| 100% | LIKEA | 5 | With 40- and 46-Across, mossless? ... and #1 on the list |
| 56% | RESPECT | 7 | Honor ... and #5 on a list by 40-/46-Across of the 500 greatest songs of all time |
| 53% | LAHR | 4 | Defensive End Warren with 40 interceptions from 1950-59 and called a "ball hawk" on the Cleveland's list of "Browns Legends" |
| 51% | WHATWEVEGOT | 11 | With 37- and 52-Across, #11 on the American Film Institute's "100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes" list |
| 49% | TOP | 3 | With 66-Across, place on a keyboard to find all the letters in 16-, 28-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 48% | TOTALECLIPSE | 12 | Event across the U.S. on 4/8/24 ... and, with 57-Across, 1983 Bonnie Tyler hit that would be apt to play during a 46-Across |
| 47% | MAINSTREET | 10 | Top 40 song by 46-Across with the lyrics "I drift back in time and I find my feet" |
| 47% | FISTBUMPOR | 10 | With 40 and 64 Across, congratulatory choices |
| 46% | ALLIWANTFOR | 11 | With 33-Across, holiday tune that hit #1 on the Billboard charts in 2019, 2020, and 2021: 4 wds. |
| 46% | BASE | 4 | With 1-Across, double on the diamond, say |
| 46% | MEGANTHEE | 9 | With 46-Across, rapper who collaborated with Beyoncé on the 2020 #1 hit "Savage (Remix)": 2 wds. |
| 46% | IMAGINE | 7 | Pretend ... and #3 on the list |
| 46% | SATISFACTION | 12 | Fulfillment ... and #2 on the list |
| 46% | BON | 3 | With 44-Across, band with the #1 hits "Bad Medicine" and "Livin' on a Prayer" |
| 46% | MONKEY | 6 | With the circled letters and 46-Across, playground keep-away game |
| 45% | WHATSGOINGON | 12 | Casual greeting ... and #4 on the list |
| 45% | NOVUS | 5 | With 46-Across, phrase on the back of a buck |
| 45% | ISLANDSIN | 9 | With 40-Across, song that reached #1 on Billboard's country and Hot 100 charts in 1983: 2 wds. |
| 44% | PHARRELL | 8 | With 46-Across, rapper and music producer providing vocals on 20-Across |
| 44% | CTRL | 4 | With 9-Across and 1-Down, combo that launches the task manager |
| 44% | TIC | 3 | With 50 and 55 Across, the ''central'' theme |
| 43% | QUITEAFEW | 9 | Many ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 34-, 40- and 46-Across |
| 43% | FANTASTICFOUR | 13 | Superhero team with the physical features of 19-, 28-, 38-, and 46-Across |
| 43% | CHIEFJUSTICE | 12 | With 39 and 44 Across, the most major magistrate |
| 43% | ITSGOTAGOODBEAT | 15 | With 38- and 59-Across, typical opinion about a record on 40-/14-Across |
| 43% | ANGEL | 5 | With 32-Across, season-leading scorer and rebounder for the 2023 champion 40-Across |
| 43% | ALICIAKEYS | 10 | Singer with the #1 albums "As I Am" and "Girl on Fire" |
| 42% | MOELARRY | 8 | With 46 Across, the Three Stooges |
| 42% | ETCETERA | 8 | "... and the list goes on" |
| 42% | CARVEOUT | 8 | With 46 Across, make room on one's schedule |