| 100% | LAID | 4 | With 40-Across, exposed |
| 83% | TUNA | 4 | With 40 Across, diner orders |
| 80% | SHRIMP | 6 | With 40 Across, seafood dish with garlic |
| 80% | INTWOWORDS | 10 | With 40 Across, Goldwyn's ''No way!'' |
| 78% | MISTER | 6 | With 40 Across, Hanks' role in 17/64 Across |
| 77% | THEALIENAND | 11 | With 40 Across, historic rules for subduing UFO occupants? |
| 76% | ABRAHAM | 7 | With 40 Across, bearded VIP with a February 12th birthday |
| 74% | FISTBUMPOR | 10 | With 40 and 64 Across, congratulatory choices |
| 70% | NEW | 3 | With 40-Across, modern |
| 70% | STRONG | 6 | With 40-Across, coerce |
| 70% | RODS | 4 | With 40-Across, racers |
| 68% | CRAPS | 5 | With 40-Across, casino fixture |
| 68% | GIVE | 4 | With 40-Across, tip off |
| 68% | TREND | 5 | With 40-Across, a fad |
| 68% | HEAD | 4 | With 40-Across, a firebrand |
| 68% | BEDS | 4 | With 40-Across, garden sites |
| 68% | LUPITA | 6 | With 40-Across, "Sulwe" author |
| 68% | SOLAR | 5 | With 40-Across, juice choice |
| 68% | TRA | 3 | With 40-Across, singing syllables |
| 68% | XXX | 3 | With 40-Across, male mouser |
| 67% | ROSS | 4 | With 40-Across, McMurdo Sound locale |
| 67% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 40-Across, "King of Pop" |
| 67% | OTTO | 4 | With 40-Across, 1944 Chemistry Nobelist |
| 67% | RYDER | 5 | With 40-Across, a popular rental |
| 67% | THE | 3 | With 40-Across, "Inside ___" (postgame show) |
| 67% | HAM | 3 | With 40-Across, common deli sandwich |
| 67% | NEWYORK | 7 | With 40-Across, where Broadway is |
| 67% | CAKES | 5 | With 40-Across, a breakfast order |
| 67% | NEW | 3 | With 40-Across, change of government |
| 67% | ASH | 3 | With 40-Across, place for cinders |