| 100% | STICKAPININIT | 13 | "Let's get back to that later..." and a literal hint to 20-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 57% | ALLINTHEFAMILY | 14 | 1970's TV show with a literal hint to 20-, 25- and 42-Across |
| 55% | HEROSANDWICH | 12 | Sub ... or a literal hint to 20-, 34- and 43-Across |
| 54% | WHERESTHEFIRE | 13 | "What's your hurry?" ... and a literal hint to what's hiding in 20-, 27- and 42-Across |
| 48% | BELIEVEITORNOT | 14 | Ripley catchphrase that's apropos to 20-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 47% | PARFORTHECOURSE | 15 | Average ... or a literal hint to 17-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 46% | THEENDISNEAR | 12 | Apocalyptic warning ... or a hint to 20-, 33- and 42-Across |
| 45% | MASTERSWITCH | 12 | Main shut-off, and a literal hint to the ends of 20-, 31- and 47-Across |
| 44% | FRONTALNUDITY | 13 | Feature of Botticelli's Venus, and a hint to 20-, 34- and 41-Across |
| 44% | SHAPESUP | 8 | Gets fit, and a literal hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 43% | BREAKUPSONG | 11 | Track for an aching heart, and a hint to 16-, 28-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 43% | BREAKTHEICE | 11 | Get a delicate dialogue started ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 34- and 49-Across |
| 43% | AGELESS | 7 | Eternal ... and a hint to 19-, 34-, 42- and 55-Across |
| 43% | R2D2 | 4 | Sci-fi sidekick ... or a hint to 20- and 34-Across |
| 43% | SIRMIXALOT | 10 | "Baby Got Back" rapper, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 42% | MORNINGAFTER | 12 | Hangover ... and a hint to 20-, 34- and 41-Across |
| 42% | DEVIOUS | 7 | Sly, and a phonetic hint to the pattern in the last words of 17-, 24-, 42-, and 58-Across |
| 42% | LETSJOINHANDS | 13 | Exhortation to come together ... and a hint to 20-, 24- and 42-Across |
| 41% | MASTERPIECES | 12 | "Mona Lisa" and "Guernica" ... and, in a different way, the last words of 20-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 41% | WOMENOFLETTERS | 14 | Female scholars ... or a hint to 19-, 28-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 41% | MARKETSHARE | 11 | Measure of a company's dominance (and a literal hint to 17-, 28-, 36- and 45-Across) |
| 41% | YEAROFTHEMONKEY | 15 | 2004 ... with a hint to the starts of 20-, 34- and 51-Across |
| 41% | ITSOKWITHME | 11 | "Sure, go ahead" ... and a literal hint to what's found in 17-, 26-, 38- and 53-Across |
| 40% | WITHINCOST | 10 | Reasonably priced ... or a hint to 17-, 19-, 26-, 34-, 42- and 51-Across |
| 40% | PLANTMANAGERS | 13 | Factory supervisors ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 36- and 42-Across |
| 40% | TURNCOAT | 8 | Traitor, and a literal hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 40% | GIMMEABREAK | 11 | "You gotta be joking!" and a hint to the last parts of 21-, 31- and 42-Across |
| 40% | YOUVEGOTMAIL | 12 | 1998 Hanks/Ryan rom-com ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across |
| 40% | SAUSAGELINK | 11 | Breakfast side order ... or a hint to the last words of 18-, 23-, 34- and 49-Across |
| 40% | ADDIE | 5 | Girl's name that's a two-part hint to 1-/20-, 27-, 45- and 53-Across |