| 100% | HAL | 3 | With 34-Across, 1982 A.L. r.b.i. leader |
| 44% | VALLEYGIRL | 10 | 1982 18-Across single with the lyric "Gag me with a spoon!": 2 wds. |
| 44% | BRAN | 4 | R & B singer with a hit 1990s sitcom |
| 43% | THESQUEAKYWHEEL | 15 | With 34-Across, a proverb |
| 41% | GOES | 4 | With 34-Across, protests peacefully, in a way |
| 41% | IFORGOTTOWRITE | 14 | With 34-Across, a child's 12/24 lament |
| 41% | WHAT | 4 | With 34-Across, question in a 2013 Ylvis song |
| 39% | RACHEL | 6 | With 34-Across, MSNBC host of a nightly news and opinion show |
| 38% | JAMES | 5 | With 34-Across, Ronald Reagan press secretary for whom a gun bill is named |
| 38% | HAVINGAGOODTIME | 15 | With 34-, 43- and 58-Across, message on a tourist's postcard |
| 37% | LEEMAY | 6 | R.B.I. leader of 1976 |
| 37% | JEMANDTHE | 9 | With 34-Across, October 2015 fantasy film based on a line of toys: 3 wds. |
| 37% | DUETOBUDGETCUTS | 15 | With 34-, 40- and 60-Across, a somber message for our loyal fans |
| 37% | OJAYS | 5 | R&B group with a series of 1970s hits, with "the" |
| 37% | MYA | 3 | R&B singer with the hit "It's All About Me" |
| 37% | TONYTONITONE | 12 | 1990s R&B group with a repetitive-sounding name |
| 36% | RINGO | 5 | With 34-Across, onetime Beatle who had a 1973 hit that shared 18-Across's title |
| 36% | EVEN | 4 | With 34-Across, 50-50 chance ... or a hint to answering six equations in this puzzle |
| 36% | HI5 | 3 | R & B group with the 1991 #1 hit "I Like the Way" |
| 36% | MYA | 3 | R&B singer who was a "Dancing with the Stars" runner-up |
| 36% | WOOD | 4 | With 34-Down, a pretty tree |
| 36% | SLED | 4 | With 34-Down, a racing vehicle |
| 36% | FOURTOPS | 8 | R&B group with the #1 hit "Reach Out I'll Be There" |
| 35% | STAR | 4 | With 34-Down, a mariner's guide |
| 35% | CAGE | 4 | With 34-Down, part of a pound |
| 35% | PATCH | 5 | With 34-Down, a comic strip setting |
| 35% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | 34-Across costar who plays a defense contractor with a romantic conflict: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SCHEDULEA | 9 | I.R.S. form with a line for "Casualty and Theft Losses" |
| 34% | THEWEEKND | 9 | R&B singer who had a 2015 #1 hit with "Can't Feel My Face" |
| 34% | LENIN | 5 | Leader with a goatee |