| 100% | TRAIN | 5 | Alternative to avoid the headaches of 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across |
| 58% | HOPPERS | 7 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across all are |
| 50% | PACMAN | 6 | Where to find the starts of 17-, 28-, 45- and 58-Across? |
| 49% | THREEON | 7 | Bases loaded ... or a hint to the contents of 17-, 26-, 44- and 56-Across |
| 48% | YELLOWBRICKROAD | 15 | Path taken by 37-Across to find the ends of 17-, 26- and 44-Across in [circled letters] |
| 48% | BANG | 4 | Sound suggested by the first letters of the words in 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across |
| 46% | BALL | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 45% | SCRAMBLEDEGGS | 13 | Breakfast order ... and a hint to the last words of 17-, 26-, 51- and 58-Across |
| 45% | MUSCLES | 7 | They're subject to the starts of 17-, 26-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 44% | SUGARSUBSTITUTE | 15 | Artificial sweetener ... and what the end of 17-, 26-, 48- and 58-Across is, literally |
| 43% | APPEALING | 9 | Winsome ... or like the ends of 17-, 24-, 51- and 58-Across, to a punster? |
| 42% | WORLDSERIES | 11 | Climactic baseball event … or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across form? |
| 42% | DOLLARBILL | 10 | Its back features the last parts of 17-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 42% | BUTTHEADS | 9 | Disagree ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, 40- and 49-Across |
| 42% | AFTERSCHOOL | 11 | Common time for homework, and where to find the starts of 17-, 26-, 37-, and 49-Across |
| 41% | AIRPORT | 7 | Where to find the ends of 17-, 27-, 50- and 65-Across |
| 41% | BARBERSHOP | 10 | Where to find the ends of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 41% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 41% | THINGSDRAWN | 11 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across are |
| 41% | HAPPYFOURTH | 11 | Annual greeting ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 39- and 48-Across |
| 40% | BOXOFCHOCOLATES | 15 | Where to find the varieties mentioned at the start of 17-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 40% | BBQ | 3 | Cookout, briefly ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 52- and 58-Across |
| 40% | INSOLENCE | 9 | Alternative meaning for the starts of 17- and 55-Across and 11-Down |
| 39% | ACASEOFTHEBLUES | 15 | Out of sorts feeling (and a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, 49- and 59-Across) |
| 39% | BIGDIPPER | 9 | Part of 17-Across ... and what the circles from A to G depict |
| 39% | CATCHMEIFYOUCAN | 15 | 2002 Spielberg film ... and a hint to the start of 17-, 26- and 48-Across |
| 39% | CRAIGSLIST | 10 | Website where you can do the first parts of 17-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 39% | DANCE | 5 | Hint to the start of 17-, 31-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 39% | SHORTCUTS | 9 | Timesavers ... or the starts of 17-, 26-, 36- and 51-Across? |
| 39% | LIQUORSTORE | 11 | Where to purchase the starts of 21-, 26- and 45-Across |