| 100% | FOR | 3 | With 24-Across, namely |
| 81% | EARTHIN | 7 | With 24 Across, 1992 best-seller |
| 81% | ERROR | 5 | With 24 Across, quality control concern |
| 79% | ALLFORONE | 9 | With 24 Across, slogan of The Three Musketeers |
| 78% | KARA | 4 | With 24 Across, artist known for her silhouette work |
| 77% | CAYMAN | 6 | Columbus's 1503 discovery, with 24 Across |
| 75% | GEORGE | 6 | With 24 Across, loser of the first really serious pie fight? |
| 73% | BREVITYIS | 9 | With 24 and 15 Across, quote from "Hamlet" |
| 70% | FAKE | 4 | With 24-Across, bluff |
| 68% | IWOULDNT | 8 | With 24-Across, "Uh-uh!" |
| 68% | VETERANS | 8 | With 24-Across, 11/11 |
| 67% | TOP | 3 | With 24-Across, number one position |
| 67% | RIB | 3 | With 24-Across, barbecue finger stainer |
| 67% | ADRIEN | 6 | With 24-Across, "The Pianist" star |
| 67% | DARK | 4 | With 24-Across, witchcraft, e.g. |
| 67% | MAI | 3 | With 24-Across, fruity umbrella drink |
| 67% | ETHAN | 5 | With 24-Across, New England patriot |
| 67% | ADE | 3 | Suffix with 24-Across |
| 66% | NOTWHILE | 8 | With 24-Across, song from 18-Across |
| 66% | PERSON | 6 | With 24-Across, curious case in psychology |
| 66% | BOLO | 4 | With 24-Across, item of western haberdashery |
| 66% | RED | 3 | With 24-Across, food coloring in Twizzlers |
| 66% | RAMEN | 5 | Soup garnished with 24-across |
| 65% | ROASTTURKEY | 11 | With 24-Across, two things that are stuffed |
| 65% | AUTHOR | 6 | With 24-Across, 1962 P. G. Wodehouse book |
| 64% | PABLO | 5 | With 24-Across, Chilean poet with a Nobel Prize |
| 64% | GIN | 3 | With 24-Across, card game with runs and sets |
| 63% | SELA | 4 | With 24-Across, Emmy winner for "Once and Again" |
| 63% | ERS | 3 | Hosp. areas that deal with 24-Across |
| 63% | RAITA | 5 | Yogurt-based condiment served with 24-Across |