| 100% | BANKOF | 6 | With 26-Down, 36-Across-designed Hong Kong skyscraper (1990) |
| 53% | THANTORECEIVE | 13 | With 2 Down, 36 Across & 43 Across, a Christmas-style maxim |
| 45% | ROCKANDROLL | 11 | With 10-Down, 36-Across-designed museum (1995) |
| 42% | BOB | 3 | With 26 Down, Lenny director |
| 42% | JUNEIS | 6 | With 4 Down, 26 Across, and 18 Down, "Carousel" song famously slaughtered by Leslie Uggams |
| 41% | LEASE | 5 | With 26 Down, income for some developers |
| 41% | MARGARET | 8 | * With 26-Down, British prime minister from 1979 to 1990 |
| 40% | MEMO | 4 | With 26 Down, box on an office desk |
| 40% | SKATE | 5 | 36 Across with wheels |
| 40% | LOTTE | 5 | With 26-Down, wife of 37-Across |
| 38% | LEMONTEA | 8 | Hong Kong drink with a tart note |
| 37% | ABOYSBESTFRIEND | 15 | With 26-Across, quote from 4-/60-Down |
| 37% | NOT | 3 | With 36 Across, ''Unacceptable'' |
| 37% | YOUCANTMAKE | 11 | With 36 Across, ''Really!'' |
| 37% | BENJI | 5 | Fictional 36 Across with a sizable filmography |
| 37% | HBO | 3 | With 36 Across, Netflix alternative |
| 36% | CHOWYUNFAT | 10 | Hong Kong action hero who frequently collaborated with John Woo |
| 36% | YOGI | 4 | With 36 Across, source of quote |
| 36% | TIN | 3 | With 36 Across, rapper's woe |
| 36% | BALI | 4 | With 36 Down, ''South Pacific'' song |
| 36% | HAT | 3 | With 36 Down, show of gratitude |
| 36% | RISHI | 5 | With 26 Across, Liz Truss's successor as British prime minister |
| 35% | IRVING | 6 | With 21-Down, composer of 36-Across |
| 35% | SOMETHING | 9 | With 27-Down, song from 36-Across |
| 35% | SEVILLE | 7 | With 36 Across, Don Juan's hometown |
| 35% | NOTHINGTO | 9 | With 36 and 56 Across, so-so |
| 35% | LATE | 4 | With 36 Down, library patron's penalty |
| 35% | CLIENT | 6 | With 26-Down, regular customers |
| 35% | NILES | 5 | With 26-Down, "Frasier" character |
| 35% | MAPLE | 5 | With 26-Down, syrup source |