| 100% | TWELVE+ONE | 10 | 35-Across of 17-Across that equals 12-Down |
| 87% | ELEVEN+TWO | 10 | 35-Across of 57-Across that equals 12-Down |
| 87% | ELEVENPLUSTWO | 13 | 35-Across of 57-Across that equals 12-Down |
| 58% | BRAIN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17-, 35- and 54-Across and 16-Down |
| 57% | BROWN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 57% | HEAVY | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 57% | RIVER | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 50% | WALLAWALLA | 10 | Town approx. 81 miles south of 17 Across that has the largest Lutheran church in New South Wales |
| 49% | EXERCISECAUTION | 15 | Do the opposite of what those who 17-, 28- or 35-/38-Across do |
| 47% | DESIGNATED | 10 | Word that can precede the last parts of 17-Across and 10- and 25-Down |
| 47% | VEGETABLES | 10 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 47% | REAGAN | 6 | "Blue Bloods" family name of 17-Across, 41-Across, 9-Down, 20-Down, 26-Down, and 35-Down |
| 46% | SAXOPHONE | 9 | Instrument with parts that share the last names of 17-Across, 10-Down and 27-Down |
| 46% | NESS | 4 | Suffix that is an anagram of 17-Across |
| 46% | WHATATOOL | 9 | Common put-down that hints at the ends of 17-, 21-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 45% | CORN | 4 | Word that can precede the start of 17- or 54-Across or 11- or 27-Down |
| 45% | CALLS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17- and 61-Across and 10- and 30-Down |
| 45% | CRACKER | 7 | Word that can follow the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 45% | IDIDNTRECOGNIZE | 15 | Start of a comment that 7 Down/18 Across claimed to have heard ''a million times'' |
| 45% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Certain TV intro ... or a description of each of 12 letters in the grid (the starts of six Across entries and then six Down entries) that spell out an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 45% | DARK | 4 | With 12 Across, period that followed the fall of the Roman Empire |
| 44% | FLAT | 4 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 59-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 44% | TRAFFIC | 7 | Word that can precede the last word of 17- and 63-Across and 10- and 25-Down |
| 44% | OPERA | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 51-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 44% | FINAL | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 11- and 33-Down |
| 44% | MATCH | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 52-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 44% | SHOES | 5 | Word that can follow the last parts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 44% | STOPTHE | 7 | Words that can precede the last parts of 17- and 61-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 44% | HUMAN | 5 | Word that can precede the first word of 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 44% | TRICK | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 11- and 28-Down |