| 100% | ABOVE | 5 | With 63-Across, pretty good |
| 70% | AMY | 3 | With 63-Across, best-selling Chinese-American author |
| 69% | ANG | 3 | With 63-Across, two-time Best Director Oscar winner |
| 67% | THENOBLESTARTISTHATOF | 21 | With 63 Across, Barnum proverb |
| 66% | KNIFE | 5 | With 63 Across, bag for chefs |
| 66% | SILENT | 6 | With 63 Across, source of quote |
| 66% | TOTHEBESTOF | 11 | With 63 Across, ''Not quite sure'' |
| 64% | ACME | 4 | With 63 Across, Wile E. Coyote purchase |
| 64% | PEAR | 4 | With 63 Across, ''partridge in a'' place |
| 57% | PROFILESIN | 10 | With 61 Across, 1956 best-seller |
| 57% | EARTHIN | 7 | With 24 Across, 1992 best-seller |
| 56% | STONE | 5 | With 63-Across, Stele |
| 56% | UNDER | 5 | With 63-Across, attempt |
| 55% | OLIVE | 5 | With 63-Across, comics girlfriend |
| 55% | PIG | 3 | With 63-Across, unseen purchase |
| 55% | STUMBLI | 7 | With 63-Across, temporary setback |
| 55% | THE | 3 | With 63-Across, go Dutch |
| 55% | ELISHA | 6 | With 63-Across, elevator pioneer |
| 54% | WHAT | 4 | With 63-Across, "Is there more?" |
| 54% | WETHEPEOPLEOF | 13 | With 63-Across, a patriotic opening |
| 54% | HIRED | 5 | With 63-Across, domestic, e.g. |
| 54% | EAST | 4 | With 63-Across, nation since 2002 |
| 54% | EYE | 3 | With 63-Across, test for pupils |
| 53% | CIVILWAR | 8 | With 63-Across, theme of this puzzle |
| 53% | BETWEEN | 7 | With 63-Across, phrase grating to grammarians |
| 53% | PRO | 3 | With 63-Across, for the time being |
| 53% | LIE | 3 | With 63-Across, prepare for an ambush |
| 52% | SEASON | 6 | With 41-Across, good time for a cliffhanger ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 63-Across has? |
| 52% | LUDWIGVAN | 9 | With 63-Across, musician born 12/16/1770 |
| 52% | CORD | 4 | Literally, with 63-Across, distinguished chef |