| 100% | REVENUE | 7 | With 39 Across, income distribution to partners |
| 49% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 49% | ONA | 3 | With 39-Across, way to stop |
| 46% | ROAST | 5 | With 39-Across, make fun of Maverick’s flying partner? |
| 46% | WHITEHOUSE | 10 | With 50 Across, to whom Tom Hanks gave a 39 Across in 2017 |
| 45% | VIDEOOF | 7 | With 39-Across, 2012 honor given to 11-Down: 2 wds. |
| 45% | SIR | 3 | With 39-Across and 58-Down, response to a military command |
| 45% | TORONTO | 7 | With 39 Across, Canadian baseballer |
| 45% | HOLDTHESETRUTHS | 15 | With 39 Across, ''We'' follower |
| 44% | TRIVIAL | 7 | With 39 Across, search party activity |
| 44% | CITRIC | 6 | With 39 Across, two chemical acids |
| 43% | ENGLISH | 7 | With 39 Across, water north of France |
| 43% | FIFTEEN | 7 | With 39 Across, quarter of an hour |
| 43% | MELBA | 5 | With 39 Across, crispy base for cheese |
| 43% | IPSO | 4 | With 39 Across, by its very nature |
| 43% | GEORGE | 6 | With 39 Across, coiner of the slogan |
| 43% | YOU | 3 | With 39-Across, answer to the question "Who's the solver of this puzzle?" |
| 43% | START | 5 | With 39-Across, advice from 29-Across on how to win a lifetime achievement award |
| 42% | SHORT | 5 | With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 42% | NBA | 3 | With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 41% | ESTES | 5 | Kefauver who ran with 39 Across in 1956 |
| 41% | THEEND | 6 | With 39-Across, doomsayer's assertion ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 51- and 61-Across |
| 41% | OUTER | 5 | With 39-Across, region beyond the Kármán line ... or a literal hint to what this puzzle has |
| 41% | HOME | 4 | With 39-Across, Josh Gibson blasted "almost 800" of these, according to his Hall of Fame plaque |
| 40% | TRIPLE | 6 | With 39-Across, impressive basketball feat ... or a feature shared by the answers to the six starred clues |
| 40% | CHOU | 4 | With 52-Down, 39-Across leader from 1949 to 1976 |
| 39% | CHANGE | 6 | With 36- and 39-Across, go from 1- to 61-Across |
| 39% | TOP | 3 | With 39-Across, refill to capacity ... or a hint to interpreting the clues at 17-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 39% | PICK | 4 | With 39-Across, "Move faster!," or what one can do with the end of the answer to each starred clue |
| 39% | CHIEFJUSTICE | 12 | With 39 and 44 Across, the most major magistrate |