| 100% | DIVINE | 6 | With 35-Across, source of 15-/23-Across |
| 75% | ELON | 4 | With 23 Across, CEO of 15 Across |
| 64% | SILENT | 6 | With 63 Across, source of quote |
| 64% | YOGI | 4 | With 36 Across, source of quote |
| 64% | ABRAHAM | 7 | With 51 Across, source of quote |
| 63% | CALLMEBY | 8 | With 35-Across, subtitle of 15-Across that is also the title of a 2017 romance film: 3 wds. |
| 60% | THOMAS | 6 | With 9 Down and 71 Across, source of quote |
| 59% | ERNIE | 5 | With 35-Across, baseball player who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and died 1/23/15 |
| 57% | WON | 3 | With 35-Across, Kind of record |
| 56% | FEDERAL | 7 | With 36-Across, source of some notes |
| 56% | POWER | 5 | With 6-Across, source of generational wealth? |
| 56% | ANTS | 4 | With 42-Across, source of restless anticipation |
| 55% | THOMAS | 6 | With 33-Across, current star of 15-Across |
| 55% | GUILLERMO | 9 | With 15 Across, scandal-ridden president of Ecuador |
| 55% | MONA | 4 | With 29-Across, source of a famous smile |
| 55% | LAKE | 4 | With 5-Across, source of the Truckee River |
| 55% | NIMBUS | 6 | With 7-Across, sources of the circled words |
| 55% | THEWIND | 7 | Major source of 15-Across energy |
| 55% | DUCHESSOF | 9 | With 35-Across, title for 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ABRAHAM | 7 | With 39-Across, signer of the 23-/51-Across |
| 54% | ANG | 3 | ''Life of Pi'' director, with 15 Across |
| 54% | CALLA | 5 | With 35-Across, a sign of spring |
| 54% | SECONDMORTGAGES | 15 | Sources of 35-Across financing |
| 54% | IRENE | 5 | With 35-Across, player of Granny on “The Beverly Hillbillies” |
| 53% | DONNA | 5 | With 35-Across, Mississippi-born author of "The Goldfinch" |
| 53% | ROLL | 4 | With 23 Across, start-of-class activity |
| 53% | TATER | 5 | With 66-Across, little source of carbs |
| 53% | PET | 3 | With 39-Across, personal source of annoyance |
| 52% | THE | 3 | With 35-Across, stage name of U2's lead guitarist |
| 52% | SNO | 3 | With 35-Across, a type of winter off-road vehicle |