| 100% | WHENINTHECOURSE | 15 | With 28-Across, a patriotic opening |
| 79% | WETHEPEOPLEOF | 13 | With 63-Across, a patriotic opening |
| 75% | GUESSWHOSCOMING | 15 | With 28 Across, a Kate Oscar film |
| 66% | FRESH | 5 | With 28 Across, a new beginning (and with how 2020 has gone, we might all need it) |
| 65% | BEVERLY | 7 | With 28-Across, a late, great entertainer |
| 59% | ERNIE | 5 | With 28-Across, winner of golf's 1997 U.S. Open |
| 58% | STREET | 6 | With 28-Across, offering from a currywurst truck or a halal cart |
| 57% | JUDITH | 6 | With 28 Across, "Ordinary People" author |
| 57% | LIVINGWITH | 10 | With 28-Across, Netflix series about a man and his clone: 2 wds. |
| 55% | AREPA | 5 | Food that's 28-Across with a P added |
| 53% | LONE | 4 | With 28-Down, a 1996 western |
| 52% | OLE | 3 | With 28-Down, a university in Dixie |
| 52% | ANTONIN | 7 | With 28-Down, a Supreme Court justice |
| 52% | BUT | 3 | With 75 Across, a gas |
| 52% | TOUCH | 5 | With 28 Across, get offline ... and what 13 and 20 Across do? |
| 52% | BACK | 4 | With 28-Down, part of a golf course |
| 52% | CHESS | 5 | Game with a Bongcloud Attack opening |
| 51% | LIME | 4 | With 56 Across, a summer cooler |
| 51% | KEY | 3 | With 52 Across, a Florida attraction |
| 51% | RON | 3 | With 136 Across, a rum brand |
| 51% | YES | 3 | With 89 Across, a confident assent |
| 51% | ONE | 3 | With 41 Across, a vitamin brand |
| 51% | LIFE | 4 | With 127 Across, a popular candy |
| 51% | DEMONSAREA | 10 | With 105 Across, a Halloween tune? |
| 51% | UNSNAP | 6 | Open with a click |
| 51% | UNSNAP | 6 | Open with a pop |
| 51% | UNLOCK | 6 | Open with a key |
| 51% | UNLOCKS | 7 | Opens with a key |
| 51% | UNLOCKS | 7 | Opens with a combination |
| 51% | PRY | 3 | Open with a crowbar? |