| 100% | THEDEADMANSHAND | 15 | Aces over eights, in poker, as illustrated by 17- & 20-Across and 54- & 60-Across |
| 46% | GOODNEWSBADNEWS | 15 | Start of a mixed message, as illustrated by 17-, 23-, 39- and 54-Across |
| 37% | GOWESTYOUNGMAN | 14 | Horace Greeley's advice, as followed by 17-, 25-, 50- and 60-Across? |
| 37% | BIRDIE | 6 | Term illustrated by the starts of 17- and 20-Across |
| 35% | VERVE | 5 | Characteristic suggested by the first words of 17-, 20-, 36-, 55- and 60-Across |
| 35% | OFFTOAGOODSTART | 15 | Having initial success … as suggested by the beginnings of 17-, 24-, 47- and 60-Across? |
| 34% | CURLINGBONSPIEL | 15 | Athletic tournament hinted at by the first words in 17-, 23-, 48-, and 60-Across |
| 34% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Next number in a series suggested by the starts of 17-, 27-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 33% | MIDASTOUCH | 10 | Moneymaking skill ... or, when read as three words, what happens in 17-, 21-, 35-, 45- and 54-Across |
| 33% | TEE | 3 | End of each word in 17-, 27-, 43- and 54-Across - as well as every clue (and that's a fact!) |
| 31% | LACKOFCHARACTER | 15 | Amorality ... as suggested by 17-, 25- and 41-Across? |
| 31% | BOW | 3 | With 61-Down, accessory worn by 19-/21-, 26-/29-, 45-/49- and 54-/56-Across, as depicted four times in this puzzle's grid |
| 31% | INCORRECTCHANGE | 15 | Cashier's error, as suggested by 17-, 22-, 47- and 58-Across? |
| 31% | KETO | 4 | Diet that's high in fats and low in carbs, as illustrated by parts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 31% | THEISSUES | 9 | What 17-, 20-, 37- and 54-Across flip-flop on? |
| 30% | WHATA | 5 | With 15 and 20 Across, a 1967 song sung by Louis Armstrong in "Good Morning, Vietnam" |
| 30% | WORKPORTFOLIO | 13 | Collection that demonstrates job skills ... as suggested by 17-, 24-, 48- and 55-Across |
| 30% | DOUBLENEGATIVES | 15 | Grammatical taboos exemplified by 17-, 23-, 48- and 60-Across |
| 30% | MAGAZINEREADERS | 15 | What 17-, 20-, 56- and 60-Across are? |
| 30% | HEARTBROKEN | 11 | Despondent ... as progressively suggested by 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across? |
| 30% | PLANETS | 7 | Names hidden in 20-, 28-, 46- and 54-Across |
| 30% | LEGALIZED | 9 | With 20 Across, what the people of AZ, NJ, MT, and SD voted for by proposition in 2020 |
| 29% | PASSIVERESISTANCE | 17 | Protest tactic ... as suggested by 23-, 36-, 54-, 77- and 91-Across? |
| 29% | HASITBOTHWAYS | 13 | Comes out ahead in either case ... as exemplified by 19-, 29-, 36- and 44-Across? |
| 29% | BODIESOFWATER | 13 | What 17-, 21-, 55- and 60-Across end in |
| 29% | TAKESAWRONGTURN | 15 | Errs - as in 17-, 27-, 42- and 52-Across? |
| 29% | ROWS | 4 | 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 17 and 20, for the eight hiding in this grid |
| 29% | JOHNLECARREBOOK | 15 | Theme of this puzzle, as hinted at by 17-, 23-, 45- and 59-Across |
| 28% | THEYCANBEROLLED | 15 | What 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across have in common |
| 28% | EROSION | 7 | Natural process illustrated by the last words of 18-, 24-, 37-, 54- and 61-Across |