| 100% | HEADSTARTS | 10 | Advantages, or a hint to 18-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 73% | COLORCOMMENTARY | 15 | Broadcast booth analysis … or a hint to 17-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 69% | DOH | 3 | Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
| 69% | BEACHFRONT | 10 | Property along the ocean ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 69% | MIDDLE | 6 | With 44-Down, educational stage ... or a hint to the contents of 18-, 22-, 47- and 53-Across |
| 68% | ALLFOURS | 8 | What you're on when you're crawling ... or a hint to parsing 18-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 67% | ONOFFSWITCH | 11 | Toggle ... or a hint to 18-, 29- and 45-Across? |
| 67% | AUPAIRS | 7 | Live-in workers ... or a hint to 14, 18, 32, and 51 Across |
| 66% | BREAKIN | 7 | Burglary ... or a hint to 17/18-, 26/29-, 47/51- and 62/63-Across |
| 65% | MANINOUTERSPACE | 15 | Project Mercury objective (and a hint to 1-, 18-, 27-, 47-, 62- and 68-Across) |
| 65% | WHEREITSAT | 10 | Happening place ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 39- and 51-Across? |
| 65% | ISEE | 4 | "Aha!" ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 37-, 48- and 58-Across |
| 65% | ROCKYSTART | 10 | Bumpy beginning ... or a hint to 18-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across |
| 64% | GOFISH | 6 | Popular kids' game ... or a hint to 18-, 32-, 37- and 58-Across |
| 64% | THEJOYOFCOOKING | 15 | Classic kitchen volume ... or a hint to 18-, 24-/53- and 62-Across |
| 64% | LASTDANCE | 9 | 1978 Donna Summer hit … or a hint to 18-, 25-, 39- and 56-Across |
| 64% | MATCHINGPJS | 11 | Some Xmas card attire ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 64% | WHATSPOPPIN | 11 | Slangy question of greeting ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across |
| 63% | THISTOOSHALLPASS | 16 | Adage on the impermanence of suffering ... or a hint to 18-, 29-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 63% | AVENGERSASSEMBLE | 16 | Classic comics rallying cry ... or a hint to 18-, 30- and 49-Across |
| 63% | THEPRICEISRIGHT | 15 | Classic game show … or a hint to 17-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 62% | ONETWOTHREEFOUR | 15 | Start of a march chant … or a hint to 17-, 27-, 47- and 63-Across |
| 62% | COMEDYCENTRAL | 13 | Popular cable network ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 47- and 56-Across |
| 62% | WESTERNMEDICINE | 15 | Allopathy ... or a hint to the beginnings of 16-, 25-, and 47-Across |
| 62% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | 1978 comedy hit, or a hint to 16-, 23-, 47- and 57-Across |
| 62% | SWITCHPOSITIONS | 15 | Trade places ... or a hint to parts of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 62% | NOGO | 4 | Canceled ... or a hint to answering 17-, 27-, 34-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 61% | WORDSWITHFRIENDS | 16 | Popular app ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 24- and 49-Across |
| 61% | BEARSFRUIT | 10 | Pays off ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, and 47-Across |
| 61% | PRESTOCHANGEO | 13 | Magician's phrase ... or a hint to part of 18-, 25-, 34- and 41-Across |