| 100% | ANDTHEOSCAR | 11 | With 57-Across, phrase that introduces the winner at the 15-Across 16-Across |
| 42% | ZAKIYA | 6 | With 15 and 16 Across, writer with the 2021 debut novel "The Other Black Girl" |
| 41% | SHAPE | 5 | With 35-Across, 2017 Ed Sheeran hit that spent 16 weeks at #1 on the Canadian Hot 100 |
| 39% | PING | 4 | With 57-Across, game that includes the starts of 17-, 29-, 48- and 64-Across |
| 39% | PEPPERS | 7 | With 15 Across, illusion that uses a reflection to create the appearance of a phantom |
| 39% | MEL | 3 | With 14-Across, slugger signed by the Giants at age 16 |
| 39% | IPOD | 4 | With 57-Across, digital music player that replaced the Mini |
| 38% | RED | 3 | With 7-Across, flight option that saves money at the expense of sleep |
| 38% | STANFORD | 8 | Western university that scored 0 points at the first 15-Across |
| 38% | MICHIGAN | 8 | Midwestern university that scored 49 points at the first 15-Across |
| 38% | ACADEMY | 7 | With 16-Across, yearly ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre |
| 38% | IDO | 3 | Phrase that seals the deal, at the altar: 2 wds. |
| 38% | PRIDE | 5 | With 57-Across, time period honoring the group hinted at by the beginning of the starred clues |
| 37% | TRISTAN | 7 | Knight at the 16 Across |
| 37% | SAM | 3 | With 6-Across, winner of four Grammys at the 2015 Grammy Awards |
| 36% | FORK | 4 | With 15-Across, utensil usually at the far left in a place setting |
| 36% | NEVERNEVER | 10 | With 43-Across, where the directions at 17-, 22-, 33- and 57-Across lead |
| 36% | STUCK | 5 | With 31-Across, 2020 charity single that debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts |
| 36% | DARK | 4 | With 12 Across, period that followed the fall of the Roman Empire |
| 36% | ESPN | 4 | Cable network that introduced the phrase "web gem" |
| 35% | ETTU | 4 | Phrase associated with the 18 Across |
| 35% | EBB | 3 | With 15-Across, 1953 song that was a hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1965 |
| 35% | DIPLOMATIC | 10 | With 29-Across, 2018 Drake track that debuted at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 35% | KEYS | 4 | Typically lost items that are "found" in the starts of 16-, 24-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 35% | LINE | 4 | With 14 Across, payoff at the end of a joke |
| 35% | INTERSTATE | 10 | With 59-Across, highway that goes through the 15 places indicated in this puzzle, in order, north to south |
| 35% | ROCKIN | 6 | With 16 Across, "___ the Christmas Tree" (Brenda Lee) |
| 34% | TOPIMPA | 7 | With 48-Across, Kendrick Lamar album that won Best Rap Album at the 2016 Grammys: 3 wds. |
| 34% | LASVEGAS | 8 | City that hosted the 16-/40-Across boxing match at the MGM Grand: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GHOST | 5 | With 13 Across, chilis that are among the world's hottest |