| 100% | VO5 | 3 | Alberto ___ (hair care brand) ... and a hint to 16-, 27-, 38-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 53% | ALLFOURS | 8 | What you're on when you're crawling ... or a hint to parsing 18-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 50% | REFUSED | 7 | Said no ... or, interpreted differently, a hint to entering the answers to 16-, 26-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 50% | MLBCLOSERS | 10 | Ace relievers, briefly ... and a hint to 16-, 22-, 28-, 39- and 46-Across |
| 50% | LETTHEREBELIGHT | 15 | Genesis words, and a hint to 16-, 27-, 43- and 59-Across |
| 49% | TOP | 3 | With 39-Across, refill to capacity ... or a hint to interpreting the clues at 17-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 49% | DEEJAYS | 7 | Record spinners ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 38-, 48- and 61-Across |
| 48% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Unfulfilled campaign pledge ... and a hint to what 16-, 23-, 46- and 53-Across all contain |
| 48% | DOUBLEHEADERS | 13 | Once-common baseball events ... and a hint to 16-, 24-, 46- and 57-Across |
| 48% | THEBEEGEES | 10 | Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 46-Across |
| 47% | EASYDOESIT | 10 | "Careful now" ... and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 27- and 46-Across |
| 47% | JUMPSTARTS | 10 | Revives, and a hint to the beginnings of 16-, 22-, 33- and 46-Across |
| 46% | OHGEEZ | 6 | "Yikes!" ... or, phonetically, a hint to 17-, 28-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 45% | ITSNOTHING | 10 | "Just a scratch, really" ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 27-, 36- and 46-Across |
| 45% | ESPYS | 5 | Annual athletic achievement awards, and a phonetic hint to 17-, 27-, 47- and 61-Across |
| 45% | TRIPLEX | 7 | Three-screen cinema ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 45% | GETSTHEOK | 9 | Receives a go-ahead ... and a hint to what's hidden in 16-, 29-, 35- and 46-Across |
| 44% | SEEDYCHARACTERS | 15 | Sleazeballs, and a phonetic hint to 16-, 27- and 43-Across |
| 44% | MULTIPLECHOICE | 14 | Kind of test ... and a hint to a word hidden three times each in 16-, 22-, 38- and 48-Across |
| 44% | FINISH | 6 | With 44-Down, go out with a bang ... or a hint to 16-, 21-, 29-, 34-, 46- and 54-Across |
| 44% | THISTOOSHALLPASS | 16 | Adage on the impermanence of suffering ... or a hint to 18-, 29-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 43% | FLYING | 6 | With 40-Across, what a straight-A student passes with ... or a hint to 17-, 27-, 46- and 62-Across |
| 43% | HEAD | 4 | With 37-Across, hair accessory ... or a literal hint to 19-, 27-, 47- and 56-Across |
| 43% | MIDAUGHTS | 9 | Part of the George W. Bush era ... or a hint to part of 18-, 26-, 38- and 46-Across |
| 43% | ITSMEAGAIN | 10 | "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| 42% | DOSEQUIS | 8 | Beer brand whose logo hints at the answers to 17-, 19-, 38-, 43- and 61-Across |
| 42% | GOODPR | 6 | Positive media coverage, and a hint to 18-, 23-, 39-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 42% | STIFLEDLAUGHTER | 15 | Suppressed guffaws, and a hint to 16-, 22-, 47- and 58-Across |
| 42% | ERICHOLDER | 10 | U.S. attorney general, 2009-15, and a hint to 16-Across and 15- and 28-Down |
| 42% | BREAKUPSONG | 11 | Track for an aching heart, and a hint to 16-, 28-, 34- and 42-Across |