| 100% | OIL | 3 | With 39-Across, Houston or Tulsa, popularly |
| 50% | TORONTO | 7 | With 39 Across, Canadian baseballer |
| 50% | HOLDTHESETRUTHS | 15 | With 39 Across, ''We'' follower |
| 49% | TRIVIAL | 7 | With 39 Across, search party activity |
| 49% | CITRIC | 6 | With 39 Across, two chemical acids |
| 48% | ENGLISH | 7 | With 39 Across, water north of France |
| 48% | REVENUE | 7 | With 39 Across, income distribution to partners |
| 48% | FIFTEEN | 7 | With 39 Across, quarter of an hour |
| 48% | MELBA | 5 | With 39 Across, crispy base for cheese |
| 48% | IPSO | 4 | With 39 Across, by its very nature |
| 48% | GEORGE | 6 | With 39 Across, coiner of the slogan |
| 47% | STARTUP | 7 | With 39-Across, seed money ... or what 18-, 24-, 48- and 58-Across each has |
| 47% | SHORT | 5 | With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 46% | NBA | 3 | With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 46% | ESTES | 5 | Kefauver who ran with 39 Across in 1956 |
| 46% | THEEND | 6 | With 39-Across, doomsayer's assertion ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 51- and 61-Across |
| 46% | OUTER | 5 | With 39-Across, region beyond the Kármán line ... or a literal hint to what this puzzle has |
| 45% | TRIPLE | 6 | With 39-Across, impressive basketball feat ... or a feature shared by the answers to the six starred clues |
| 45% | ROYAL | 5 | With 39-Down, defenders over London, or an apt description of 19-, 29-, and 52-Across? |
| 43% | PICK | 4 | With 39-Across, "Move faster!," or what one can do with the end of the answer to each starred clue |
| 43% | TOP | 3 | With 39-Across, refill to capacity ... or a hint to interpreting the clues at 17-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 43% | CHIEFJUSTICE | 12 | With 39 and 44 Across, the most major magistrate |
| 42% | PLAY | 4 | With 39-Across, pretend |
| 42% | SEC | 3 | With 39-Across, instant |
| 42% | ACUT | 4 | With 39-Across, superior |
| 41% | ADIOS | 5 | With 15 or 28 Across, oater farewell |
| 41% | RAINBOW | 7 | With 39-Across, colorful dessert |
| 41% | SMOKED | 6 | With 39-Across, holiday entree |
| 41% | ROGER | 5 | With 39-Across, *1973-85 |
| 41% | JUICYPART | 9 | Movie role with range ... or what 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across each have? |