| 100% | MARTIN | 6 | With 41- and 55-Across, civil rights leader honored on January 21, 2013 |
| 43% | TWOHUNDREDTH | 12 | With 41 and 55 Across, what 15 Across is |
| 40% | MLKJR | 5 | Civil rights leader honored in January, for short: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MLK | 3 | Civil rights leader with a January holiday, for short |
| 37% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the civil rights leader honored in January |
| 37% | MLK | 3 | Initials of a civil rights leader honored in January |
| 35% | MLK | 3 | Civil rights leader honored in Jan. |
| 34% | MARTIN | 6 | ___ Luther King Jr., African-American civil rights leader who is celebrated annually on the third Monday of January |
| 33% | CORETTA | 7 | Civil rights leader and author, __ Scott King |
| 32% | TIC | 3 | With 50 and 55 Across, the ''central'' theme |
| 32% | MLK | 3 | Civil Rights leader with a U.S. memorial: Abbr. |
| 32% | MLK | 3 | Civil rights legend honored in January (Abbr.) |
| 31% | TENNIS | 6 | With 41-Across, question associated with the last words of 17-, 26-, 55- and 64-Across |
| 31% | DAISYBATES | 10 | Civil rights leader known for her work with the Little Rock Nine |
| 30% | LADAINIAN | 9 | With 41-Across, running back who holds the single-season NFL touchdown record and wore number 21 |
| 30% | JACKIEROBINSON | 14 | Baseball great and civil rights leader who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier on this day 76 years ago |
| 30% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the civil rights leader whose holiday is celebrated in January |
| 29% | MLKANDCOOKIES | 13 | Tabloid headline trumpeting a civil rights leader getting caught cheating on his diet? |
| 29% | NAACP | 5 | Civil rights group with a Legal Defense and Educational Fund: Abbr. |
| 29% | TRAFFIC | 7 | With 41 Across, red (top) and green (bottom) street-corner devices |
| 29% | IDA | 3 | Journalist and civil rights leader ___ B. Wells |
| 29% | DICKGREGORY | 11 | Civil rights activist with the comedy album “In Living Black and White” |
| 28% | WAITA | 5 | With 41-Across, "Hang on ..." |
| 28% | GROWING | 7 | With 41 Across, gradually-apparent problem ... and an explanation of the puzzle's circles? |
| 28% | MALCOLMX | 8 | African-American civil rights leader who is celebrated annually on the third Friday of May: 2 wds. |
| 28% | TWIST | 5 | With 41- and 42-Across, 1964 Beatles hit |
| 27% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the civil rights legend honored in January |
| 27% | ROY | 3 | Civil rights leader Wilkins |
| 27% | EVERS | 5 | Civil rights leader Medgar |
| 27% | IDA | 3 | Civil rights leader Wells |