| 100% | PE | 2 | With 3-Across, soup veggies, represented literally |
| 43% | EN | 2 | With 10-Across, hair problem, represented literally |
| 37% | STAKE | 5 | With 37-Across, vampire's bane #5, represented literally |
| 35% | HEA | 3 | With 46-Across, bereft, literally |
| 35% | SPLITSEC | 8 | With 31-Across, instant, literally |
| 34% | LON | 3 | With 55-Across, math exercise, literally |
| 34% | CHOPPEDLI | 9 | With 23-Across, deli spread, literally |
| 34% | LENTILS | 7 | Soup veggies |
| 34% | PEAS | 4 | Soup veggies |
| 34% | OKRAS | 5 | Soup veggies |
| 33% | PERFECT | 7 | With 11-Across, what 20/20 represents |
| 33% | CORD | 4 | Literally, with 63-Across, distinguished chef |
| 33% | SURGE | 5 | Literally, with 39-Across, head doctor |
| 33% | WHYCANTWE | 9 | With 79-Across, Question 3 (War, 1975) |
| 33% | RAMEN | 5 | Soup garnished with 24-across |
| 32% | PICTURE | 7 | With 36-Across, what this puzzle features, literally |
| 32% | HARRIS | 6 | Literally, with 62-Across, longtime action star |
| 32% | SEAS | 4 | Literally, with 20-Across, ski resort purchases |
| 32% | SHANE | 5 | With 32-Across, director of "Iron Man 3" |
| 32% | SKI | 3 | With 3-Down, slopes |
| 32% | ASA | 3 | With 3-Down, collectively |
| 32% | HANDY | 5 | With 3-Down, useful |
| 32% | NARY | 4 | With 3-Down, zero |
| 32% | FOR | 3 | With 3-Down, "Seriously?!" |
| 32% | MAKES | 5 | With 3-Down, revels |
| 32% | SILLY | 5 | With 3-Down, goofball |
| 32% | MAKE | 4 | With 3-Down, imitate |
| 32% | KINGOFTHE | 9 | With 50-Across, nickname of 34-Across: 3 wds. |
| 32% | STAY | 4 | With 40-Across, coloring advice ... and literally so |
| 32% | READ | 4 | With 40-Across, infer something ... and literally so |