| 100% | EMERIL | 6 | With 95-Across, chef whose recipes are used on the International Space Station |
| 39% | SLOWER | 6 | Like aging on the International Space Station vis-à-vis on Earth |
| 34% | RODDY | 5 | With 32-Across, American rapper whose "The Box" was the #3 song on Spotify in 2020 |
| 34% | ALAIN | 5 | Michelin-starred chef Ducasse who sent gourmet meals to astronauts on the International Space Station |
| 33% | APPLEGATE | 9 | With 21-Across, the actress - whose birthday it is today - who played Kelly, the daughter, on "Married... with Children" |
| 33% | CHRISTINA | 9 | With 36-Across, the actress - whose birthday it is today - who played Kelly, the daughter, on "Married... with Children" |
| 33% | LAB | 3 | The International Space Station, e.g. |
| 32% | MIR | 3 | Precursor of the International Space Station |
| 31% | ANT | 3 | Insect once brought to the International Space Station |
| 31% | LAPTOP | 6 | Portable computer that can be used on the knee |
| 30% | BACH | 4 | Baroque composer whose music was sent into space on the Voyager probes |
| 29% | CARLYRAE | 8 | With 15-Across, artist whose album The Loveliest Time was released today |
| 29% | ITO | 3 | Judge whose last name, with an added space, can also fill in the blank in "Who am ___ judge?" |
| 29% | MILEY | 5 | With 33-Across, singer whose "Flowers" was the best-selling global single of 2023 |
| 29% | SPOONERISMS | 11 | What 18-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across all are (whose circled letters name something used with the base phrases) |
| 29% | JULIACHILD | 10 | Chef, cookbook writer, and TV personality whose original kitchen is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (2 wds.) |
| 29% | MIR | 3 | Space station that was once the largest artificial satellite |
| 28% | MOVEONUP | 8 | Curtis Mayfield hit song that was used on the "Bend It Like Beckham" soundtrack (3 wds.) |
| 28% | NEAPOLITANPIZZA | 15 | Food whose recipe is on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage |
| 28% | ROOFER | 6 | Person whose services are provided on the house? |
| 28% | OTIS | 4 | Company whose cars are never on the road |
| 28% | DOANDROIDSDREAM | 15 | With 20-Across, story by 42-Across on which the movie "Blade Runner" is based |
| 28% | WECANREMEMBERIT | 15 | With 59-Across, story by 42-Across on which the movie "Total Recall" is based |
| 28% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird whose call is often dubbed over with the call of a red-tailed hawk, on TV and in movies |
| 28% | BEN | 3 | With 22-Across, former senator whose name can be spelled using only the letters in NEBRASKA (his home state) |
| 28% | JERRYWEST | 9 | Athlete whose silhouette is used in the NBA logo |
| 28% | IRAQ | 4 | Republic on the Persian Gulf whose capital is Baghdad |
| 28% | EURO | 4 | Currency whose symbol is based on the letter epsilon |
| 28% | POLITICSIS | 10 | With 44 Across, Will Rogers on parties |
| 28% | NEVERMISSAGOOD | 14 | With 56 Across, Will Rogers on discretion |