| 100% | EDITWHERE | 9 | With 40-Across, good advice for correcting a manuscript? |
| 49% | SEA | 3 | With 40-Across, meal for a wolf eel |
| 44% | ABRAHAM | 7 | With 40 Across, bearded VIP with a February 12th birthday |
| 44% | THEALIENAND | 11 | With 40 Across, historic rules for subduing UFO occupants? |
| 43% | KEEPYOURSHIRTON | 15 | Good advice for an impatient person / Bad advice for a Chippendales dancer |
| 43% | JUSTBEYOURSELF | 14 | Good advice for a nervous public speaker / Bad advice for an impersonator |
| 43% | SAVEYOURBREATH | 14 | Good advice for a complainer / Bad advice for someone blowing out birthday candles |
| 43% | DONTHAVEACOWMAN | 15 | Good advice for an angry person / Bad advice for a novice dairy farmer |
| 43% | DUETOBUDGETCUTS | 15 | With 34-, 40- and 60-Across, a somber message for our loyal fans |
| 42% | MARGARET | 8 | With 40-Across, author of the 1936 novel "Gone With the Wind," which was made into a Best Picture-winning movie |
| 41% | TREND | 5 | With 40-Across, a fad |
| 41% | HEAD | 4 | With 40-Across, a firebrand |
| 40% | ONEVOICE | 8 | Good thing for a group to speak with |
| 40% | BARB | 4 | Good name for someone with a sharp tongue? |
| 40% | TACT | 4 | Good skill for a diplomat (rhymes with "fact") |
| 40% | ASH | 3 | With 40-Across, place for cinders |
| 40% | RYDER | 5 | With 40-Across, a popular rental |
| 40% | CAKES | 5 | With 40-Across, a breakfast order |
| 40% | WINWINSITUATION | 15 | Circumstance that's good for everyone ... with a hint to 17-, 25- and 44-Across |
| 40% | SHOT | 4 | With 40-Across, a V.I.P. |
| 39% | EMMY | 4 | With 18 Across, one up for a prestigious television honor |
| 39% | ARIANA | 6 | With 35-Across, singer of "Bang Bang" who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Best Pop Vocal Album |
| 39% | STAY | 4 | With 40-Across, coloring advice ... and literally so |
| 39% | OSCAR | 5 | Award with a category for Best Costume Design |
| 39% | SAE | 3 | Enclosure with a manuscript, for short |
| 39% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 39% | DIET | 4 | With 25 Across, canonical brand for a 10 Down/11 Across |
| 39% | DESSERTS | 8 | Best dishes of a meal, for someone with a sweet tooth |
| 39% | EARLY | 5 | With 1-Down, good thing to have for a tornado |
| 39% | GENERALSTORE | 12 | *Place with a wide variety of goods for sale |