| 100% | ACURA | 5 | With 5-Down, auto debut of 1986 |
| 60% | PIANO | 5 | With 5 Down, type of orchestral work |
| 59% | OLIVE | 5 | With 5 Down, liquid ingredient of 6 Down |
| 54% | RADIAL | 6 | With 58 Down, type of auto wheel |
| 54% | CAR | 3 | With 5-Down, auto accommodations for toddlers |
| 53% | MAI | 3 | With 5-Down, type of rum cocktail |
| 53% | HAD | 3 | With 5-Down, ate a bit of |
| 52% | FIG | 3 | With 5-Down, source of Eve's leaves |
| 52% | SLOW | 4 | With 5-Down, sarcastic round of applause |
| 51% | BLACK | 5 | With 5-Down, a piano has 36 of these |
| 51% | PAUL | 4 | With 5-Down, likely replacement of John Boehner |
| 50% | LEXUS | 5 | Auto debut of 1989 |
| 50% | EDSEL | 5 | Auto debut of 1957 |
| 49% | WABI | 4 | With 5-Down, rhyming Japanese philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection |
| 49% | TERRA | 5 | With 5 Down, unglazed earthenware |
| 49% | REST | 4 | With 5 Down, welcome turnoffs |
| 49% | INCA | 4 | With 5-Down, creator of 24,000+ miles of road before 1600 |
| 49% | MOS | 3 | With 5-Down, stage name of rapper/singer/actor Yasiin Bey |
| 48% | SHELOOKSSO | 10 | With 42-Across, 2014 debut single by 5 Seconds of Summer: 3 wds. |
| 48% | CANDY | 5 | With 5-Down, 9+ billion kernels of it are produced annually (happy Halloween!) |
| 47% | VWSCIROCCO | 10 | German auto debut of 1974 |
| 47% | TIRED | 5 | With 5-Down, run down |
| 47% | JUDY | 4 | Name associated with 5 Down |
| 47% | OWE | 3 | With 5 Down, be behind, as a tenant |
| 46% | SOUND | 5 | With 5- and 1-Down, 2015 Album of the Year nominee by Alabama Shakes |
| 45% | IPSO | 4 | With 5-Across, phrase of clarification |
| 45% | LIFE | 4 | With 5-Across, means of survival |
| 45% | DIRTY | 5 | With 5-Across, glare of contempt |
| 44% | PEARL | 5 | With 5-Across, hunter of valuable bivalves |
| 43% | MOJO | 4 | With 5-Across, archenemy of the Powerpuff Girls |