| 100% | EXALT | 5 | Write a 20-Across to, maybe |
| 61% | RIO | 3 | River, to a 20 Across |
| 58% | DOUBLEPARKED | 12 | Like a delivery truck blocking your car, maybe ... and a hint to 20-, 28- and 47-Across |
| 53% | ISLE | 4 | Bit of a 20 Across |
| 52% | IRIS | 4 | Colorful part of a 20 Across |
| 51% | THREEACES | 9 | Poker hand that beats a 20 Across |
| 50% | MUD | 3 | It may be smeared at a 20 Across |
| 49% | TEXT | 4 | Write on a BlackBerry, maybe |
| 49% | MIXEDFEELINGS | 13 | Ambivalence ... or a hint to 20-, 25- and 41-Across |
| 49% | MORNINGAFTER | 12 | Hangover ... and a hint to 20-, 34- and 41-Across |
| 48% | AIRROUTE | 8 | Main way to a 49-Across, maybe |
| 48% | WHOA | 4 | "Stop!" command to a 20-Across |
| 48% | THEENDISNEAR | 12 | Apocalyptic warning ... or a hint to 20-, 33- and 42-Across |
| 48% | OUTSIDECHANCE | 13 | Remote possibility ... or a hint to 20-, 29- and 44-Across |
| 48% | CLOUT | 5 | Influence ... and a hint to 20-, 26-, 46- and 56-Across |
| 48% | MIDDLEAMERICA | 13 | Heartland, and a hint to 20-, 27-, 35- and 45-Across |
| 48% | R2D2 | 4 | Sci-fi sidekick ... or a hint to 20- and 34-Across |
| 48% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hairy issue, or a hint to 20-, 26- and 51-Across |
| 47% | UTAH | 4 | With 20 Across, a Pac-12 school |
| 47% | STANDEE | 7 | Latecomer to a theater, maybe |
| 47% | COMEIN | 6 | Response to a knock, maybe |
| 47% | GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR | 15 | Response to a vet, maybe |
| 47% | IRONGATE | 8 | Entry to a castle, maybe |
| 47% | CAMPED | 6 | Went to a jamboree, maybe |
| 47% | LOL | 3 | Response to a joke, maybe |
| 47% | LATE | 4 | Subject to a fine, maybe |
| 47% | UPLOAD | 6 | Transfer to a mainframe, maybe |
| 47% | ANGER | 5 | Reaction to a snub, maybe |
| 47% | REBOOTED | 8 | Responded to a crash, maybe |
| 47% | AAHED | 5 | Reacted to a massage, maybe |