| 100% | SIGHOF | 6 | With 37 Across, ''Alas!'', for instance |
| 59% | BED | 3 | With 37-Across, metaphor for comfort |
| 59% | SKI | 3 | With 37-Across, bunny hill, for one |
| 57% | KYRIE | 5 | With 37-Across, starting guard for the 43-Across |
| 56% | ORGAN | 5 | Liver, for instance (with 85 Across) |
| 55% | GREAT | 5 | With 37 Across, tall dog |
| 54% | CHARLIE | 7 | With 37-Across, silent film star known for his persona "the Tramp" |
| 54% | THENEW | 6 | With 37 Across, alternate puzzle title |
| 54% | TATER | 5 | With 37 Across, alternative to fries |
| 53% | EARS | 4 | With 37 Across, corn is cooking quickly |
| 52% | PING | 4 | With 65-Across, another name for 37-Across |
| 51% | PARTY | 5 | With 62-Across, clue for 19-, 37- and 50-Across |
| 51% | ODDS | 4 | With 37- Across and 44-Down, miscellany |
| 50% | MEDICAL | 7 | With 37 Across, health-care jobs of 19 and 49 Across |
| 49% | GOLF | 4 | With 16-Across, 9-, 37-, or 71-Across, for any given hole |
| 48% | JENNIFER | 8 | With 37-Across, "American Hustle" actress who won an Oscar for her role in 48-Across' "Silver Linings Playbook" |
| 47% | KNIFE | 5 | With 63 Across, bag for chefs |
| 47% | SHELLEY | 7 | With 37-Across, she won two Best Supporting Actress Oscars, for "The Diary of Anne Frank" and "A Patch of Blue" |
| 46% | BOOT | 4 | With 12 Across, place for basic training |
| 46% | IDIOM | 5 | 34 Across, for instance |
| 46% | HOUSE | 5 | 13 Across, for instance |
| 46% | SEDAN | 5 | 117 Across, for instance |
| 46% | ISLE | 4 | 15 Across, for instance |
| 46% | PALM | 4 | 59 Across, for instance |
| 46% | ONAN | 4 | With 37-Across, steady |
| 46% | CAPTAIN | 7 | With 37-Across, title for the hidden individuals in 16-, 23-, 46-, and 58-Across, thanks to the circles in each answer? |
| 45% | EXIT | 4 | With 15 Across, graduation requirement for some |
| 45% | MELBA | 5 | With 39 Across, crispy base for cheese |
| 45% | FESTIVAL | 8 | With 16 Across, another name for Hanukkah |
| 45% | ENOUGHTO | 8 | With 45 Across, sufficient quantity for everybody |