| 100% | THENEW | 6 | With 37 Across, alternate puzzle title |
| 77% | FROM | 4 | With 38 Across, alternate puzzle title |
| 64% | THEWEARING | 10 | With 112 Across, Irish street ballad that serves as an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 60% | DOUBLE | 6 | With 45 Down, alternate puzzle title |
| 60% | MAC | 3 | With 50 Down, alternate puzzle title |
| 55% | THEFRIENDSWEMADEALONG | 21 | With 126/127 Across, companions on our life's journey who were more valuable to us than our destination ... and an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 54% | FROM | 4 | With 37-Across, theme of this puzzle |
| 52% | MOVINGOUT | 9 | Alternate puzzle title |
| 52% | THEINCROWD | 10 | Alternate puzzle title |
| 52% | BROKENEGGS | 10 | Alternate puzzle title |
| 52% | HDTV | 4 | Alternate puzzle title |
| 52% | ONANDON | 7 | Alternate puzzle title |
| 52% | ITSYOURTURN | 11 | Alternate puzzle title |
| 51% | HOWTOWINFRIENDS | 15 | With 37- and 61-Across, a 1936 title |
| 50% | GREAT | 5 | With 37 Across, tall dog |
| 50% | COFFEE | 6 | With 37-Across, living room items found four times in this puzzle |
| 50% | TATER | 5 | With 37 Across, alternative to fries |
| 50% | SIGHOF | 6 | With 37 Across, ''Alas!'', for instance |
| 49% | RAINING | 7 | With 41-Across, title for this puzzle |
| 49% | EARS | 4 | With 37 Across, corn is cooking quickly |
| 49% | SECRET | 6 | With 37-Across, Election Day practice ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 49% | DARK | 4 | With 37-Across, fall of Rome aftermath, and a hint to the puzzle theme |
| 48% | PEANUTS | 7 | With 66-Across, possible title for this puzzle |
| 48% | JACKIN | 6 | With 39-Across, apt title for this puzzle |
| 48% | LOSTIN | 6 | With 92-Across, alternative title for this puzzle |
| 48% | BURSTOUT | 8 | With 37-Across, lose it ... or what 12 answers in this puzzle appear to do |
| 47% | SWEET | 5 | With 62-Across, a possible title for this puzzle |
| 47% | SWAP | 4 | With 67-Across, an appropriate title for this puzzle? |
| 47% | SHIFT | 5 | With 61-Across, a possible title for this puzzle |
| 47% | PERPERSON | 9 | A head, and an alternate puzzle title |