| 100% | AROOMOF | 7 | With 41-Down, essay in which Virginia Woolf asserts that women need privacy and independence in order to write fiction |
| 27% | ROCKANDROLL | 11 | With 60-Across, institution in which 19-, 25- and 37-Across are (thus far) the only three women ever to be inducted twice |
| 27% | ANON | 4 | “I would venture to guess that ___, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman”: Virginia Woolf |
| 26% | FIRSTTWOLETTERS | 15 | What each Down answer needs from its clue in order to make sense |
| 25% | PSI | 3 | Letter that's necessary in order to spell upsilon and epsilon |
| 25% | FORSTARTERS | 11 | "To begin..." and what the theme answers need in order to make sense |
| 25% | GIRLPOWER | 9 | Slogan that celebrates a young woman's confidence and independence ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 40-/41- and 49-Across |
| 25% | NEXT | 4 | With "in" and 41-Down, heir to the throne |
| 25% | ERODE | 5 | Wear down that woman in East End with poem |
| 25% | BRAINDUMP | 9 | Act of writing down whatever comes to mind in order to clear mental clutter |
| 24% | NUPE | 4 | Public service union that joined with COHSE and NALGO in 1993 to form UNISON (inits) |
| 24% | ASL | 3 | Syst. in which bobbing one’s fist up and down translates to “yes” |
| 24% | LUMBERJACKSONG | 14 | Monty Python sketch in which Michael Palin sings of chopping down trees and dressing in women's clothing: 2 wds. |
| 24% | PETERS | 6 | Author Torrey who wrote “Detransition, Baby,” in which a trans woman and a cis woman consider raising a child together with the person they've both loved (January, 2021) |
| 24% | TURKEYTROT | 10 | Dance to ragtime music in which birdlike movements are made with the shoulders and upper body |
| 24% | TOMS | 4 | Accessories company that distributes free shoes and eyeglasses to children in need |
| 24% | ACL | 3 | Part of HHS created in 2012 that aims to "maximize the independence, well-being, and health of older adults and people with disabilities" among others (abbr.) |
| 23% | ADBLOCKER | 9 | Browser extension needed in order to understand the answers to 17-, 24-, 31-, 44-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 23% | INTERN | 6 | Something that German students completing their medical courses need not be in order to be an assistant doctor |
| 23% | OREO | 4 | Cookie in which my kid replaced the frosting with cheese and tried to get me to eat it |
| 23% | TRIFECTA | 8 | Track wager in which you need to guess the first three finishers in order |
| 23% | LOLA | 4 | Woman in a Manilow song with "a dress cut down to there" |
| 23% | MIDDLEMARCH | 11 | Sixth novel by George Eliot (birthday yesterday) which was written in two pieces that holds a lot of historical value and is considered to be her best work |
| 23% | ASABOVE | 7 | With 41-Across, philosophical principle in which Earth mirrors heaven … or a hint to the shaded squares |
| 23% | LOLA | 4 | Woman in a Barry Manilow song with "a dress cut down to there" |
| 23% | FISHORCUTBAIT | 13 | Line to the indecisive, and what you'll need to add in order to complete some lines in this puzzle |
| 23% | IHOP | 4 | Chain with an alternate 28-letter name ... and what you need to write five puzzle answers? |
| 23% | WOOLF | 5 | Writer of the line “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction” |
| 23% | OCRAS | 5 | Somewhat archaic spelling of those pods that you have to cook with vinegar in order to get rid of the slime |
| 23% | INTERSTATE | 10 | With 59-Across, highway that goes through the 15 places indicated in this puzzle, in order, north to south |