| 100% | IPSO | 4 | With 6-Down, a logician's phrase |
| 59% | CANDY | 5 | With 6-Down, Valentine's Day treat that may contain a "Be Mine" message |
| 59% | FOR | 3 | With 6-Down, seating a couple |
| 57% | MINUS | 5 | With 6-Down, something with a negative effect? |
| 57% | AIR | 3 | With 6-Down, operator of a 63-Down |
| 56% | BICYCLE | 7 | With 6-Down, common sight outside a school building |
| 56% | FOR | 3 | With 6-Down, words upon handing someone a gift |
| 56% | SATELLITE | 9 | With 6-Down, a country that is controlled or influenced by another |
| 55% | IPSO | 4 | With 28-Down, logician's phrase |
| 54% | KNICKKNACK | 10 | With 20-Down, phrase in a children's song |
| 53% | ARAL | 4 | With 6 Down, almost-gone water |
| 52% | JELLY | 5 | With 6-Across, underwater creature that's not actually a 6-Across |
| 51% | YOURENOTGETTING | 15 | With 6-Down, doctor's observation |
| 51% | HUT | 3 | With 6-Down, QB's cry |
| 50% | RED | 3 | With 6-Down, Rudolph's guiding light |
| 50% | OMAR | 4 | With 6-Down, Doctor Zhivago's portrayer |
| 50% | CAPTAIN | 7 | With 6-Down, Peter Pan's foe |
| 49% | FIESTA | 6 | Party with a 6-Down, perhaps |
| 49% | MAGNA | 5 | With "cum" and 32-Down, a diploma phrase |
| 49% | ITS | 3 | With 45-Down, phrase accompanying a handshake |
| 49% | BREAK | 5 | With 6-Across, share a meal together |
| 48% | ABBE | 4 | With 37 Down, a singer |
| 48% | ARCH | 4 | With 47 Down, a sport |
| 48% | AMOAMASAMAT | 11 | School phrase with a clue to this puzzle's theme |
| 48% | UNCLE | 5 | With 6-Down, US icon whose initials are U.S. |
| 48% | SEA | 3 | Body with a floor (homophone of 6 Down) |
| 48% | MEL | 3 | With 6-Across, a man of many voices |
| 48% | CAMEL | 5 | With 6-Across, "peaks" on a desert mount |
| 48% | INOR | 4 | With 69-Down, a pet's choice |
| 48% | AFTERA | 6 | With 8-Down, a reply's start |