| 100% | WHEREDIDWEGO | 12 | With 38 Across, 57 Across' lament in 46 Across |
| 54% | ZEROMOSTEL | 10 | Previous portrayer of 57 Across' role in 46 Across |
| 49% | SIXTEENTH | 9 | With 54 Across, 38/40 Across' place in history |
| 48% | THATSTHEWAY | 11 | With 38- and 57-Across, "Rotten luck!" |
| 45% | HIDDEN | 6 | With 38-Across, unpublicized skill found in each set of circles |
| 45% | IVEGOT | 6 | With 38- and 46-Across, 1966 4 Seasons hit |
| 45% | ARIANA | 6 | With 38-Across, singer who released "Sweetener" in 2018 |
| 45% | MURDER | 6 | With 57-Across, story in the offing? |
| 44% | HALF | 4 | With 38- and 40-Across, grocery purchase ... or what can be found in some other Across answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | AMESSAGEIN | 10 | With 38- and 56-Across, what's hidden in this puzzle |
| 43% | ABBEY | 5 | With 46-Down, 1969 album by the 38-Across |
| 43% | ERIK | 4 | With 38 Across, French composer |
| 43% | CAPTAIN | 7 | With 38-Across, Chris Evans's role in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" |
| 43% | CARROLL | 7 | With 38-Across, "All in the Family" actor who played Archie Bunker |
| 42% | FLANNEL | 7 | With 38 Across, thick-fabric sleepwear |
| 42% | EEL | 3 | With 38 Across, certain sushi filling |
| 42% | ICE | 3 | With 38 Across, cooling-off period |
| 42% | FROM | 4 | With 38 Across, alternate puzzle title |
| 42% | PRECIOUS | 8 | With 38-Across, young female detective in books written by Alexander McCall Smith since 1998 |
| 42% | ERS | 3 | Places with 38 Across |
| 42% | VANESSA | 7 | With 38-Across, "Powerless" actress who played Gabriella Montez in "High School Musical" |
| 42% | PATRICK | 7 | With 38-Across, second African American quarterback to be named 44-Across, in 2020 |
| 41% | AGAINST | 7 | With 46-Across, song containing the lyric in this puzzle |
| 41% | HOWARD | 6 | With 38-Across, aviation pioneer who in 1947 built the Spruce Goose, the largest "flying boat" ever |
| 41% | FREDDIE | 7 | With 38-Across, Queen lead singer played by Rami Malek in 16-Across/50-Across |
| 41% | KAL | 3 | With 57-Across, co-star in the "Harold & Kumar" film series |
| 41% | XISTHE | 6 | With 46-Across, an observation about the game in this grid |
| 40% | MISTER | 6 | With 40 Across, Hanks' role in 17/64 Across |
| 40% | BYE | 3 | With 38 and 39 Across, NSYNC hit of 2000 |
| 40% | BARNARDBULLETIN | 15 | College newspaper with a rustic 57 Across? |