| 100% | SKI | 3 | With 45-Down, unisex topper |
| 65% | DOUBLE | 6 | With 45 Down, alternate puzzle title |
| 65% | SCALE | 5 | With 45 Down, architect's creation |
| 65% | PET | 3 | With 45 Down, watches Spot, say |
| 56% | ETHYL | 5 | With 45-Down, C2H5OH |
| 55% | OPENCAR | 7 | Convertible, with the top down |
| 55% | TEA | 3 | With 45-Down, beverage dispenser |
| 54% | OVER | 4 | With 45-Down, words after "Pssst!" |
| 54% | ART | 3 | With 45-Down, some drawing rooms |
| 54% | WET | 3 | With 45-Down, epitome of limpness |
| 53% | CHEESE | 6 | With 45-Across, savory topping found in tubs ... and the circled squares? |
| 53% | ABBA | 4 | With 45-Down, author of "My People" |
| 53% | SACRED | 6 | With 45-Down, something not to criticize |
| 53% | THE | 3 | With 45-Down, "Trust No One" series |
| 53% | ITS | 3 | With 45-Down, phrase accompanying a handshake |
| 53% | OBIWAN | 6 | With 45-Down, Luke Skywalker's mentor |
| 53% | GAG | 3 | With 45-Down, collection of movie outtakes |
| 52% | LUNAR | 5 | With 45-Down, about 29 1/2 days |
| 52% | URSA | 4 | With 45-Down, home of the Big Dipper |
| 51% | JON | 3 | With 45-Down, Don Draper portrayer on "Mad Men" |
| 50% | ANITA | 5 | With 45-Down, jazz singer who worked with Woody Herman |
| 50% | STELLAR | 7 | With 45-Down, effect used by astronomers to measure distance |
| 49% | NUMERO | 6 | With 9-Down, tops |
| 49% | BEST | 4 | With 51-Down, tops |
| 48% | STOP | 4 | Top 20 Spice Girls song with the lyric "Slow it down, read the sign" |
| 48% | HAKUNA | 6 | With 45-Down, Disney song written by Elton John and Tim Rice |
| 47% | TSHIRT | 6 | Unisex top |
| 46% | THE | 3 | With 45-Down, Gregory Peck horror film whose remake was released 6/6/06 |
| 46% | FIFTH | 5 | With 45-Down, subversive groups ... or what the answers in the circled squares comprise? |
| 46% | ROD | 3 | 45 Down applicator |