| 100% | AGES | 4 | With 36-Across, in the distant past |
| 67% | LONGAGO | 7 | In the distant past |
| 67% | OFYORE | 6 | In the distant past |
| 67% | BYGONE | 6 | In the distant past |
| 67% | ONCE | 4 | In the distant past |
| 67% | OFOLD | 5 | In the distant past |
| 67% | AGESAGO | 7 | In the distant past |
| 66% | GOINGWAYBACK | 12 | In the distant past [#43] |
| 64% | RECENT | 6 | Not in the distant past |
| 64% | ERE | 3 | Before, in the distant past |
| 64% | ERA | 3 | Paleozoic ___ (time in the distant past) |
| 62% | AWHILEAGO | 9 | Some time in the distant past: 3 wds. |
| 62% | STEPH | 5 | With 36-Across, Warriors phenomenon who was the unanimous league MVP in 2016 |
| 62% | JASON | 5 | With 36-Across, Honolulu-born actor who played the title role in "Aquaman" |
| 60% | IOLANI | 6 | With 36-Across, only official residence of a reigning monarch now in the United States |
| 59% | NAOMI | 5 | With 36-Across, Japanese tennis player who defeated Serena Williams in the 2018 US Open final |
| 59% | CONNIENIELSEN | 13 | Actor playing 36 across in the upcoming movie "Wonder Woman": 2 wds. |
| 58% | EONSAGO | 7 | In the very distant past (2 wds.) |
| 57% | STACY | 5 | With 36-Across, 2013 Women's British Open winner who received the Best Female Golfer ESPY Award in 2013 |
| 56% | SIENNA | 6 | With 36-Across, "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" actress who plays Chris Kyle's wife in "American Sniper" |
| 56% | AGO | 3 | Long ___ (in the distant past) |
| 56% | AGO | 3 | Long __ (in the distant past) |
| 55% | AGO | 3 | Long, long ___ (in the distant past) |
| 55% | AGO | 3 | Many moons ___ (in the distant past) |
| 55% | AGO | 3 | Many years ___ (in the distant past) |
| 55% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 36-Across, "The Greatest Showman" actress who plays Anne Weying in "Venom" |
| 54% | CHINESE | 7 | With 27- and 36-Across, object that floated over the US in early 2023 |
| 53% | SUNTAN | 6 | With 71 Across, what the people in this puzzle need? |
| 52% | JOAQUIN | 7 | With 36-Across, "The Master" actor who plays aspiring comedian Arthur Fleck in 2019's "Joker" |
| 52% | FLYING | 6 | With 36-Down, creature voiced by Zach Braff in "Oz the Great and Powerful" |