| 100% | SILVER | 6 | With 38-Across, dirt on cutlery? |
| 61% | MARIE | 5 | With 38-Across, physicist who pioneered research on radioactivity |
| 58% | ERIK | 4 | With 38 Across, French composer |
| 58% | RICHARD | 7 | With 38-Across, Seattle Seahawks cornerback on the "Madden NFL 15" cover |
| 58% | BERNIE | 6 | With 38-Across, he played Adam "Doc" Bricker on "The Love Boat" |
| 57% | FLANNEL | 7 | With 38 Across, thick-fabric sleepwear |
| 57% | EEL | 3 | With 38 Across, certain sushi filling |
| 57% | ICE | 3 | With 38 Across, cooling-off period |
| 57% | FROM | 4 | With 38 Across, alternate puzzle title |
| 57% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 38-Across, "Lost" actor portraying billionaire Harold Finch on 14-/52-Across |
| 57% | ERS | 3 | Places with 38 Across |
| 55% | WHEREDIDWEGO | 12 | With 38 Across, 57 Across' lament in 46 Across |
| 55% | DONALD | 6 | With 38-Across, "Scrubs" actor who plays Trey, Julia's new love interest, on 15-Across |
| 54% | ITSGOTAGOODBEAT | 15 | With 38- and 59-Across, typical opinion about a record on 40-/14-Across |
| 51% | BYE | 3 | With 38 and 39 Across, NSYNC hit of 2000 |
| 51% | PLOT | 4 | With 38-Down, common device on "The Twilight Zone" |
| 50% | SWEEPING | 8 | Collecting dirt on the floor with a broom |
| 50% | POLKA | 5 | With 11 Across, design on some dresses |
| 49% | SPOTIFY | 7 | With 38-Across, annual compilation often shared on social media, and an apt place for four of this puzzle's long answers? |
| 49% | OMAR | 4 | With 38-Down, actor who played Dr. Eric Foreman on "House" |
| 49% | MAYTHE{FOUR}TH | 14 | With 16 Across, salutation on Star Wars Day |
| 49% | YELLOW | 6 | With 25 Across, caution, on a soccer pitch |
| 49% | JENNIFER | 8 | With 33-Across, "A Beautiful Mind" Oscar-winning actress who plays Melanie Cavill on 38-Across |
| 49% | POLITICSIS | 10 | With 44 Across, Will Rogers on parties |
| 49% | NEVERMISSAGOOD | 14 | With 56 Across, Will Rogers on discretion |
| 48% | DOCIMADDICTEDTO | 15 | With 38-Across, a complaint |
| 48% | FIRST | 5 | With 38-Across, preemptive attack |
| 48% | PEPE | 4 | With 38-Across, cartoon skunk |
| 48% | BOW | 3 | With 38-Across, pasta shape |
| 48% | SNAKE | 5 | With 38-Across, hidden traitor |