| 100% | NOPUN | 5 | With 22-Across, "Pardon my accidental (?) wordplay" |
| 51% | YOUCANSAY | 9 | With 22 Across, "Hear, hear!" |
| 49% | THEWETNESS | 10 | With 22 Across, regular use of deodorant? |
| 49% | MARNIE | 6 | Hitchcock film with 22 Across |
| 45% | THELIFEOF | 9 | With 22 Across, Taylor Swift's upcoming 12th album, announced in August 2025 |
| 43% | INA | 3 | With 22-Across, shortly |
| 42% | STEPS | 5 | With 22-Across, quits dragging |
| 42% | TWO | 3 | With 22-Across, obsolescent club |
| 42% | FOREIGN | 7 | With 22-Across, pricey import |
| 42% | HOT | 3 | With 12 Across, another name for 22 Across |
| 42% | ITS | 3 | With 45-Across, "This one's my treat" |
| 41% | MIAMI | 5 | With 22-Across, a Florida county |
| 41% | LEG | 3 | With 22-Across, runner's woe |
| 41% | QUICK | 5 | With 22-Across, genius's asset |
| 41% | WOO | 3 | With 22-Across, a triumphant cry |
| 41% | AMINO | 5 | With 22-Across, protein building block |
| 41% | LOST | 4 | With 22-Across, Peter Pan posse |
| 41% | ELM | 3 | With 22-Across, film “nightmare” locale |
| 41% | ERN | 3 | Suffix with 22-Across |
| 41% | BEES | 4 | With 22-Across, something neat, with "the" |
| 41% | HATE | 4 | With 22-Across, Federal law enforcement matter |
| 41% | HAN | 3 | With 22-Across, movie hero of 1977 |
| 41% | MEL | 3 | With 22-Across, New York Giants great |
| 41% | ITSA | 4 | With 22-Across, proud parent's cry |
| 41% | CLOSING | 7 | With 22-Across, daily Wall Street signal |
| 41% | TAR | 3 | With 22-Across, famous La Brea attraction |
| 41% | THE | 3 | With 22-Across, Jim Morrison's band |
| 40% | APPLE | 5 | Gala setting, with 22-Across? |
| 40% | ERICA | 5 | With 16-Across, Susan Lucci's "All My Children" role |
| 40% | ERICA | 5 | With 56-Across, Susan Lucci's "All My Children" role |