| 100% | NEAR | 4 | ___ and 60-Across (all around) |
| 74% | LINES | 5 | Botox targets ... or what 17-, 28-, 45- and 60-Across all have |
| 63% | ELF | 3 | Christmas figure seen in the answers to 18, 29, 46, and 60 Across |
| 59% | MAY1718 | 7 | See 18- and 60-Across |
| 58% | NAMEBRANDS | 10 | 20- and 60-Across, e.g. |
| 57% | IALWAYSTHOUGHTI | 15 | With 37- and 60-Across, a musing |
| 57% | URALS | 5 | Mountain range between Europe and 60-Across |
| 55% | DONTBEGIN | 9 | With 40- and 60-Across, a cautionary message |
| 55% | MAGAZINEREADERS | 15 | What 17-, 20-, 56- and 60-Across are? |
| 55% | COLORFULANIMALS | 15 | 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 55% | TYPEOFSCULPTURE | 15 | 17, 21, and 51 Across all finish with one |
| 54% | ARTLESS | 7 | Ingenuous ... or like 17-, 24-, 50- and 60-Across |
| 54% | ONE | 3 | Addition to 18-, 23-, 40-, 54- and 60-Across |
| 54% | BODIESOFWATER | 13 | What 17-, 21-, 55- and 60-Across end in |
| 53% | CHIPS | 5 | Things that 18-, 27-, 46- and 60-Across may have |
| 53% | COOKIES | 7 | What 17-, 23-, 50- and 60-Across are types of |
| 53% | THEYCANBEROLLED | 15 | What 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across have in common |
| 53% | DOUBLENEGATIVES | 15 | Grammatical taboos exemplified by 17-, 23-, 48- and 60-Across |
| 52% | AMBIENT | 7 | All around |
| 52% | ANTS | 4 | Tiny critters found twice each in 17-, 38- and 60-Across |
| 52% | BEAM | 4 | All-around event, along with floor, vault and bars |
| 51% | TREE | 4 | Thing "hugged" by 18- and 60-Across and 4- and 27-Down |
| 51% | UKES | 4 | 60 Across descendants |
| 51% | STORY | 5 | Level ... or a three-word hint to 20-, 38- and 60-Across |
| 51% | GREEK | 5 | Kind of letters hidden in 17-, 26-, 36-, 48- and 60-Across |
| 51% | IDS | 3 | Two forms of them are found in 18-, 38- and 60-Across |
| 50% | KOS | 3 | Boxing stats found in 20- and 60-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 50% | MOREPRECIOUSWAS | 15 | With 26-, 45- and 60-Across, a line by Edna St. Vincent Millay |
| 50% | THEFIRSTLETTERS | 15 | Including 38-, 41- and 60-Across, a description of this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | DUETOBUDGETCUTS | 15 | With 34-, 40- and 60-Across, a somber message for our loyal fans |