| 100% | KARL | 4 | With 66-Across, German philosopher buried in London's Highgate Cemetery |
| 37% | SARTRE | 6 | Philosopher buried alongside Simone de Beauvoir in Paris’s Montparnasse Cemetery |
| 33% | THICK | 5 | With 66-Across, slow learner in the litter? |
| 32% | OSCAR | 5 | With 35-Across, playwright who was buried in Paris's Père Lachaise Cemetery, though he wasn't French |
| 32% | RITZ | 4 | Luxury hotel in London's Piccadilly district, with "the" |
| 31% | STEVE | 5 | With 66-Across, first in a series of five TV personalities (1954-57) |
| 29% | WOUNDEDNIETZSCHE | 16 | German philosopher with an injury? |
| 29% | BOB | 3 | With 66-Across, choreographer whose life is depicted in the starts of 19-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 28% | UNDER | 5 | With 66-Across, like water that's behind you? |
| 28% | TIM | 3 | With 66-Across, Tea Leoni's "Madam Secretary" husband |
| 28% | HEGEL | 5 | German philosopher whose name rhymes with bagel |
| 28% | HAHN | 4 | With 41 Across, German chemist |
| 28% | ALDI | 4 | German-based supermarket with about 2,500 stores in the U.S. |
| 28% | TOP | 3 | With 66-Across, place on a keyboard to find all the letters in 16-, 28-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 28% | CASTRO | 6 | Leader buried in Santa Ifigenia Cemetery |
| 28% | CONGRESS | 8 | With 43 Across, German Confederation creator |
| 28% | ANGELIQUE | 9 | With 20-Across, German tennis player who defeated Serena Williams in the 2018 Wimbledon final |
| 28% | THELIFEOF | 9 | With 22 Across, Taylor Swift's upcoming 12th album, announced in August 2025 |
| 27% | NOTMUCHMEATON | 13 | With 70 and 83 Across, Spencer's view of Kate in Pat and Mike |
| 27% | ETHANALLEN | 10 | Revolutionary War hero buried in Green Mount Cemetery |
| 27% | MEDGAREVERS | 11 | Civil rights activist buried in Arlington National Cemetery |
| 27% | THREEPENNYOPERA | 15 | Classic 1928 musical set in London, with "The" |
| 27% | THE | 3 | With 66-Across, where this puzzle's circled things can all be found |
| 26% | CHIA | 4 | With 65 Across, morsel in a smoothie |
| 26% | DOESNTKNOW | 10 | With 73 Across, is in ignorance regarding |
| 26% | OPATRIA | 7 | With 66-Across, "Aida" aria |
| 26% | NOT | 3 | With 66-Across, Bond specification |
| 26% | BLEW | 4 | With 66-Across, left speechless |
| 26% | SODA | 4 | With 66-Across, fizzy drink |
| 26% | NEAT | 4 | With 66-Across, "Good thinking!" |