| 100% | PRIMES | 6 | 17 and 71, e.g. |
| 62% | 80SFADS | 7 | 17- and 66-Across and 11- and 30-Down, e.g. |
| 60% | CLEFS | 5 | G and bass, e.g. |
| 57% | NAMEDAYS | 8 | February 14 and March 17, e.g. |
| 56% | NOTES | 5 | E and G, e.g. |
| 56% | SLIPONS | 7 | Loafers, e.g., or a lighthearted description of 17-, 28-, 49- and 65-Across |
| 56% | APPENDAGE | 9 | Wing, e.g. ... or a hint to answering 17-, 23-, 49- and 56-Across |
| 55% | PICKUPLINE | 10 | "Come here often?," e.g. … or a hint to 17-, 30-, 35- and 43-Across |
| 55% | TWODOOR | 7 | Coupe, e.g. ... or a hint to 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 55% | NAMECHANGE | 10 | "Clay" to "Ali," e.g., and a hint to 17-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 54% | STS | 3 | E, F and G in D.C. |
| 54% | KEYS | 4 | E, F and G, but not H |
| 54% | CHORDS | 6 | G, D and E, at guitar lessons |
| 54% | RATINGS | 7 | R and G, e.g. |
| 52% | PARTYFOUL | 9 | Knocking over someone's drink, e.g. … or, homophonically, a hint to 17-, 27-, 39- and 54-Across |
| 51% | STS | 3 | E and G, e.g., in D.C. |
| 51% | CICADAS | 7 | 17-year locusts, e.g. |
| 50% | ORAL | 4 | __ consonants (p and g, e.g.) |
| 49% | SWEETS | 6 | E.g. cakes and pastries |
| 49% | ROOTS | 5 | E.g. Carrots and turnips |
| 49% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Beyoncé and Jay Z, e.g. ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 44- and 61-Across |
| 48% | ABBRS | 5 | e.g. and etc., for two |
| 48% | PASTA | 5 | Farfalle and fusilli, e.g. |
| 48% | ARTS | 4 | Sketching and sculpture, e.g. |
| 48% | XXXXX | 5 | Ilium and ischium, e.g. |
| 48% | ELEMENTS | 8 | Gold and silver, e.g. |
| 48% | NUTS | 4 | Almonds and cashews, e.g. |
| 48% | DUOS | 4 | Erasure and Eurythmics, e.g. |
| 48% | TITLES | 6 | Dame and Doctor, e.g. |
| 48% | RESTS | 5 | Half and whole, e.g. |