across, title of 27-Across's sitcom |
| 41% | ELLENSHOW | 9 | 2001-2 sitcom, or an apt title for this puzzle, with "The" |
| 40% | SLEDDING | 8 | The act of sliding down a small hill with snow |
| 40% | BABE | 4 | With 21-Down, the first $80,000-a-year athlete |
| 40% | BUTTONING | 9 | Fastening with discs, down the front of a cardigan |
| 39% | OMAR | 4 | With 21-Down, actor who portrayed Dr. Eric Foreman on "House" |
| 39% | ELAINE | 6 | Sitcom pal of 46-Down |