| 100% | TEN | 3 | 42 - 32 + 22 - 12 |
| 61% | EVEN | 4 | Like 2, 12, 22, 32, etc. |
| 44% | PICKYPICKYPICKY | 15 | "So particular!" … or, in different senses, like 17-, 32- and 42-Across? |
| 42% | JUDYGARLAND | 11 | "A Star Is Born" actress who plays 42-Across in 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | DOWN | 4 | See 12-Across (and 22-Across) |
| 38% | HOT | 3 | With 12 Across, another name for 22 Across |
| 37% | THATSLIFE | 9 | Utterance that sums up 20-, 32- and 42-Across |
| 37% | RULER | 5 | 12" stick |
| 36% | MIXEDBAG | 8 | Assortment ... or a description of 32-, 39- and 42-Across? |
| 36% | ALUM | 4 | 18-Across, 32-Across, or 42-Across, notably, for short |
| 36% | FOURH | 5 | Club with 20-, 32-, 42- and 57-Across as members? |
| 36% | COMMONTHREAD | 12 | What ties everything together, including 20-, 32- and 42-Across? |
| 36% | LOSANGELES | 10 | City where 32- and 12-Down is found |
| 35% | KILLERWHALE | 11 | Creature found "swimming" in 16-, 22-, 28-, 42- and 47-Across |
| 35% | WIMBLEDON | 9 | Site of seven of 42-Across's 22 major singles titles |
| 35% | MELBOURNE | 9 | Site of four of 42-Across's 22 major singles titles |
| 34% | ASKME | 5 | "Don't you ___ for no favors" (42-Down lyric on 32-Across) |
| 34% | ADAM | 4 | TV's "___ 12" |
| 33% | MIXEDRESULTS | 12 | Ambiguous outcomes ... or a feature of 1-, 20-, 32-, 42-, and 69-Across |
| 33% | WISEGUY | 7 | Smart-aleck . . . or a phonetic description of 15-, 20-, 32-, or 42-Across? |
| 33% | DINERSCLUB | 10 | Credit card industry pioneer … or a hint to 18-, 32- and 42-Across |
| 33% | LEVEL | 5 | ___ 42 ("Something About You" band) |
| 32% | BRIGHTLIGHTS | 12 | HBO documentary about the mother-daughter relationship of 32- and 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ABC | 3 | Network for the game shows in the clues for 19-, 32-, and 42-Across |
| 32% | THEMEANINGOFLIFE | 16 | Profound philosophical subject, as defined by the answers to 21-, 32-, and 42-Across? |
| 32% | SUM | 3 | "12" in 1 + 5 + 6 = 12 |
| 31% | ASPS | 4 | "… the cruel venom of ___": Deut. 32 |
| 31% | NYPD | 4 | "___ Blue" (cop show for 12 seasons) |
| 31% | HOUR | 4 | The "12" of 12:34 |
| 31% | POE | 3 | He wrote "The 42-Across" |