| 100% | LORNA | 5 | With 44-Across, 1869 romance by R. D. Blackmore |
| 61% | LORNADOONE | 10 | 1869 novel by R D Blackmore |
| 57% | LORNA | 5 | & 9D 1869 novel by R D Blackmore |
| 39% | LORNA | 5 | "___ Doone," R.D. Blackmore romance |
| 38% | PLEDGE | 6 | With 44- and 51-Across words by Francis Bellamy |
| 38% | GOODSHIP | 8 | With 44-Across, boat in a song by 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALLABOUT | 8 | With 44-Across, "treble"-shunning 2014 hit by 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEHATFIELDS | 12 | With 44 Across, legendary Southern feuding families |
| 37% | POLITICSIS | 10 | With 44 Across, Will Rogers on parties |
| 37% | IMMEDIATELY | 11 | Without delay, with 44 Across |
| 37% | SIXTEEN | 7 | With 44-Across, 1984 coming-of-age film written and directed by John Hughes |
| 36% | HAPPYPLACE | 10 | 2023 romance novel by 44-Across about a separated couple pretending to still be together while vacationing with friends (2 wds.) |
| 35% | FROST | 5 | & 7D 1984 novel by R D Wingfield |
| 35% | RIDD | 4 | John —, character in 1869 R D Blackmore novel Lorna Doone |
| 35% | FUNNYSTORY | 10 | 2024 romance novel by 44-Across about a librarian who becomes roommates with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BLACKMORE | 9 | R D —, author of 1869 novel Lorna Doone |
| 33% | EVERYBODYS | 10 | With 44-Across, novel by 12-Across that was made into a 1988 movie starring Dennis Quaid and Jessica Lange |
| 33% | MARGARETTOWN | 12 | Novel by 44-Across about a woman with multiple personalities |
| 32% | ENTR | 4 | With 44-Across, intermission |
| 32% | THESECRETOFUS | 13 | 2024 album by 44-Across with the single "Risk" (4 wds.) |
| 32% | EINERECLINER | 12 | With 117 Across, songs to relax by? |
| 32% | IPSO | 4 | With 39 Across, by its very nature |
| 32% | ODDS | 4 | With 37- Across and 44-Down, miscellany |
| 31% | OLD | 3 | With 44-Across, a veteran |
| 31% | GENE | 4 | With 44-Across, Champion rider |
| 31% | HALCYONDAYS | 11 | 2013 album by 44-Across with the hit single "Burn" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | UNIVERSITY | 10 | With 56 Across, school founded by 39 Across |