| 100% | LUDWIGVAN | 9 | With 63-Across, musician born 12/16/1770 |
| 53% | ABBE | 4 | With 12 Across, singer and actress born Abigail Lassman |
| 49% | THENOBLESTARTISTHATOF | 21 | With 63 Across, Barnum proverb |
| 49% | KNIFE | 5 | With 63 Across, bag for chefs |
| 49% | SILENT | 6 | With 63 Across, source of quote |
| 49% | TOTHEBESTOF | 11 | With 63 Across, ''Not quite sure'' |
| 48% | ACME | 4 | With 63 Across, Wile E. Coyote purchase |
| 48% | PEAR | 4 | With 63 Across, ''partridge in a'' place |
| 45% | ABIGAIL | 7 | With 16-Across, "Little Miss Sunshine" actress born April 14, 1996 |
| 43% | WILD | 4 | With 12 Across, American frontier |
| 42% | TOGO | 4 | With 16 Across, drive-thru transaction |
| 42% | RACHEL | 6 | With 12 Across, author of quote |
| 42% | STOP | 4 | With 12 Across, octagonal traffic marker |
| 42% | STONE | 5 | With 63-Across, Stele |
| 42% | UNDER | 5 | With 63-Across, attempt |
| 41% | LEONARD | 7 | With 60 Across, composer born August 25, 1918 |
| 41% | FESTIVAL | 8 | With 16 Across, another name for Hanukkah |
| 41% | JULIE | 5 | With 16 Across, Downtown ___ (former MTV personality) |
| 41% | BOOT | 4 | With 12 Across, place for basic training |
| 41% | OLIVE | 5 | With 63-Across, comics girlfriend |
| 41% | PIG | 3 | With 63-Across, unseen purchase |
| 41% | STUMBLI | 7 | With 63-Across, temporary setback |
| 41% | THE | 3 | With 63-Across, go Dutch |
| 41% | ABOVE | 5 | With 63-Across, pretty good |
| 41% | ELISHA | 6 | With 63-Across, elevator pioneer |
| 40% | HOT | 3 | With 12 Across, another name for 22 Across |
| 40% | MAYTHE{FOUR}TH | 14 | With 16 Across, salutation on Star Wars Day |
| 40% | PARK | 4 | With 16 Across, block traffic, in a way |
| 40% | ROCKIN | 6 | With 16 Across, "___ the Christmas Tree" (Brenda Lee) |
| 40% | BORIS | 5 | With 16 Across, political resignee of July 2022 |