| 100% | ZIPIT | 5 | "Pipe down!," and an instruction for 18-, 25-, 43-, and 57-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 |
| 42% | EAGLE | 5 | Clue for 17-, 25-, 43- and 55-Across |
| 41% | RIGHTONTHEMONEY | 15 | Exactly ... or where to find 17-, 25-, 43- and 57-Across? |
| 41% | EYES | 4 | What the starts of 18-, 27-, 43- and 57-Across all have |
| 39% | WRAP | 4 | With 61-Down, "Get a move on!" and an instruction for the answers to the starred clues |
| 39% | TRAP | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 18-, 25-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 39% | CUTIES | 6 | Babies (aww ...) ... or an aural hint to 18-, 32-, 39- and 57-Across |
| 39% | PIDAY | 5 | Mid-March celebration ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 25-, 44- and 57-Across |
| 39% | REPEATAFTERME | 13 | Instruction before an oath, and a feature of 20-, 31-, 43-, and 54-Across |
| 38% | REDHOTCOALS | 11 | Challenge for a fire-walker … and an anagram of 25-Down |
| 38% | LENDMEYOUREARS | 14 | Shakespearean entreaty appropriate for 19-, 25- and 43-Across? |
| 37% | NAMEOFTHEGAME | 13 | Essential part necessary for fulfilling a goal ... or what 17-, 25-, 48- and 57-Across all have? |
| 36% | SHOWSOMELEG | 11 | Not dress overmodestly ... or what 18-, 25- and 43-Across each do? |
| 36% | HIDDENCOSTS | 11 | Surprises for buyers ... or what 18-, 28- and 43-Across contain |
| 36% | PARTYANIMALS | 12 | They're always ready for a good time ... or a description of 18-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across? |
| 36% | DOESHELOVEYOU | 13 | Grammy-winning song re-recorded by Dolly Parton and 43-Across for 18-Across (4 wds.) |
| 36% | THECHARGERS | 11 | Los Angeles NFL team, and an apt name for 18-, 24-, 52-, and 59-Across, collectively? |
| 36% | ROLLTHETAPE | 11 | "I can prove you're lying!," and an instruction for reading each set of circled letters |
| 35% | YOUCANCALLMEAL | 14 | 1986 hit song for Paul Simon ... or an instruction from the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across? |
| 35% | STARTSPREADIN | 13 | With 65-Across, beginning of Sinatra's "New York, New York," and an apt instruction for this puzzle |
| 34% | MOVESOVER | 9 | Makes room, and when parsed differently, an instruction for four answers in this puzzle |
| 34% | JESSICALANGE | 12 | Actress who was nominated for an Emmy for playing 18-Across and for an Oscar for playing 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 34% | JOINHANDS | 9 | Instruction before a group prayer, or, when parsed differently, an apt description of what 18-, 24-, 51-, and 59-Across do |
| 34% | FINDTHELOSTDOGS | 15 | Instruction for 17-, 23-, 46- and 58-Across |
| 34% | ONEANDDONE | 10 | Never to be repeated ... or an apt pronouncement after following the instructions sequentially in 17-, 25-, 39- and 49-Across? |
| 34% | SOCIALDISTANCING | 16 | Strategy for combatting a pandemic ... or what can be found in 18-, 25-, 31-, 49-, and 55-Across? |
| 33% | ORS | 3 | Workplaces for 73 Across and 121 Down |
| 33% | COUNT | 5 | With 61-Across, advice for an insomniac ... or what you can do 12 times in this puzzle, reading across and down (not including this answer) |
| 33% | JULIANFELLOWES | 14 | 18-Across and 44-Across writer/creator who won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Gosford Park" (2 wds.) |