| 100% | MRINBETWEEN | 11 | "Don't mess with" him, per an old song lyric ... or a hint to 18-, 20-, 55- and 58-Across |
| 40% | ISEE | 4 | "Aha!" ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 37-, 48- and 58-Across |
| 40% | GOFISH | 6 | Popular kids' game ... or a hint to 18-, 32-, 37- and 58-Across |
| 39% | UNDERCOVERCOP | 13 | Sting operative ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 39- and 55-Across |
| 38% | COCO | 4 | Hit 2017 computer-animated film ... or a hint to 20-, 27-, 49- and 58-Across |
| 38% | INITIALHERE | 11 | Contract directive … or a hint to what's missing from 17-, 20-, 58- and 62-Across |
| 38% | DIDYOUCATCHTHAT | 15 | "Someone say something?" or a hint to the ends of 18-, 20-, 54- and 59-Across |
| 37% | PLAYINGWITHFIRE | 15 | Doing something risky ... or a hint to the last words of 18-, 24-, 49- and 58-Across |
| 37% | MRINBETWEEN | 11 | Something to "call me" per an old song … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 36% | AUPAIRS | 7 | Live-in workers ... or a hint to 14, 18, 32, and 51 Across |
| 36% | ONOFFSWITCH | 11 | Toggle ... or a hint to 18-, 29- and 45-Across? |
| 36% | HEADSTARTS | 10 | Advantages, or a hint to 18-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 35% | OPENANDSHUTCASE | 15 | Easy-to-resolve situation ... or a hint to the progression found in 20-, 23-, 43-, 46- and 58-Across |
| 35% | AVENGERSASSEMBLE | 16 | Classic comics rallying cry ... or a hint to 18-, 30- and 49-Across |
| 35% | FLYING | 6 | With 35-Across, complete success ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 46- and 51-Across |
| 34% | WHEREITSAT | 10 | Happening place ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 39- and 51-Across? |
| 34% | ROCKYSTART | 10 | Bumpy beginning ... or a hint to 18-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across |
| 34% | MIXEDFEELINGS | 13 | Ambivalence ... or a hint to 20-, 25- and 41-Across |
| 34% | THEENDISNEAR | 12 | Apocalyptic warning ... or a hint to 20-, 33- and 42-Across |
| 34% | OUTSIDECHANCE | 13 | Remote possibility ... or a hint to 20-, 29- and 44-Across |
| 34% | R2D2 | 4 | Sci-fi sidekick ... or a hint to 20- and 34-Across |
| 34% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hairy issue, or a hint to 20-, 26- and 51-Across |
| 34% | THEJOYOFCOOKING | 15 | Classic kitchen volume ... or a hint to 18-, 24-/53- and 62-Across |
| 34% | GLOSS | 5 | Some makeup ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 34% | INNKEEPER | 9 | Accommodating person? ... or a hint to 20-, 28-, 48- and 57-Across |
| 34% | SPLITTHEBILL | 12 | Go Dutch ... or a hint to 20-, 28-, 37- and 44-Across |
| 34% | GRADEINFLATION | 14 | Modern educational phenomenon ... or a hint to 20-, 29-, 38- and 45-Across |
| 34% | METALBAND | 9 | Wedding ring, for example ... or a hint to 20-, 29-, and 49-Across? |
| 33% | ORCHESTRA | 9 | Musical group, or a hint to the ends of 20-, 37- and 52-Across |
| 33% | LASTDANCE | 9 | 1978 Donna Summer hit … or a hint to 18-, 25-, 39- and 56-Across |