| 100% | SANTA | 5 | With 45-Across, hot winds |
| 64% | ENOUGHTO | 8 | With 45 Across, sufficient quantity for everybody |
| 62% | SIGNALING | 9 | . . . on a football field, with 45 Across |
| 60% | TURKEYDINNERWITH | 16 | With 45 Across, what male foxes look forward to in November? |
| 57% | KHAMSIN | 7 | Dry, hot wind, that blows across Egyptian deserts |
| 55% | SHE | 3 | With 45-Across, pronoun pair |
| 54% | DONTBIGEMPTY | 12 | With 45 Across, a query put to Bob Hope in 1939's The Cat and the Canary |
| 54% | VIE | 3 | With 45-Across, try to get |
| 54% | JOHN | 4 | With 45-Across, noted Arctic explorer |
| 54% | TAE | 3 | With 45-Across, a martial art |
| 54% | ORE | 3 | With 45-Across, Tater Tots maker |
| 54% | SEA | 3 | With 45-Across, conger, e.g. |
| 53% | GHIBLI | 6 | Hot, dry wind that blows across the Libyan desert |
| 53% | TAKEITTO | 8 | With 45-Across, a 1976 Eagles hit |
| 53% | PRO | 3 | With 45-Across, for the time being |
| 53% | STAN | 4 | With 45-Across, Thor's co-creator |
| 53% | PIN | 3 | With 45-Across, producer of small acorns |
| 53% | ONE | 3 | With 45-Across, low draw in soccer |
| 53% | CUTIE | 5 | With 45-Across, one who's adorable |
| 53% | SNL | 3 | With 45-Across, performance in Studio 8H |
| 53% | UPTO | 4 | With 45-Across, informed on the latest |
| 53% | SEA | 3 | With 45-Across, Northwest airport, in brief |
| 52% | ITS | 3 | With 45-Across, "This one's my treat" |
| 52% | TAKE | 4 | With 45-Across, focus directly on hitting someone |
| 52% | OBAMA | 5 | With 45-Across, presidential period from 2009-17 |
| 51% | GHOST | 5 | With 13 Across, chilis that are among the world's hottest |
| 51% | SLEEPLESS | 9 | With 45-Across, 1993 Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan movie |
| 51% | BENEATH | 7 | With 45-Across, where you might find a present |
| 50% | SANTA | 5 | With 45-Across, largest city in California's wine country |
| 50% | CARSON | 6 | With 45-Across, former MTV star who hosts "The Voice" |