| 100% | MEANDER | 7 | With 74-Across, Like St. Petersburg in 1914, 1924 and 1991 * Drift aimlessly |
| 42% | RENAMED | 7 | Like St. Petersburg, in 1991 |
| 36% | PETROGRAD | 9 | Name of St Petersburg between 1914 and 1924 |
| 32% | MARCO | 5 | With 74 Across, explorer whose name is shouted in a pool |
| 30% | RHYMING | 7 | Like 17-, 26-, 40-, 51- and 64-Across, with respect to the numbers in their clues |
| 29% | TRICKY | 6 | With 21-, 30-, 49-, 61- and 74-Across, end of a Carrie Bradshaw quote that starts "Men in their 40s are like the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle ..." |
| 29% | SUBTLE | 6 | With 74-Across, devious skill in politics? |
| 28% | TABOO | 5 | Like eating pizza with a fork and knife in New York City |
| 28% | CATCAFES | 8 | Eateries like Mauhaus in St. Louis and Pounce in Charleston |
| 28% | MAINSTREET | 10 | Top 40 song by 46-Across with the lyrics "I drift back in time and I find my feet" |
| 28% | LEMMON | 6 | Starred with Monroe and Curtis in Some Like it Hot |
| 27% | CLIMBING | 8 | With 91-Across, super-antsy ... or like 24 Across answers in this puzzle? |
| 27% | SOLEDDOWNTHERIVER | 17 | Like shoes made in St. Louis and finished in New Orleans? |
| 27% | SANS | 4 | With 76-Across, like Arial and Helvetica |
| 27% | NOTMUCHMEATON | 13 | With 70 and 83 Across, Spencer's view of Kate in Pat and Mike |
| 27% | SHARKINFESTED | 13 | Like the waters in 1 Across...and 20, 28, and 45 Across? |
| 27% | TED | 3 | With 74-Across, 2021 and 2022 Emmy winner for Outstanding Comedy Series |
| 26% | THERESAMAY | 10 | With 39 and 56 Across, how a Tory and a pundit might differ in decisiveness |
| 26% | ECON | 4 | A subject in college that deals with things like demand and finances: Abbr |
| 26% | FANTASTICBEASTS | 15 | With 68- and 74-Across, J. K. Rowling's first screenplay, with a hint to three pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 26% | ANASTASIA | 9 | '97 musical with "A Rumor in St. Petersburg" |
| 26% | OPEN | 4 | With 5-Across, like many bars and convenience stores |
| 26% | WHATA | 5 | With 15 and 20 Across, a 1967 song sung by Louis Armstrong in "Good Morning, Vietnam" |
| 26% | ARTY | 4 | Like a movie filmed in black and white where everyone speaks with a fake British accent |
| 26% | DONTBIGEMPTY | 12 | With 45 Across, a query put to Bob Hope in 1939's The Cat and the Canary |
| 25% | APPLE | 5 | Tech company known for devices like the iPhone and iPad, with headquarters in Cupertino, California |
| 25% | DATA | 4 | With 30-Across, numbers displayed in rows and columns |
| 25% | LEGALIZED | 9 | With 20 Across, what the people of AZ, NJ, MT, and SD voted for by proposition in 2020 |
| 25% | CONTINUEDONNEXT | 15 | With 27-Down, like 10-Across and others |
| 25% | META | 4 | Social media company known for platforms like Facebook and Instagram, with headquarters in Menlo Park, California |