| 100% | EMERGENCYSERVICE | 16 | AAA, to a 23-Across |
| 79% | TAMALE | 6 | Alternative to a 23-Across |
| 70% | BATTERYSIZE | 11 | AAA, to a 56-Across, usually |
| 65% | MOM | 3 | 23-Across, to a lamb |
| 64% | TEN | 3 | Four lower than a 23 Across |
| 63% | DONTBLOWIT | 10 | Advice to a musician with a 23-, 26- or 43-Across? |
| 63% | IHEAR | 5 | Intro to a 68 Across |
| 62% | GELATINPOWDER | 13 | Apt ingredient for 23-Across to make a jiggly dessert? |
| 59% | RIO | 3 | River, to a 20 Across |
| 59% | GEAR | 4 | With 23-Across, one who might be excited to look under a hood |
| 59% | UFOSIGHTING | 11 | Eerie encounter ... or a hint to 23-, 31- and 39-Across |
| 59% | GOBETWEEN | 9 | Intermediary ... or a hint to 23-, 35-, 42- and 52-Across |
| 59% | COMPANIONFORMAKETTLE | 20 | Add a letter to 23-Across to get ... |
| 58% | CLIOORERATO | 11 | Change a letter in 23-Across to spell... |
| 58% | BREAKTHINGS | 11 | See 17-Across … or a hint to 23-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 56% | BRINGEMON | 9 | Fighter's dare … or a hint to answering 17-, 23-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 56% | APPENDAGE | 9 | Wing, e.g. ... or a hint to answering 17-, 23-, 49- and 56-Across |
| 56% | SIEGE | 5 | More than a 23-Across |
| 56% | HULL | 4 | Part of a 23-Across |
| 56% | ACE | 3 | Part of a 23-Across |
| 56% | ERA | 3 | Part of a 23-Across |
| 56% | STY | 3 | Place for a 23-Across |
| 56% | BAA | 3 | Bleat from a 23-Across |
| 56% | SAND | 4 | Contents of a 23-Across |
| 55% | THERESNOTWO | 11 | With 64-Across, words of certainty ... or a hint to 23-, 40- and 56-Across |
| 55% | QUITEAFEW | 9 | Many ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 34-, 40- and 46-Across |
| 55% | BBQ | 3 | Cookout, briefly ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 52- and 58-Across |
| 55% | TASTEMAKERS | 11 | Influential sorts ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 39- and 50-Across |
| 55% | MOREORLESS | 10 | Roughly, and a hint to the words hidden in 18-, 23-, 36- and 52-Across |
| 55% | ITSTHEPITS | 10 | "Awful!" ... or a hint to the common element of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across |