| 100% | HITTING | 7 | With 27-Across, record-setting achievement of 62-Across |
| 54% | VOLODYMYR | 9 | With 27 Across, Time's Person of the Year of 2022 |
| 54% | STEPHEN | 7 | With 49 Across, author of 27/38/47 Across |
| 53% | MONO | 4 | With 27 Across, what 1 Across/5 Across is accused of becoming |
| 52% | ARE | 3 | With 62 Across, a question of confirmation |
| 50% | GOBLIN | 6 | With 27 Across, Oxford's Word of the Year for 2022, defined as self-indulgent behavior |
| 50% | LOOSE | 5 | With 62-Across, handyman's assortment, and a hint to what's in each set of circles |
| 49% | UNFINISHED | 10 | With 62-Across, matters left to settle, and what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 46% | YANKEE | 6 | With 54-Across, moniker of 62-Across |
| 45% | ANG | 3 | ''Life of Pi'' director, with 15 Across |
| 45% | WON | 3 | With 35-Across, Kind of record |
| 45% | DONTGIVEUP | 10 | With 62-Across, words of caution |
| 44% | WORDFOR | 7 | With 62-Across, end of the query |
| 44% | CITIESONTHE | 11 | With 62-Across, theme of this puzzle |
| 44% | BETWEENAROCK | 12 | With 27 Across, dilemma-bound |
| 44% | RUDYARD | 7 | With 42 Across, British author of ''How the Camel Got His Hump'' |
| 44% | UNCLETOMS | 9 | With 27-Across, Richard Wright short story collection of 1938: 2 wds. |
| 44% | GGGEFLAT | 8 | With 70-Across, dramatic opening of 62-Across's Fifth |
| 44% | MAMMA | 5 | With 33-Across, musical set on the island of Kalokairi |
| 43% | SANTA | 5 | With 27 Across, one gifted guy? |
| 43% | ENOS | 4 | Grandson of 62 Across |
| 43% | ALERT | 5 | Warn of 62 Across |
| 43% | ION | 3 | Type of 62 Across |
| 43% | ATLAS | 5 | One of 62 Across |
| 43% | MONO | 4 | With 69-Across, what each set of letters in parentheses represents |
| 43% | SEAN | 4 | With 62-Across, subject of "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" |
| 43% | BROOKLYN | 8 | With 51-Across, title of 27-Across's sitcom |
| 42% | GREEK | 5 | With 67-Across, what appears in each set of circles |
| 42% | FLIP | 4 | With 65-Across, part of a record ... or what each of this puzzle's five long Across answers has? |
| 42% | JAMESHOLZHAUER | 14 | Record-setting contestant competing with Ken Jennings and 16-Across on "Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time" (2 wds.) |