| 100% | SELF | 4 | Word used with "esteem" and "respect" |
| 74% | HIGH | 4 | Word used with "seas" and "spirits" |
| 70% | THAN | 4 | Comparative word used with better and ever |
| 65% | HIGH | 4 | Word often used with seas and spirits |
| 63% | PROPER | 6 | *According to etiquette ... or a word used with 42d to mean very formal and well-behaved |
| 63% | RANT | 4 | *Go on a tirade ... or a word used with 25d to mean shout and complain angrily |
| 61% | SHOWY | 5 | A word used to describe someone who is flamboyant and theatrical (rhymes with "snowy") |
| 61% | TAKE | 4 | With "in" and 55-Down, use without proper respect, as a name |
| 60% | ALLTIME | 7 | Word used with greats |
| 60% | SEA | 3 | Word used with "weed" |
| 60% | NOR | 3 | Word used with "neither" |
| 58% | INNER | 5 | Word used with "beauty" or "peace" |
| 58% | HIGH | 4 | Word used with "spirits" or "tide" |
| 57% | SELF | 4 | Word used before "esteem" or "respect" |
| 56% | MAN | 3 | Word used with bat, iron, super or ant |
| 55% | HAS | 3 | Possessive word used with he, she, it |
| 55% | OLIVE | 5 | Martini garnish ... and a word used with 19a to signify 50a |
| 55% | GRAM | 4 | Word used with "Insta" in the world of social media |
| 55% | MOCK | 4 | Word used with 13a to mean a simulation of it |
| 55% | EVER | 4 | Word used with "more" to make a Taylor Swift album |
| 54% | CHEEK | 5 | Blush locale, also a word used with "bone" |
| 54% | NEITHER | 7 | Word used in conjunction with "nor" |
| 54% | BRANCH | 6 | Tree "limb" ... and a word used with 17a to signify 50a |
| 54% | COP | 3 | Word used with "buddy" in many action films involving the police |
| 53% | DEWY | 4 | Word used to describe grass and skin |
| 53% | ALT | 3 | Key frequently used with and |
| 52% | WRAP | 4 | Word associated with parties and dresses |
| 52% | BOO | 3 | Word associated with jumps and umps |
| 52% | SHAKE | 5 | Ice cream drink ... and a word used with 35a to signify 50a |
| 52% | WISH | 4 | What a genie may grant, also a word used with "bone" |