| 100% | PALO | 4 | With 4-Across, part of Silicon Valley |
| 61% | ALTO | 4 | Palo ___, California city that's part of Silicon Valley |
| 55% | SANTA | 5 | With 9 Across, Silicon Valley city |
| 53% | VERY | 4 | With 4-Across, opposite of seldom |
| 53% | ALTO | 4 | Palo ___, Californian city that is a part of the Silicon Valley |
| 53% | GAL | 3 | With 4-Across, star of "Wonder Woman" |
| 53% | DAVID | 5 | With 4-Across, creator of "The Sopranos" |
| 53% | THE | 3 | With 4-Across, resident of Buckingham Palace |
| 53% | TWO | 3 | With 4-Across, value of an opinion? |
| 51% | JAMIE | 5 | With 4-Across, star of "Django Unchained" and "Soul" |
| 50% | BLA | 3 | With 4- & 9-Across, sports news of 1919 |
| 49% | BETSY | 5 | With 4-Across, secretary of education who advocated for school choice |
| 49% | NYE | 3 | Nevada county with part of Death Valley National Monument |
| 49% | SKIN | 4 | Part of a 4-Across that feels like sandpaper |
| 49% | THE | 3 | With 4- and 5-Across, opposite of fantasy land |
| 49% | HOP | 3 | With 4-Across, non-alcoholic drink with a flavor reminiscent of beer |
| 48% | STEVE | 5 | Jobs of Silicon Valley |
| 48% | SANJOSE | 7 | "Capital of Silicon Valley" |
| 48% | ANTHONY | 7 | With 38-Across, star of 4-/60-Down |
| 47% | GATES | 5 | "Pirates of Silicon Valley" figure Bill |
| 47% | SANJOSE | 7 | Self-professed "capital of Silicon Valley" |
| 47% | INK | 3 | With 43-Across, part of a squid |
| 46% | BAD | 3 | With 4-Across, Puerto Rican rapper who was Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2020 |
| 46% | GOLF | 4 | Part of 25 Across |
| 46% | LOBE | 4 | Part of 57 Across |
| 46% | ARTS | 4 | Part of 101 Across |
| 46% | TOMATO | 6 | Part of 37 Across |
| 46% | EAST | 4 | Part of 43 Across |
| 46% | OLYMPIC | 7 | Part of 39 Across |
| 46% | OVEN | 4 | Part of 32- Across |