| 100% | FROMMETOYOU | 11 | 1963 Beatles hit ... or a hint to 16-, 26-, and 42-Across |
| 63% | MOVIEOFTHEWEEK | 14 | 1970s-'80s TV staple ... or a hint to 16-, 25- and 42-Across |
| 61% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | 1978 comedy hit, or a hint to 16-, 23-, 47- and 57-Across |
| 61% | PARTYANIMAL | 11 | Frequent reveler, or a hint to 16-/26- and 36-Across |
| 60% | WITHINCOST | 10 | Reasonably priced ... or a hint to 17-, 19-, 26-, 34-, 42- and 51-Across |
| 59% | HERESJOHNNY | 11 | Classic TV intro ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 22-, 30-, 42- and 47-Across |
| 59% | PARFORTHECOURSE | 15 | Average ... or a literal hint to 17-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 58% | BYEBYEBYE | 9 | 2000 'N Sync hit ... or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across |
| 56% | TOOCLEVERBYHALF | 15 | Overly inventive ... or a hint to the answers to 17-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 55% | BLUEONBLUE | 10 | 1963 Bobby Vinton hit ... or a hint to both halves of 18-, 23-, 37- and 54-Across |
| 55% | CLUBSANDWICHES | 14 | Layered lunch orders ... or a hint to 16-, 24-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 55% | STRIKETHAT | 10 | Words of correction ... or a hint to 16-, 20-, 36- and 54-Across |
| 54% | WOMENOFLETTERS | 14 | Female scholars ... or a hint to 19-, 28-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 54% | THEPRICEISRIGHT | 15 | Classic game show … or a hint to 17-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 54% | THEENDISNEAR | 12 | Apocalyptic warning ... or a hint to 20-, 33- and 42-Across |
| 54% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hairy issue, or a hint to 20-, 26- and 51-Across |
| 54% | C3PO | 4 | Sci-fi sidekick ... or a hint to 42- and 53-Across |
| 54% | GOBETWEEN | 9 | Intermediary ... or a hint to 23-, 35-, 42- and 52-Across |
| 54% | DOUBLETIME | 10 | Fast marching pace ... or a hint to 16- and 39-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 54% | FINGERSCROSSED | 14 | "Here's hoping" ... or a hint to 16-Across/10-Down and 37-Across/14-Down |
| 54% | TAKEOUTANAD | 11 | Promote one's business, maybe ... or a hint to 16-, 23-, 30-, 41- and 47-Across |
| 53% | GLOSS | 5 | Some makeup ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 53% | THEDOCTORISOUT | 14 | Lucy's empty-booth sign in "Peanuts" ... or a hint to 16-, 24-, 37- and 55-Across |
| 53% | WESTERNMEDICINE | 15 | Allopathy ... or a hint to the beginnings of 16-, 25-, and 47-Across |
| 53% | FINISHLINE | 10 | End of a race … or a hint to the conversation closers at 18-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 52% | PLANTMANAGERS | 13 | Factory supervisors ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 36- and 42-Across |
| 52% | BUTTHEADS | 9 | Disagree ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, 40- and 49-Across |
| 52% | BREAKIN | 7 | Burglary ... or a hint to 17/18-, 26/29-, 47/51- and 62/63-Across |
| 52% | HAPPYFOURTH | 11 | Annual greeting ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 39- and 48-Across |
| 52% | THREEON | 7 | Bases loaded ... or a hint to the contents of 17-, 26-, 44- and 56-Across |