100% | BURST | 5 | With 6- and 8-Across, suddenly become famous |
61% | LIFE | 4 | With 6- and 8-Across, shared belief of Christianity and Islam |
61% | FOOT | 4 | With 6- and 8-Across, entry that allows for later success |
58% | WORD | 4 | With 6- and 8-Across, Merriam-Webster feature with recent choices like "pediculous" and "longanimity" |
58% | HIDE | 4 | With 6- and 8-Across, game that begins with "Ready or not, here I come!" |
47% | RALPH | 5 | With 6- and 22-Across, noted 19th-century writer |
45% | EASY | 4 | With 6-Across and 4-Down, pleasant to look at |
45% | NOBEL | 5 | With 6-Across, award won by Einstein, Churchill and Sartre |
44% | THE | 3 | With 7- and 8-Across, "Preposterous!" |
44% | TOAST | 5 | With 6-Across and 5-Down, celebrated person (hint: browned bread) |
44% | ONCE | 4 | With 5- and 6-Across, storybook beginning |
43% | ARENA | 5 | With 8-Across, subgenre for Journey and Foreigner |
43% | SUN | 3 | With 8-Across, Chinese general and military strategist |
43% | ONCE | 4 | With 5- and 6-Across, fairy tale starter |
43% | ONA | 3 | With 32-Across, suddenly and without thinking |
42% | SPICE | 5 | With 8-Across, kitchen holders of rosemary and thyme |
42% | SAT | 3 | Suddenly became attentive, with "up" |
41% | BASS | 4 | With 6 Across, music staff symbol |
41% | ROALD | 5 | With 6 Across, Willy Wonka creator |
41% | CHEFS | 5 | With 8-Across, gesture with the fingers and lips meaning "Exquisite!" |
41% | SAID | 4 | With 7- and 8-Across, mocking phrase following an unpopular opinion |
41% | THE | 3 | With 6 Across, something to cut to |
40% | AULD | 4 | With 8- and 9-Across, traditional New Year's song |
40% | TEA | 3 | With 6-Down, cups and saucers and such |
40% | HELPMEOBI | 9 | With 61- and 37-Across, famous line by 53-Across in [see circled letters] |
40% | BIG | 3 | With 8-Across, a famous landmark in London known for its great bell |
39% | EVEN | 4 | Like 4, 6, and 8 (and the opposite of 17-Across) |
39% | FISTBUMPOR | 10 | With 40 and 64 Across, congratulatory choices |
39% | NOTHINGTO | 9 | With 36 and 56 Across, so-so |
39% | ANIMAL | 6 | With 8 Across, raising livestock |