| 100% | DAGWOOD | 7 | With 43 Across, Cookie's parents |
| 60% | LIAM | 4 | With 43 Across, ''Schindler's List'' star |
| 55% | THISMIGHTSOLVE | 14 | With 43 Across, inspiration encouragement |
| 55% | ILL | 3 | With 43 Across, evil person |
| 54% | SKETCH | 6 | With 43 Across, art store purchase |
| 54% | CONGRESS | 8 | With 43 Across, German Confederation creator |
| 53% | BUTTONS | 7 | With 43 Across, Oscar song for 1947 |
| 52% | MARY | 4 | With 43 Across, Supporting Actress (''Melvin and Howard'') |
| 50% | MATRIXOF | 8 | With 43 Across, grid of numbers illustrating a sports transaction? |
| 50% | LASH | 4 | With 43-Across, a 1940's movie cowboy |
| 48% | TIMETOHITTHEHAY | 15 | With 43-Across, line spoken by the show's star |
| 48% | WALKON | 6 | With 43-Across, Lou Reed's signature song: 2 wds. |
| 47% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 43-Across, actress who's played both Catwoman and the Wasp |
| 46% | ALL | 3 | With 43-Across, sane |
| 46% | MORE | 4 | With 43-Across, approximately |
| 46% | NEAT | 4 | With 43-Across, shipshape |
| 45% | ITSA | 4 | With 22-Across, proud parent's cry |
| 45% | PENNY | 5 | With 43-Across, small wagers |
| 45% | RADIAL | 6 | With 43-Across, Michelin product |
| 45% | THICKEN | 7 | With 43-Across, Coagulate * Galley |
| 44% | BLOW | 4 | With 43-Across, use bubble gum? |
| 44% | THE | 3 | With 43-Across, comic book superhero |
| 44% | RARE | 4 | With 43-Across, yttrium or scandium |
| 44% | TRUE | 4 | With 43-Across, kind of test |
| 44% | DOYOUNEED | 9 | With 43-Across, "What is it?" |
| 44% | THE | 3 | With 43-Across, feeling often fought |
| 44% | ROSE | 4 | With 43-Across, some perfume ingredients |
| 44% | SEA | 3 | With 43-Across, playful marine mammal |
| 44% | ITE | 3 | Suffix with 43-Across |
| 44% | CHESS | 5 | Game with 43-across |