| 100% | REAGAN | 6 | "Blue Bloods" family name of 17-Across, 41-Across, 9-Down, 20-Down, 26-Down, and 35-Down |
| 39% | LETSGROOVE | 10 | Top 20 song by the band whose name includes the first words of the answers to 18-Across, 26-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ONLINECOMMUNITY | 15 | Web-based group, or a collective descriptor of 17-, 26-, and 41-Across? |
| 37% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 37% | JAR | 3 | Where you might find the thematic parts of 17-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across |
| 36% | JEANS | 5 | Article of apparel with styles found at the starts of 17- 26-, 41-, 51- and 66-Across |
| 36% | JEANS | 5 | Article of apparel with styles found at the starts of 17-, 26-, 41-, 51- and 66-Across |
| 35% | NBA | 3 | Org. whose only members with nonplural names appear at the ends of 17-, 25-, 41- and 56-Across |
| 35% | TENNIS | 6 | With 41-Across, question associated with the last words of 17-, 26-, 55- and 64-Across |
| 35% | EIEIO | 5 | Children's song refrain found at the starts of 17-, 26-, 35-, 50- and 57-Across |
| 35% | THOMAS | 6 | With 9 Down and 71 Across, source of quote |
| 35% | BYGEORGE | 8 | Words from Professor Higgins, and where you'll find the starts of 17-, 26-, 35- and 48-Across |
| 34% | SAXOPHONE | 9 | Instrument with parts that share the last names of 17-Across, 10-Down and 27-Down |
| 34% | WOLF | 4 | Villain in the tale named by the starts of 20-, 32-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 33% | BRAIN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17-, 35- and 54-Across and 16-Down |
| 33% | FORESAW | 7 | Knew in advance, and a hint to parts of 17- and 61-Across and 10- and 35-Down |
| 33% | WORD | 4 | ___ ladder (puzzle type seen at 9 Across, 10 Across, 19 Across, 20 Across, and 16 Down) |
| 33% | BABBITT | 7 | Last name of 30- and 35-Across |
| 33% | BROWN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 32% | GARDEN | 6 | Word that can precede the first parts of 20- and 59-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 32% | EMPTY | 5 | Word that can precede the last parts of 20- and 57-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 32% | HEAVY | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 32% | RIVER | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 32% | FIRST | 5 | Word that may precede the initial parts of 17- and 62-Across and 9- and 33-Down |
| 32% | PTAMEETING | 10 | Mom-and-pop event … and a hint to the insides of 17- and 41-Across and 11- and 40-Down |
| 32% | VOWELSINORDER | 13 | Feature of 20- and 35-Across, forward and backward |
| 32% | KATEMORTON | 10 | Australian author of 17- and 26-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NOTE | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 20- and 54-Across and 4- and 26-Down |
| 32% | IAMAROCK | 8 | Simon & Garfunkel hit, and hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 48- ... and 35-Across, too! |
| 32% | FOODCOURT | 9 | Feature of many a mall ... or a place for 20-Across and 26- and 30-Down? |