| 100% | SPICE | 5 | With 8-Across, kitchen holders of rosemary and thyme |
| 41% | CENTER | 6 | With 38-Across, feature of an upscale kitchen ... or of 17-, 23-, 47- and 58-Across? |
| 40% | SALAD | 5 | With 8-Across, period of youthful innocence |
| 40% | POUND | 5 | With 8-Across, bits of British currency |
| 39% | SUN | 3 | With 8-Across, Chinese general and military strategist |
| 39% | ARENA | 5 | With 8-Across, subgenre for Journey and Foreigner |
| 39% | AREA | 4 | With 8-Across, part of a phone number |
| 39% | EGGCARTON | 9 | Holder of 31- and 37-Across |
| 39% | MEDICAL | 7 | With 37 Across, health-care jobs of 19 and 49 Across |
| 39% | CARGO | 5 | With 8-Across, bit of attire with many pockets |
| 39% | DOUBLE | 6 | With 8-Across, kind of bus associated with London |
| 39% | SPICE | 5 | With 8-Across, business of 55-Across's backers |
| 39% | UNCLE | 5 | With 8-Across, personification of the U.S. government |
| 39% | ACUTE | 5 | With 8-Across, feature of "V," but not "L" |
| 38% | RIVER | 5 | With 8-Across, triangular feature of a mouth |
| 38% | HERBS | 5 | Rosemary and thyme |
| 38% | THE | 3 | With 8-Across, where Egypt's Temple of Dendur resides |
| 38% | PARTY | 5 | With 8-Across, nifty bit of entertainment for guests |
| 37% | CHEFS | 5 | With 8-Across, gesture with the fingers and lips meaning "Exquisite!" |
| 37% | LIFEWITHOUT | 11 | With 65 Across, what some 1992 and '96 voters dreamed of? |
| 37% | HERBS | 5 | Rosemary and thyme, for two |
| 37% | ANIMAL | 6 | With 8 Across, raising livestock |
| 37% | NOTMUCHMEATON | 13 | With 70 and 83 Across, Spencer's view of Kate in Pat and Mike |
| 37% | GROWING | 7 | With 41 Across, gradually-apparent problem ... and an explanation of the puzzle's circles? |
| 37% | THYME | 5 | Herb that's part of a song with parsley, sage, and rosemary |
| 37% | FOOD | 4 | With 8-Across, high-definition photos of cake or bacon, e.g. |
| 37% | EARLY | 5 | With 8-Across, person who's awake at the crack of dawn |
| 37% | NIGHT | 5 | With 8-Across, group of workers who are not work-a-day? |
| 37% | FUNNY | 5 | With 8-Across, "humorous" part of the body near the humerus |
| 37% | AULD | 4 | With 8- and 9-Across, traditional New Year's song |