| 100% | THOMAS | 6 | With 37-Across, inventor who held 1,093 US patents and is called "the Wizard of Menlo Park" |
| 32% | EDISON | 6 | The Wizard of Menlo Park |
| 32% | TAE | 3 | The Wizard of Menlo Park monogram |
| 31% | TAE | 3 | The Wizard of Menlo Park's initials |
| 31% | RONALD | 6 | With 39-Across, film star and future US president who was president of SAG, 1959-1960 |
| 31% | EDISON | 6 | Inventor dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" |
| 30% | ERNIE | 5 | With 35-Across, baseball player who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and died 1/23/15 |
| 30% | GOVERNMENTBONDS | 15 | Treasury notes ... or what the two sides of 17-, 23-, 37- and 52-Across are joined with? |
| 30% | NANCY | 5 | With 44-Across, golfer who was named both LPGA Rookie of the Year and LPGA Player of the Year in 1978 |
| 30% | ROSA | 4 | Parks who's been called the "First Lady of Civil Rights" |
| 30% | ICHIRO | 6 | With 41-Across, Japanese baseball player who was named both AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in 2001 |
| 30% | EDISON | 6 | Inventor known as "the Wizard of Menlo Park" |
| 30% | AIDS | 4 | There are over 1.2 million people in the US who are living with this disease, 1 in 8 of them don't know they have it yet |
| 30% | LADAINIAN | 9 | With 43-Across, Chargers and Jets running back who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 5 |
| 29% | NICOLE | 6 | With 37-Across, "Rabbit Hole" actress who left the Church of Scientology |
| 29% | EDISON | 6 | Inventor Thomas known as the "Wizard of Menlo Park" |
| 29% | FIRE | 4 | I'm one of the classical elements who is associated with heat and dryness |
| 29% | DARK | 4 | With 37-Across, fall of Rome aftermath, and a hint to the puzzle theme |
| 29% | CYNTHIACOOPER | 13 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was the very first MVP of the WNBA and MVP two times with the 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 28% | EDISON | 6 | "The Wizard of Menlo Park" |
| 28% | UNITEDKINGDOMOF | 15 | With 37- and 56-Across, where "God Save the Queen" is the national anthem |
| 28% | JONASMEKAS | 10 | Filmmaker and critic who has been called the godfather of American avant-garde cinema |
| 28% | MICHAELPHELPS | 13 | American swimmer who holds the most world records (7) and is one of the fastest in men's swimming: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ALVA | 4 | Middle name of the Wizard of Menlo Park |
| 28% | SISTER | 6 | With 29-Across, Pam Ferris character who was a midwife and nun in Nonnatus House on "Call the Midwife" |
| 28% | KERRI | 5 | With 37-Across, 1996 US gymnastics Olympic gold medalist who wrote the memoir "Landing on My Feet" |
| 28% | DELLA | 5 | With 37-Across, "Touched by an Angel" actress who played a landlady on "Chico and the Man" |
| 28% | JEFFBECK | 8 | 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who was a guitarist with the Yardbirds: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MEDICAL | 7 | With 37 Across, health-care jobs of 19 and 49 Across |