| 100% | NORTHERN | 8 | With 44-Across, birthplace of Rory McIlroy and Jamie Dornan |
| 40% | POTENTIALCONSEQUENCES | 21 | With 44-, 63-, 77- and 93-Across, a long-winded piece of advice |
| 40% | ITALIAN | 7 | With 55-Across, description of 23-, 36- and 44-Across |
| 38% | MIDDLE | 6 | With 44-Down, educational stage ... or a hint to the contents of 18-, 22-, 47- and 53-Across |
| 37% | NANCY | 5 | With 44-Across, golfer who was named both LPGA Rookie of the Year and LPGA Player of the Year in 1978 |
| 37% | ODDS | 4 | With 37- Across and 44-Down, miscellany |
| 36% | SIXTEEN | 7 | With 44-Across, 1984 coming-of-age film written and directed by John Hughes |
| 36% | ROLL | 4 | With 44- and 76-Across, way to put legislators on record ... or the start, middle and end of a word ladder |
| 35% | BYE | 3 | With 38 and 39 Across, NSYNC hit of 2000 |
| 35% | HUGH | 4 | With 44-Across, founder of Playboy magazine |
| 35% | SAPS | 4 | With 44-Across, 1940 Laurel and Hardy film |
| 35% | HENRY | 5 | With 44-Across, hitter of 755 home runs |
| 35% | ARABIAN | 7 | With 44-Across, Middle Eastern body of water |
| 34% | MEDICAL | 7 | With 37 Across, health-care jobs of 19 and 49 Across |
| 34% | ASSETMANAGER | 12 | Adviser concerned with the starts of 20-, 31- and 44-Across |
| 34% | ITWASTHEBEST | 12 | With 36 and 57 Across, ''A Tale of Two Cities'' beginning |
| 34% | ORONO | 5 | With 44-Across, home of a major Northeast university |
| 34% | KNICKKNACK | 10 | With 44-Across, part of a children's song refrain |
| 34% | BONNIE | 6 | With 44-Across, female half of a 1930s crime duo |
| 33% | LIFEWITHOUT | 11 | With 65 Across, what some 1992 and '96 voters dreamed of? |
| 33% | CHIEFJUSTICE | 12 | With 39 and 44 Across, the most major magistrate |
| 33% | PLEDGE | 6 | With 44- and 51-Across words by Francis Bellamy |
| 33% | NOTMUCHMEATON | 13 | With 70 and 83 Across, Spencer's view of Kate in Pat and Mike |
| 33% | GROWING | 7 | With 41 Across, gradually-apparent problem ... and an explanation of the puzzle's circles? |
| 33% | SOUL | 4 | 2020 Pixar film with the voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey |
| 33% | PLAINSGEORGIA | 13 | Birthplace of 44-Across, where he still lives: 2 wds. |
| 33% | THOMAS | 6 | With 9 Down and 71 Across, source of quote |
| 32% | TSTORMS | 7 | Weather events with lightning, briefly ... or a description of 1 and 13 Across |
| 32% | NINA | 4 | With 44-Across, trailblazing artist whose work incorporated classical music and political lyrics |
| 32% | ANNE | 4 | With 44-Across, Jerry Stiller's wife and comedy partner |