| 100% | WORDBOTCHER | 11 | 20-Across, to 38-Across |
| 78% | HACKBAND | 8 | Rather rotten rockers (21 Across, to 38 Across) |
| 78% | DUTCHTOWN | 9 | Gouda or Utrecht (17 Across, to 38 Across) |
| 76% | RIO | 3 | River, to a 20 Across |
| 72% | SEAL | 4 | ''Great'' place to see 20 Across |
| 70% | TWINSISTER | 10 | 20-Across, to 32-Across |
| 70% | STORY | 5 | Level ... or a three-word hint to 20-, 38- and 60-Across |
| 69% | LAST | 4 | Which words to read in 20-, 38- and 53-Across to get a warm welcome |
| 69% | GRADEINFLATION | 14 | Modern educational phenomenon ... or a hint to 20-, 29-, 38- and 45-Across |
| 68% | HONORARYDEGREES | 15 | They're awarded to special guests on 20 Across |
| 68% | NOWINSITUATIONS | 15 | Tough spots to be in … or what 17-, 20-, 38- and 53-Across represent? |
| 68% | TIRELESS | 8 | Never stopping to 38-Across |
| 66% | AVAST | 5 | 20-Across, to Popeye |
| 63% | OWNER | 5 | 20-Across, to the Dallas Mavericks |
| 63% | ONE | 3 | 38-Across, to us |
| 63% | CHOPPEDLIVER | 12 | What's found on some canapés (and hiding in the answers to 20-, 31-, 38- and 49-Across?) |
| 62% | UNITEDSTATES | 12 | One of two parties to 38-Across |
| 62% | GREATBRITAIN | 12 | One of two parties to 38-Across |
| 62% | WILDGEESE | 9 | Ones responding to 20-Across |
| 61% | TROPICALSTORM | 13 | Its 31-Down can be 20 to 40 miles across |
| 61% | CARPATHIA | 9 | Responder to 38-Across on 4/15/1912 |
| 61% | SICILIA | 7 | 20-Across's island, to locals |
| 61% | JOINME | 6 | Invitation from 20-Across to Rey |
| 61% | EXALT | 5 | Write a 20-Across to, maybe |
| 60% | SLOPES | 6 | Places to 20-Across |
| 59% | NO | 2 | With 38-Across, what a two-letter answer is in a crossword, usually ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 44- and 51-Across |
| 58% | EXPANSIONTEAMS | 14 | 20-, 25- and 42-Across, so to speak |
| 58% | SWING | 5 | With 20 Across, place where your vote actually matters in the US, thanks to the Electoral College |
| 58% | CAMP | 4 | Place to eat a 38-Across |
| 58% | WHOA | 4 | "Stop!" command to a 20-Across |