| 100% | MED | 3 | With 38-Across, institution for future doctors |
| 52% | WELL | 4 | With 38-Across, desiring happiness for someone |
| 49% | RICHARD | 7 | With 38-Across, exercise guru known for "Sweatin' to the Oldies" |
| 49% | ERIK | 4 | With 38 Across, French composer |
| 48% | SALTED | 6 | With 23-Across, saved for the future |
| 48% | FLANNEL | 7 | With 38 Across, thick-fabric sleepwear |
| 48% | EEL | 3 | With 38 Across, certain sushi filling |
| 48% | ICE | 3 | With 38 Across, cooling-off period |
| 48% | FROM | 4 | With 38 Across, alternate puzzle title |
| 48% | PREMED | 6 | Track for future doctors |
| 48% | ERS | 3 | Places with 38 Across |
| 48% | SEAN | 4 | With 38-Across, Best Actor Oscar winner for both "Mystic River" and "Milk" |
| 47% | PREMED | 6 | College track for future doctors |
| 47% | MED | 3 | ___ school (place for future doctors) |
| 47% | MCATS | 5 | Exams for future doctors, for short |
| 46% | WHEREDIDWEGO | 12 | With 38 Across, 57 Across' lament in 46 Across |
| 46% | BATMAN | 6 | With 51-Across, roles for 17-, 38- and 62-Across |
| 46% | MED | 3 | ___ school (place for future doctors, for short) |
| 46% | NATALIE | 7 | With 38-Across, actress who won a Golden Globe, SAG Award, and Oscar for "Black Swan" |
| 44% | ELENA | 5 | With 38-Across, Supreme Court justice (2010-present) who once served as supervising editor for Harvard Law Review |
| 44% | MANTIS | 6 | With 38-Across, underwater creature that's not actually a 38-Across (nor a 36-Across, for that matter) |
| 43% | HOARD | 5 | Accumulate for future (rhymes with "board") |
| 43% | BYE | 3 | With 38 and 39 Across, NSYNC hit of 2000 |
| 43% | FRIDA | 5 | With 38-Down, Mexican artist known for self-portraits |
| 42% | KNIFE | 5 | With 63 Across, bag for chefs |
| 42% | SIGHOF | 6 | With 37 Across, ''Alas!'', for instance |
| 42% | SANTINO | 7 | With 38-Across, "Tootsie" actor who won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical |
| 42% | BOOT | 4 | With 12 Across, place for basic training |
| 41% | SPOTIFY | 7 | With 38-Across, annual compilation often shared on social media, and an apt place for four of this puzzle's long answers? |
| 41% | EXIT | 4 | With 15 Across, graduation requirement for some |