| 100% | WATTSINABULB | 12 | + 29 or + 44 or + 69, etc. |
| 46% | OUTSIDECHANCE | 13 | Remote possibility ... or a hint to 20-, 29- and 44-Across |
| 43% | TOTALLYRIPPED | 13 | Shredded, or an apt description of 20-, 29-, 36-, and 44-Across |
| 40% | PICKUP | 6 | Learn ... or a word that can precede the ends of 20-, 29-, 44- and 53-Across |
| 39% | ITUNESPLUS | 10 | Where purchases cost 69¢, 99¢ or $1.29 |
| 38% | SENSE | 5 | Touch or smell etc |
| 37% | OVER | 4 | See 67- or 69-Across |
| 37% | ADAR | 4 | 29- or 30-day month |
| 37% | CLAW | 4 | Nail of birds or cats etc |
| 37% | SENSORY | 7 | Relating to touch or smell etc |
| 36% | ADAR | 4 | 29- or 30-day Jewish month |
| 36% | DAYS | 4 | Ramadan lasts for 29 or 30 |
| 36% | PRIMENUMBER | 11 | 13, 29 or 43, e.g. |
| 36% | FINISH | 6 | With 44-Down, go out with a bang ... or a hint to 16-, 21-, 29-, 34-, 46- and 54-Across |
| 36% | TAKER | 5 | One who accepts gifts or money etc |
| 36% | HWY | 3 | 40 or 44, in STL, e.g. |
| 35% | DATE | 4 | February 29 or September 5, e.g. |
| 35% | DAYS | 4 | A lunar month has 29 or 30 |
| 35% | COMPUTER | 8 | Desktop, laptop or notebook, etc. |
| 35% | STATEMOTTO | 10 | Bit of Latin, or Greek, or Hawaiian, etc. |
| 35% | GASOLINETAX | 11 | Levy at a BP or 69-Across station |
| 34% | SENSUAL | 7 | Experienced through sight, or sound, etc. |
| 34% | ODDS | 4 | 25, 27, 29, etc. |
| 34% | ODDNUMBER | 9 | Any of 1 or 3 or 5, etc.; unlucky in China |
| 34% | ALLERGY | 7 | A damaging response caused by pollen or dust etc. |
| 34% | EVANESCENCE | 11 | (n.) the heart and soul of skater Lysacek, or actress Rachel Wood, or politician Bayh, etc. |
| 34% | SIEVE | 5 | Remove lumps from flour or soil, etc |
| 33% | THEHONEYMOONERS | 15 | Comedy sketch with 29- and 44-Across |
| 33% | ABBR | 4 | ASAP or ETC, for short |
| 33% | RELATIVE | 8 | Cousin or aunt, sibling, etc. |