| 100% | SEENO | 5 | With 97-Across, a proverbial monkey's advice |
| 55% | THERESSOMETHING | 15 | With 97 Across, working title of a Gore Vidal film? |
| 48% | DONTTAKEANYOF | 13 | With 33-Down, Skeptic's advice ... or a "noteworthy" hint to seven Across answers in this puzzle |
| 45% | NEVERSKIP | 9 | With 42 Across, dietician's advice |
| 43% | MANYARECOLD | 11 | With 106 Across, a restaurant's boast about its seafood filets? |
| 43% | DORA | 4 | Nickelodeon's explorer with a monkey buddy |
| 43% | DORA | 4 | Nickelodeon's explorer with a monkey friend |
| 42% | MAP | 3 | With 59 Across, what's found within many a legend |
| 42% | DORA | 4 | Kid's TV Explorer with a monkey companion |
| 42% | DONTBLOWIT | 10 | Advice to a musician with a 23-, 26- or 43-Across? |
| 41% | BUT | 3 | With 75 Across, a gas |
| 41% | MARYJANES | 9 | Women's flat shoes with a strap across the ankle |
| 41% | UTEP | 4 | Sch. with a view across the U.S.-Mexican border |
| 40% | LIME | 4 | With 56 Across, a summer cooler |
| 40% | KEY | 3 | With 52 Across, a Florida attraction |
| 40% | RON | 3 | With 136 Across, a rum brand |
| 40% | YES | 3 | With 89 Across, a confident assent |
| 40% | ONE | 3 | With 41 Across, a vitamin brand |
| 40% | LIFE | 4 | With 127 Across, a popular candy |
| 40% | DEMONSAREA | 10 | With 105 Across, a Halloween tune? |
| 40% | ARE | 3 | With 62 Across, a question of confirmation |
| 40% | UTAH | 4 | With 20 Across, a Pac-12 school |
| 40% | MISS | 4 | With 19 Across, a certain pageant winner |
| 40% | GUESSWHOSCOMING | 15 | With 28 Across, a Kate Oscar film |
| 40% | SEENO | 5 | With 13 Across, monkey message |
| 40% | JACKOFALLTRADES | 15 | With 55-Across, a handyman's description |
| 40% | NEXTTIME | 8 | With 59-Across, a heckler's interruption |
| 40% | ESSAY | 5 | With 64-Across, a student's challenge |
| 40% | RHESUS | 6 | Monkey with a silky coat |
| 40% | TITI | 4 | Monkey with a repetitive name |