| 100% | JET | 3 | With 25-Down, 727 and 747 |
| 62% | LEE | 3 | With 25-Down, "Halt and Catch Fire" star |
| 58% | FRED | 4 | With 25 Down, source of quote |
| 54% | BEST | 4 | With "in" and 25-Down, blue ribbon earner |
| 52% | BAD | 3 | With 25-Across, tough and impressive person |
| 51% | TRIGGER | 7 | With 25-Down, caution before a potentially upsetting lecture ... or a hint to 19- and 59-Across and 7-Down? |
| 51% | WRIGHT | 6 | Name associated with 25- and 59-Across |
| 50% | ROUGH | 5 | With 21- and 25-Down, lacking refinement ... like this puzzle's grid? |
| 50% | WHENONECHANGES | 14 | With 25-, 44- and 50-Across, Murphy's traffic law |
| 50% | BALD | 4 | With ''-faced'' and 65 Down, whopper |
| 50% | SET | 3 | With ''to'' and 26 Down, pacify |
| 50% | ILL | 3 | Down with cough and cold, say |
| 49% | DIET | 4 | With 25 Across, canonical brand for a 10 Down/11 Across |
| 49% | ALWAYSGOTOOTHER | 15 | With 25-, 45- and 58-Across, some advice by 36-Across |
| 48% | RUB | 3 | Start with down and out |
| 48% | TAKE | 4 | With 25-Down, be prudent |
| 48% | TAKE | 4 | With 25-Down, office request |
| 48% | ALL | 3 | With 25-Down, football star |
| 48% | IDI | 3 | With 25-Down, 1979 exile |
| 48% | CROSSWORDS | 10 | Puzzles with across and down clues |
| 47% | EACH | 4 | With 25-Down, what couples have |
| 47% | MAY | 3 | With 25-Down, "Are we finished?" |
| 47% | HERBAL | 6 | With 25-Down, Celestial Seasonings beverage |
| 47% | HAUNTED | 7 | With 66-Across, spooky property that might include a 20-Across and a 7-, 25- and 28-Down |
| 47% | OURBODIES | 9 | With 3 Down, groundbreaking book about health and sexuality |
| 47% | THOMAS | 6 | With 9 Down and 71 Across, source of quote |
| 47% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 25-Down, this puzzle's honoree |
| 47% | ANNE | 4 | With 25-Down, women's fashion designer |
| 47% | ERNIE | 5 | With 25-Down, 2012 British Open winner |
| 47% | STRESS | 6 | With 25-Down, financial regulator's requirement |