| 100% | STOPPINGBYWOODS | 15 | With 39-Across, often-quoted work of 1923 |
| 59% | FIFTEEN | 7 | With 39 Across, quarter of an hour |
| 59% | GEORGE | 6 | With 39 Across, coiner of the slogan |
| 58% | ENGLISH | 7 | With 39 Across, water north of France |
| 55% | ALBERT | 6 | With 39-Down, speaker of this puzzle's quote |
| 54% | SILENT | 6 | With 63 Across, source of quote |
| 54% | RACHEL | 6 | With 12 Across, author of quote |
| 54% | IAN | 3 | With 49 Across, speaker of quote |
| 54% | SEAN | 4 | With 25 Across, subject of quote |
| 54% | YOGI | 4 | With 36 Across, source of quote |
| 54% | ABRAHAM | 7 | With 51 Across, source of quote |
| 52% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 52% | DUAL | 4 | With 39-Across, kind of engine |
| 51% | THOMAS | 6 | With 9 Down and 71 Across, source of quote |
| 51% | ONE | 3 | With 39-Across, type of boxing punch |
| 51% | PET | 3 | With 39-Across, personal source of annoyance |
| 51% | THERESSOMETHING | 15 | With 97 Across, working title of a Gore Vidal film? |
| 50% | ABRAHAM | 7 | With 39-Across, signer of the 23-/51-Across |
| 50% | UMBERTO | 7 | With 39-Across, "The Name of the Rose" writer |
| 49% | ROAST | 5 | With 39-Across, make fun of Maverick’s flying partner? |
| 48% | GREGORY | 7 | With 39-Across, writer of "Wicked," 15-Across, and 54-Across |
| 48% | TORONTO | 7 | With 39 Across, Canadian baseballer |
| 48% | HOLDTHESETRUTHS | 15 | With 39 Across, ''We'' follower |
| 47% | EDWARDTUDORAROYALHEIR | 21 | With 39- and 54-Across, the beginning of the story |
| 47% | BYE | 3 | With 38 and 39 Across, NSYNC hit of 2000 |
| 47% | TRIVIAL | 7 | With 39 Across, search party activity |
| 47% | CITRIC | 6 | With 39 Across, two chemical acids |
| 46% | JOE | 3 | With 43-Across, author of the quote |
| 46% | MARGARET | 8 | With 53-Across, author of the quote |
| 46% | REVENUE | 7 | With 39 Across, income distribution to partners |