| 100% | PRO | 3 | With 56-Across, like some shares |
| 63% | FELT | 4 | With 56-Across, features of some pens |
| 60% | PRORATA | 7 | Like some shares |
| 58% | CLASSA | 6 | Like some shares and baseball teams |
| 58% | LIME | 4 | With 56 Across, a summer cooler |
| 57% | ALA | 3 | With 65-Across, like some orders |
| 57% | STOP | 4 | With 28-Across, like some traffic |
| 57% | SANS | 4 | With 61-Across, like some typefaces |
| 56% | UNIVERSITY | 10 | With 56 Across, school founded by 39 Across |
| 55% | VESTED | 6 | Like some stock shares |
| 55% | OPEN | 4 | With 34-Across, like some women's shoes |
| 55% | BREAKINGTHROUGH | 15 | With 56-Across, successful like Jackie Robinson [and a hint for 22-, 35- and 49-Across] |
| 54% | PRIORI | 6 | Like some deductions, with "a" |
| 54% | EMO | 3 | Like some hairstyles with long bangs |
| 54% | ROOFTOP | 7 | Like some bars with a view |
| 54% | MUTED | 5 | Like some TVs with closed captions |
| 54% | PREWAR | 6 | Like some apartments with hardwood floors |
| 53% | LEAN | 4 | Like some meat with very little fat |
| 53% | HOAX | 4 | Like some UFO sightings (rhymes with "coax") |
| 53% | THREELEGGED | 11 | Like some races done with a partner |
| 52% | BIGINJAPAN | 10 | Like some bands with only modest Western popularity |
| 52% | INSTATE | 7 | Like some colleges with cheaper tuition for residents |
| 52% | WRY | 3 | Like some humor that aptly rhymes with "dry" |
| 51% | AGED | 4 | Elderly, like some wines (rhymes with raged) |
| 51% | STOCKING | 8 | With 14 Across, some Christmas gifts |
| 49% | EXIT | 4 | With 15 Across, graduation requirement for some |
| 49% | POLKA | 5 | With 11 Across, design on some dresses |
| 49% | ROM | 3 | With 14 Across, films like ''Pretty Woman'' |
| 48% | PALE | 4 | With 56-Across, hoppy brew |
| 47% | EVA | 3 | With 56-Across, Saint of Hollywood |