| 100% | ACTI | 4 | With 66-Down, when Lady Macbeth says, "Leave all the rest to me" |
| 37% | HELLO | 5 | 48-Down song with the line "But when I call, you never seem to be home" |
| 37% | TROT | 4 | Something that all the other runners appear to do, when racing with Usain |
| 35% | TOP | 3 | With 66-Across, place on a keyboard to find all the letters in 16-, 28-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 35% | COUCH | 5 | Something to rest on when you're discussing your delusions with the doc |
| 35% | BISON | 5 | Q: What did the buffalo say to his boy when he left? A: ___ |
| 34% | NEW | 3 | With 65- and 66-Across, when to sing the song in the circled squares |
| 33% | TICKETTORIDE | 12 | The Beatles #1 song with the lyric "She said that living with me / Is bringing her down" (3 wds.) |
| 33% | ITOO | 4 | Langston Hughes poem with the lines "They send me to eat in the kitchen / When company comes" |
| 33% | ITOO | 4 | Langston Hughes poem with the lines “They send me to eat in the kitchen / When company comes” |
| 33% | ITS | 3 | "___ all the same to me" |
| 33% | FULL | 4 | With 66-Across, back to the beginning ... or a description of 21- and 48-Down? |
| 33% | SEIZEHERSALAD | 13 | Chef's recommended course of action when the lady replies "No" to the suggestion "Lettuce leave a tip"? |
| 32% | CECILIA | 7 | 1970 hit with the lyric "I'm down on my knees, / I'm begging you please to come home" |
| 32% | WORLDONFIRE | 11 | Song by 40-Across on 48-Across with the lyric "Whatcha gonna do when it all burns down?" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | BEST | 4 | Superior to all the rest |
| 32% | ILL | 3 | Down with the flu, say |
| 32% | SICK | 4 | Down with the flu, say |
| 32% | ILL | 3 | Down with the snuffles, say |
| 32% | SPEECHLESS | 10 | Left with nothing to say |
| 32% | OURKINDOFLOVE | 13 | Lady Antebellum song with the lyrics "You wear your smile like a summer sky / Just shining down on me and you" (4 wds.) |
| 31% | STUN | 4 | Leave rooted to the spot, say |
| 31% | GOOD | 4 | With 37-Down, what 17-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across are all said to bring |
| 31% | SHILO | 5 | Neil Diamond song with the lyrics, "When I was young / I used to call your name / When no one else would come" |
| 31% | BALL | 4 | "Wrecking ___" (Miley Cyrus hit with the lyrics "I never hit so hard in love / All I wanted was to break your walls") |
| 31% | PROCRASTINATE | 13 | Leave things to the last minute, say |
| 31% | GOODBYE | 7 | Something to say when leaving |
| 31% | TILTS | 5 | Leans to the left, say |
| 30% | BEYONCE | 7 | Wants all the Single Ladies to put their hands up |
| 30% | ALIBIED | 7 | Said, "She was with me all day," say |