| 100% | MARKSPITZ | 9 | ... and 25-Across have "canine" surnames |
| 60% | ISLES | 5 | Molokai and 25 Across |
| 59% | MERVGRIFFIN | 11 | ... and 80-Across have mythological creatures as surnames |
| 49% | DEMOTAPE | 8 | What 25-, 40- and 51-Across might originally have appeared on, appropriately? |
| 48% | IDENTITYTHEFT | 13 | Crime to which 17-, 25-, 51- and 58-Across have fallen victim |
| 47% | INSIDEINFO | 10 | Dirt ... or what 17-, 25-, 36- and 48-Across all have? |
| 46% | LETTERSTOSANTA | 14 | Certain holiday mail ... or what 20-, 25- and 43-Across have in common |
| 45% | SATURDAYNIGHT | 13 | With 25-Across, NBC sketch comedy series since 1975 whose regulars have included Gilda Radner, Eddie Murphy, and Tina Fey: 2 wds. |
| 43% | KENJENNINGS | 11 | ... and 69-Across have affiliations with "Jeopardy!" |
| 43% | OPENINGPRESENTS | 15 | Christmas morning activity, and what 17-, 25-, 47-, and 61-Across all have? |
| 43% | THEREVIEWSAREIN | 15 | "Critics have spoken," as featured in 17-, 25-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 42% | VOTE | 4 | What a 25-Across may have lost |
| 42% | WATERMEDIA | 10 | Styles of 25-Across and the like |
| 42% | BAD | 3 | With 25-Across, tough and impressive person |
| 42% | MRMEN | 5 | Children's book series with characters that have surnames like Happy, Lazy and Noisy |
| 42% | SMORGASBORD | 11 | 25 Across' delight |
| 42% | BREAKFASTBUFFET | 15 | 25 Across' delight |
| 41% | BAOBAB | 6 | With 25-Across, it has a huge trunk |
| 41% | BLACK | 5 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" series that has members like Sirius and Regulus |
| 41% | MALFOY | 6 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" series that has members like Draco and Lucius |
| 41% | THOMASAQUINAS | 13 | 25 Across' ''Doctor Angelicus'' |
| 41% | ALLYOUCARETOEAT | 15 | 25 Across' favorite sign |
| 40% | TWOHANDS | 8 | Things a clock has ... or, literally, what 17-, 25-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 40% | ENC | 3 | 25 Across, for one: Abbr. |
| 40% | HEEP | 4 | See 25 Across |
| 40% | ALI | 3 | See 25 Across |
| 40% | LONGRUN | 7 | See 25 Across |
| 40% | BANK | 4 | See 25 Across |
| 40% | ANDROSES | 8 | See 25 Across |
| 40% | TOURIST | 7 | See 25 Across |