| 100% | PRO | 3 | With 45-Across, for the time being |
| 67% | ADINTERIM | 9 | For the time being |
| 67% | PROTEM | 6 | For the time being |
| 66% | SITSPAT | 7 | Takes no action for the time being |
| 56% | TEM | 3 | Pro ___ (for the time being) |
| 55% | ANGELA | 6 | With 33-Across, German leader who was Time's 2015 Person of the Year |
| 53% | ARTS | 4 | Section of the Times where the crossword is found, with "The" |
| 53% | TRUMAN | 6 | With 33-Across, friend of 15-Across who was the basis for Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 52% | NONCE | 5 | (For the) time being |
| 52% | FERNDALE | 8 | Detroit suburb named for the plants the area was once overgrown with |
| 52% | AUDEN | 5 | Poet who wrote "For the Time Being" and "Another Time" |
| 52% | ATE | 3 | The young man was late for his d___ with girlfriend |
| 52% | GOOD | 4 | With 65-Across, comment that might be heard after the start of 17-, 28-, 45- or 59-Across |
| 52% | BASTILLE | 8 | Band with the album "Bad Blood" that was a first-time Grammy nominee for Best New Artist |
| 51% | NONCE | 5 | The time being |
| 50% | FRIENDS | 7 | TV series with the theme "I'll Be There for You" |
| 50% | FRIENDS | 7 | Sitcom with the theme song "I'll Be There for You" |
| 50% | MODEM | 5 | Device along with the router that is critical for accessing WiFi |
| 49% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Stay With Me" singer who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Record of the Year (and won): 2 wds. |
| 49% | ARKHAM | 6 | With 33-Across, institution for the criminally insane that is central to the plot of "Gotham" |
| 48% | GMT | 3 | Time zone that is used as a central reference point for all the others: Abbr. |
| 48% | TAN | 3 | Color of skin that has been in the sun for a long time |
| 48% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 45-Across, actress who played Catwoman in the 1992 film "Batman Returns" |
| 48% | NANCYSINATRA | 12 | Performer with the 1966 hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'": 2 wds. |
| 48% | WAR | 3 | 1970 #1 hit with the lyric "huh, yeah, What is it good for?" |
| 48% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was with my mistress at the time," maybe |
| 48% | STRIP | 5 | With 20-Across, scratched the surface for resources? |
| 47% | PRO | 3 | With 51-Across, for the nonce |
| 47% | PHARRELL | 8 | With 46-Across, "Happy" singer who was a coach on "The Voice" for four seasons |
| 47% | PRO | 3 | With 4- and 7-Across, both sides ... or the missing starts for all the remaining Across answers |