| 100% | PAPA | 4 | With 57-Across, storied hot-porridge eater |
| 51% | PENNY | 5 | With 57 Across, small-time |
| 50% | THEHISTORYOFTOM | 15 | With 57 Across, Brit lit classic |
| 43% | SPREADTOO | 9 | With 57-Across, overextended |
| 43% | LET | 3 | With 57-Across, unleash |
| 42% | LAST | 4 | With 57-Across, farewell effort |
| 42% | BON | 3 | With 57-Across, witty remark |
| 41% | ROCKANDROLL | 11 | With 57-Across, Queen's place |
| 41% | AARON | 5 | With 57-Across, "Breaking Bad" actor |
| 41% | ANG | 3 | With 57-Across, "Brokeback Mountain" director |
| 41% | WHEREDIDWEGO | 12 | With 38 Across, 57 Across' lament in 46 Across |
| 41% | MURDER | 6 | With 57-Across, story in the offing? |
| 41% | SORRYIM | 7 | With 57-Across, response to the complaint |
| 41% | FRIED | 5 | With 57-Across, over-easy breakfast items |
| 41% | SPACE | 5 | With 57-Across, New Horizons, e.g. |
| 41% | ERIC | 4 | With 57-Across, "Black Hawk Down" actor |
| 41% | THINKDIFFERENT | 14 | Slogan associated with 57-Across |
| 40% | RUDOLPHTHE | 10 | With 57 Across, a more accurate way to describe the guy who works the mother of all night jobs? |
| 40% | ITAINTOVERUNTIL | 15 | WIth 57-Across, a die-hard's statement |
| 40% | POLITICAL | 9 | With 57-Across, the theme of this puzzle |
| 39% | GHOST | 5 | With 13 Across, chilis that are among the world's hottest |
| 39% | ROTH | 4 | With 57-Across, savings plan with tax-free withdrawals |
| 39% | ITS | 3 | With 57-Across, welcome words when the check arrives |
| 39% | YOURMONEYS | 10 | With 57-Across, welcome comment at a bar #4 |
| 39% | BIO | 3 | With 57-Across, exam that might ask about mitosis |
| 39% | COOL | 4 | With 57-Across, Grammy-nominated Bette Midler holiday album |
| 39% | PAPA | 4 | Bear with the hottest porridge |
| 38% | THESILENCE | 10 | With 57-Across, Oscar film for '91 (with Jodie Foster) |
| 38% | IPOD | 4 | With 57-Across, digital music player that replaced the Mini |
| 38% | SINGLE | 6 | With 57-Across, ice cream order depicted at 14-Down |