| 100% | SNEAK | 5 | With 51-Across, rhyming term for a quick preview |
| 60% | SILLY | 5 | With 4-Across, rhyming term for a goofball |
| 50% | NITWIT | 6 | Rhyming term for a birdbrain |
| 47% | RAP | 3 | Informal term for a quick, sharp blow |
| 45% | AGGAG | 5 | Rhyming term for a law that forbids undercover filming of farm animal conditions |
| 44% | HALFPOUND | 9 | With 51 Across, ''big'' beef on a bun |
| 44% | FAX | 3 | Transmit a quick message through a phone line, for short (rhymes with wax) |
| 42% | FABLE | 5 | Literary term for a story with a moral, often featuring anthropomorphized characters |
| 42% | CARP | 4 | Name for a fish that rhymes with "harp" |
| 41% | SHRUB | 5 | Name for a decorative bush, that rhymes with "scrub" |
| 41% | HOBO | 4 | Word for a homeless person which rhymes with "Lobo" |
| 41% | SMITTENKITTEN | 13 | Rhyming phrase for someone with a crush |
| 41% | PAL | 3 | Gal ___ (rhyming term for a female friend) |
| 41% | GAL | 3 | ___ pal (rhyming term for a female friend) |
| 41% | PAL | 3 | Gal ___ (rhyming term for a woman friend) |
| 41% | FIREBALL | 8 | Term for a particularly spectacular 41-Across |
| 40% | PLEASURE | 8 | A word for enjoyment that rhymes with treasure |
| 40% | ENIGMATOLOGIST | 14 | Fancy term for a 36-Across |
| 40% | CRUCIVERBALIST | 14 | Fancy term for a 36-Across |
| 40% | LINEN | 5 | With 51-Across, place for pillowcases |
| 40% | PRO | 3 | With 51-Across, for the nonce |
| 40% | METAHUMAN | 9 | A DC Comics term for a person with powers |
| 40% | SOMETHINGOLD | 12 | With 52 Across, start of a bridalwear rhyme |
| 39% | CATLADY | 7 | Term used for a woman with many felines |
| 39% | CHRISTINA | 9 | With 51-Across, "Genie in a Bottle" singer |
| 38% | NOMDE | 5 | With 51-Across, a fake handle? |
| 38% | SOPRANINO | 9 | Term for a musical instrument such as a recorder or saxophone with the highest pitch of all those in its family |
| 38% | BATMAN | 6 | With 51-Across, roles for 17-, 38- and 62-Across |
| 38% | GEEK | 4 | ___ chic (rhyming term for fashion associated with techies) |
| 38% | SIRE | 4 | Term for a crown |