| 100% | THER | 4 | With 23-Across, Steinbeck opus |
| 65% | AMFM | 4 | With 23 Across, two-band device |
| 65% | BELL | 4 | With 23 Across, traditional school sound |
| 65% | WORK | 4 | With 23 Across, Monday though Friday |
| 65% | ELON | 4 | With 23 Across, CEO of 15 Across |
| 64% | ROLL | 4 | With 23 Across, start-of-class activity |
| 64% | HOLY | 4 | With 23 Across, time period before Easter |
| 64% | SCONE | 5 | Pastry served with 23 Across |
| 58% | LILITH | 6 | With 23 Across, '90s concert series featuring all female artists, including 10 Across |
| 56% | BEET | 4 | With 23-Across, crimson |
| 56% | WEE | 3 | With 23-Across, modicum |
| 56% | BACK | 4 | With 23-Across, retreat |
| 55% | TEX | 3 | With 23-Across, popular cuisine |
| 55% | SILICA | 6 | With 23-Across, adsorbent colloid |
| 54% | BERNARD | 7 | With 23 Across, luxury goods magnate listed by Forbes as the world's wealthiest person in 2023 |
| 54% | CHOPPEDLI | 9 | With 23-Across, deli spread, literally |
| 54% | NORTH | 5 | With 23-Across, a guiding light |
| 54% | SEA | 3 | With 23-Across, Neptune, e.g. |
| 54% | MESS | 4 | With 23-Across, where campers eat |
| 54% | ABANDONALLHOPE | 14 | With 23-Across, famous "opening" line |
| 54% | REST | 4 | With 23-Across, picnic table locale |
| 54% | BREAKER | 7 | With 23-Across, CBer's opening |
| 54% | SOUP | 4 | With 23-Across, cookware for chowder |
| 54% | EPI | 3 | With 23-Across, adrenaline injector brand |
| 53% | BARBARA | 7 | With 23-Across, a 1966 hit song |
| 53% | STAR | 4 | With 23-Across, winner of seven Oscars |
| 53% | PAD | 3 | With 23-Across, an Asian noodle dish |
| 53% | HANSCHRISTIAN | 13 | With 23-Across, giant in fairy tales |
| 53% | ENTER | 5 | With 23-Across, sign, as a contract |
| 53% | ANTON | 5 | With 23-Across, food critic in "Ratatouille" |