| 100% | ETHYL | 5 | With 45-Down, C2H5OH |
| 81% | DOUBLE | 6 | With 45 Down, alternate puzzle title |
| 81% | SCALE | 5 | With 45 Down, architect's creation |
| 81% | PET | 3 | With 45 Down, watches Spot, say |
| 81% | LOS | 3 | With 45 Down, Silicon Valley city |
| 80% | PET | 3 | With 45 Down, hardly a personal preference |
| 68% | SKI | 3 | With 45-Down, unisex topper |
| 68% | TEA | 3 | With 45-Down, beverage dispenser |
| 68% | ILL | 3 | With 45-Down, bad sign |
| 67% | OVER | 4 | With 45-Down, words after "Pssst!" |
| 67% | ART | 3 | With 45-Down, some drawing rooms |
| 67% | WET | 3 | With 45-Down, epitome of limpness |
| 66% | ABBA | 4 | With 45-Down, author of "My People" |
| 66% | SACRED | 6 | With 45-Down, something not to criticize |
| 66% | THE | 3 | With 45-Down, "Trust No One" series |
| 66% | ITS | 3 | With 45-Down, phrase accompanying a handshake |
| 66% | OBIWAN | 6 | With 45-Down, Luke Skywalker's mentor |
| 66% | GAG | 3 | With 45-Down, collection of movie outtakes |
| 66% | SANTA | 5 | With 45-Down, West Coast racing venue |
| 64% | LUNAR | 5 | With 45-Down, about 29 1/2 days |
| 64% | URSA | 4 | With 45-Down, home of the Big Dipper |
| 64% | SHE | 3 | With 45-Down, pronoun pair for some women |
| 63% | JON | 3 | With 45-Down, Don Draper portrayer on "Mad Men" |
| 63% | PICNIC | 6 | With 45-Down, park structures usually constructed from timber |
| 62% | ANITA | 5 | With 45-Down, jazz singer who worked with Woody Herman |
| 62% | STELLAR | 7 | With 45-Down, effect used by astronomers to measure distance |
| 59% | HAKUNA | 6 | With 45-Down, Disney song written by Elton John and Tim Rice |
| 58% | TOTALLY | 7 | With 45-Down, "Radical, dude!" (and a hint to this puzzle's shape) |
| 57% | THE | 3 | With 45-Down, Gregory Peck horror film whose remake was released 6/6/06 |
| 57% | FIFTH | 5 | With 45-Down, subversive groups ... or what the answers in the circled squares comprise? |