| 100% | TARED | 5 | Adjusted to account for a container's weight (and an anagram of 40 Across) |
| 38% | RANI | 4 | Member of a royal family, and an anagram of 119 Across |
| 37% | GROWTHAREA | 10 | Prime sector for development, and a clue to the ends of 18-, 24-, 40- and 50-Across |
| 34% | FINGERPAINTS | 12 | Materials for a preschool artist … or a hint to 20-, 32- and 40-Across |
| 34% | REDHOTCOALS | 11 | Challenge for a fire-walker … and an anagram of 25-Down |
| 34% | NATO | 4 | Defense grp. that's an anagram of 40-Across |
| 33% | YEA | 3 | It's both a synonym and an anagram of "aye" |
| 33% | BUTTHEADS | 9 | Disagree ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, 40- and 49-Across |
| 33% | SUGGESTIONBOXES | 15 | Slotted containers, and a clue to four of this puzzle's squares |
| 33% | HORNETS | 7 | Charlotte N.B.A. team ... and an anagram of 6-Across |
| 33% | YEA | 3 | Vote that's both an anagram and a synonym of "aye" |
| 32% | SHORTEN | 7 | Abridge ... and an anagram of 6-Across |
| 32% | DINNERANDAMOVIE | 15 | Common pairing for an evening out, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 32% | PITCHATENT | 10 | Prepare for a night out, and an explanation of this puzzle's theme |
| 32% | SLATE | 5 | Material that's an anagram of 1-Across and 4-Down |
| 32% | TAR | 3 | Substance that's an anagram of 34- and 43-Across |
| 32% | POLES | 5 | Skiing needs, and an anagram of 4-Across |
| 32% | BREAKUPSONG | 11 | Track for an aching heart, and a hint to 16-, 28-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 32% | THERESNOTWO | 11 | With 64-Across, words of certainty ... or a hint to 23-, 40- and 56-Across |
| 32% | QUITEAFEW | 9 | Many ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 34-, 40- and 46-Across |
| 31% | ETTA | 4 | Name that's an anagram of both 16- and 18-Across |
| 31% | CLAMBERS | 8 | Ascends awkwardly, and an anagram of this puzzle's circled word |
| 31% | TARED | 5 | Taken into account in terms of a container's weight |
| 31% | NAIAD | 5 | Word that's aptly an anagram of Diana Nyad's first name and a homophone of her last name |
| 31% | GAPYEARS | 8 | Some breaks in education, and a hint to portions of 1-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 31% | YOUREOUT | 8 | Call at home, and a clue to the ends of 17-, 24-, 40- and 52-Across |
| 31% | POOLPARTY | 9 | Summertime backyard bash, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 40-, and 50-Across |
| 31% | APRILFOOL | 9 | Cry for today, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 37- and 54-Across |
| 31% | DOUBLEROOMS | 11 | Hotel accommodations for couples, and a hint to both parts of 20-, 27- and 49-Across |
| 31% | LASTONESTANDING | 15 | Survivor of an all-out brawl ... or a hint to 23-, 38-, 64- and 87-Across |