| 100% | THATWASCOOL | 11 | "Nicely done!" and an apt description of 16-, 23-, 51-, and 59-Across |
| 65% | JOINHANDS | 9 | Instruction before a group prayer, or, when parsed differently, an apt description of what 18-, 24-, 51-, and 59-Across do |
| 58% | PASSINGCOMMENTS | 15 | Offhand remarks, and an apt description of 17-, 23-, 35- and 53-Across |
| 58% | NOMDEPLUME | 10 | Literary alias, and an apt description of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 57% | NOSEJOBS | 8 | Rhinoplasties, or an apt description of 16-, 25-, 37-, and 53-Across? |
| 56% | TRASHTALK | 9 | Taunts between teams, or an apt description of 16-, 29-, and 48-Across? |
| 55% | MISSING | 7 | Lost ... or, in two words, an apt description of 17-, 24-, 47- and 59-Across |
| 52% | GAMECHANGER | 11 | Cause of a major paradigm shift, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 37-, and 51-Across as well as their sets of circled letters |
| 51% | GOCOASTTOCOAST | 14 | Travel cross-country … or a description of what 16-, 23- and 43-Across do? |
| 49% | DOUBLETEAM | 10 | Guard aggressively, and an apt description of 18-, 24-, 38-, and 50-Across |
| 48% | DOUBLETALK | 10 | Deliberately ambiguous language, and an apt description of 18-, 26-, and 46-Across |
| 48% | HEROSANDWICH | 12 | Sub, and an apt description of 20-, 34-, or 42-Across |
| 48% | INCIDENTALMUSIC | 15 | Score that sets the mood, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 50-, and 62-Across? |
| 48% | SOUNDSRIGHT | 11 | "That tracks," and an apt description of 17-, 27-, and 43-Across? |
| 48% | TOTALLYRIPPED | 13 | Shredded, or an apt description of 20-, 29-, 36-, and 44-Across |
| 47% | YOUNGATHEART | 12 | Feeling like age is just a number, and an apt description of 18-, 25-, 40-, and 53-Across |
| 47% | CANDYCOATED | 11 | Like M&M's, and an apt description of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 47% | BEARLEFT | 8 | One option at a fork in the road, and an apt description of 18-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across |
| 46% | FOURF | 5 | Not suitable for military service ... or an apt description of 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across |
| 45% | KNOTS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 23-, 51- and 59-Across |
| 45% | COURTAPPEARANCE | 15 | Proceeding that may follow a subpoena, and what the ends of 16-, 23-, 46-, and 59-Across can make? |
| 45% | POP | 3 | With 71-Across, Destiny's Child or the Supremes, and an apt description of this puzzle's longest answers |
| 44% | SHOWSUP | 7 | Arrives, and an apt description of the sets of circled letters |
| 44% | CARINTERIORS | 12 | Passenger compartments, and an apt description of this puzzle's circles |
| 44% | ROYAL | 5 | With 39-Down, defenders over London, or an apt description of 19-, 29-, and 52-Across? |
| 44% | ANIMALSPIRITS | 13 | Keynesian term for emotional factors that affect financial decision-making . . . or an apt description of 18-, 24-, 50-, and 57-Across |
| 44% | THEENDISJUST | 12 | With 43-Across, "When one door closes, another door opens," and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | THATSHALF | 9 | With 42-Across, encouraging words to someone making a good effort, and an apt description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| 43% | SPLITTICKET | 11 | Politically diverse ballot ... and an apt description of each set of puzzle circles |
| 43% | RANGEROVER | 10 | High-end SUV, and an apt description of each set of circled letters? |