| 100% | NOMDE | 5 | With 51-Across, a fake handle? |
| 72% | HALFPOUND | 9 | With 51 Across, ''big'' beef on a bun |
| 62% | CHRISTINA | 9 | With 51-Across, "Genie in a Bottle" singer |
| 61% | SNEAK | 5 | With 51-Across, rhyming term for a quick preview |
| 61% | SLATE | 5 | With 51-Across, long-lasting cover for a house |
| 60% | KIT | 3 | With 51-Across, candy with a "Gimme a break" slogan |
| 59% | SPIRAL | 6 | With 51 Across, rotini |
| 59% | SAINT | 5 | With 51-Across, early adopter of the A.D. dating method |
| 58% | LEASH | 5 | With 51 Across, biting reducer |
| 58% | HAN | 3 | With 51 Across, Ford role |
| 58% | SMOTHERS | 8 | With 51-Across, 1960s comedy duo with a politically controversial variety show |
| 58% | ABRAHAM | 7 | With 51 Across, source of quote |
| 57% | JOBBED | 6 | Subcontracted, with 51 Across |
| 57% | SPLIT | 5 | With 51-Across, nitpick ... or a hint to 17-, 37- and 60-Across |
| 57% | THEBEST | 7 | With 51-Across, Sinatra classic, and a hint to completing three puzzle answers |
| 57% | APPLES | 6 | With 51-Across, 2021 Liane Moriarty novel about a matriarch who mysteriously disappears |
| 57% | PULL | 4 | With 27-Across, close with a handle |
| 56% | OIL | 3 | With "of" and 51-Across, a facial moisturizer |
| 54% | WELCOMETO | 9 | With 51-Across, humorous podcast about a fictional small town beset by mysterious conspiracies: 2 wds. |
| 53% | TOP | 3 | With 51-Down, a hit list? |
| 53% | ONE | 3 | With 51-Down, a common tennis score |
| 52% | BUT | 3 | With 75 Across, a gas |
| 52% | ASILIVE | 7 | With 33-Down and 51-Across, "What a surprise!" |
| 52% | PRO | 3 | With 51-Down, part of a golf club |
| 51% | LIME | 4 | With 56 Across, a summer cooler |
| 51% | KEY | 3 | With 52 Across, a Florida attraction |
| 51% | RON | 3 | With 136 Across, a rum brand |
| 51% | YES | 3 | With 89 Across, a confident assent |
| 51% | ONE | 3 | With 41 Across, a vitamin brand |
| 51% | LIFE | 4 | With 127 Across, a popular candy |