| 100% | HOLES | 5 | 17 and 18, but not 19 or 20 |
| 62% | EVEN | 4 | Like 18 and 20 but not 19 |
| 62% | EVEN | 4 | Like 18 and 20, but not 19 |
| 43% | RST | 3 | 18, 19 and 20 of a series |
| 41% | POLES | 5 | North and South, but not East or West |
| 41% | REDMEAT | 7 | Beef and lamb, but not chicken or turkey |
| 41% | CARDS | 5 | Kings and queens, but not princes or princesses |
| 41% | RST | 3 | Letters 18, 19, and 20 of the alphabet |
| 40% | SHOWSOMELEG | 11 | Not dress overmodestly ... or what 18-, 25- and 43-Across each do? |
| 40% | TIES | 4 | Scores such as 18-18, 19-19, and 20-20 |
| 39% | KEYS | 4 | A and E, but not I, O or U |
| 39% | ALERS | 5 | A and O, but not E, I or U |
| 39% | TREF | 4 | Like shellfish and cheeseburgers, but not whitefish or hamburgers |
| 39% | SIZES | 5 | L and M, but not I, V, or C |
| 39% | ODD | 3 | Like 23 and 25, but not 22 or 26 |
| 39% | VERBS | 5 | "Do" and "go," but not "to" or "no" |
| 39% | PLURALS | 7 | "Bulls" and "warriors," but not "heat" or "jazz" |
| 39% | THEWHOLE | 8 | 100% ... or words that can precede 17-, 18-, 30- and 51-Across |
| 38% | SECRETAGENTS | 12 | Undercover operatives ... or what are hiding in 17-, 20-, 35- and 58-Across? |
| 38% | FOURF | 5 | Not suitable for military service ... or an apt description of 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across |
| 38% | IVEGOTYOURNUMBER | 16 | "You're not fooling me!," or what 18-, 28-, and 43-Across might say? |
| 38% | NOWINSITUATIONS | 15 | Tough spots to be in … or what 17-, 20-, 38- and 53-Across represent? |
| 38% | THATSLIFE | 9 | Sinatra song, and a possible exclamation on seeing 17-, 20-, 37- or 51-Across |
| 37% | ADFREE | 6 | Not interrupted by commercials ... or shortened like the middle words of 20-, 30-, 48- and 60-Across? |
| 37% | INITIALHERE | 11 | Contract directive … or a hint to what's missing from 17-, 20-, 58- and 62-Across |
| 37% | LEAGUELEADERS | 13 | Many championship-bound teams, or what the starts of 17-, 20-, 58-, and 64-Across are |
| 36% | GETLOST | 7 | Scram ... or a hint to solving 17-, 20-, 50- and 57-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 36% | TITULAR | 7 | Like the characters Romeo and Juliet, but not Mercutio or Tybalt |
| 35% | CONJUNCTION | 11 | And or but |
| 35% | TOOLITTLETOOLATE | 16 | Not enough, and without the urgency, to make a difference … or a literal hint to 18-, 30-, 38- and 48-Across |