| 100% | JNOV | 4 | American courtroom practice where the presiding judge may overrule the decision of a jury and reverse or amend their verdict: Abbr. |
| 26% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found |
| 26% | OBEDIENCESCHOOL | 15 | Where a puppy may learn the starts of 17-, 29- and 46-Across |
| 25% | OBEDIENCESCHOOL | 15 | Command center? ... or where you might hear the starts of 17-, 28- and 49-Across |
| 24% | ICU | 3 | Where a patient may go after the OR: Abbr. |
| 24% | ICU | 3 | Where a patient might go after the OR: Abbr. |
| 24% | ICU | 3 | Where a hospital patient might go after the OR: Abbr. |
| 24% | BACKROOM | 8 | Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 24% | ODDBALL | 7 | Eccentric sort … or a "sport" where one might make the plays at 19-, 27- and 44-Across? |
| 23% | TAG | 3 | Where you might find the price of a top |
| 23% | NFL | 3 | The premier American organisation for a sport which has the likes of the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks: Abbr |
| 23% | VERDICT | 7 | Decision by a jury or judge |
| 23% | NATO | 4 | An alliance between American and European forces, that played a big part in the occupation of Afghanistan: Abbr |
| 23% | HAIL | 4 | It may be the size of a golf ball, baseball, or softball |
| 22% | CHANGELANES | 11 | What you might do to pass on an Interstate ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 18-, 28- and 50-Across |
| 22% | VERDICT | 7 | The guilty or not guilty decision by a jury |
| 22% | PIZZABASE | 9 | The bottom of a Margherita or ham and pineapple |
| 22% | TANLINE | 7 | One might trace the edge of a T-shirt sleeve or a bikini top |
| 22% | REM | 3 | Sleep phase that might be the subject of a sleep study: Abbr. |
| 22% | NOTONMYWATCH | 12 | "I forbid this" … or what a smart device wearer might claim regarding the ends of 20-, 30-, 40- and 48-Across? |
| 22% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 22% | APPEAL | 6 | Plea for the reversal of a judge's decision |
| 21% | PAPER | 5 | Where you may find the ends of 17-, 23-, 52- and 63-Across |
| 21% | BOWLINGALLEY | 12 | Where you might roll the starts of 17-, 31-, 43- and 56-Across |
| 21% | DELI | 4 | Where you might find the starts of 18-, 26-, 44- and 59-Across |
| 21% | CLUE | 4 | 1985 movie based on a murder mystery board game of the same name where players identify the killer, their weapon, and the scene of crime |
| 21% | ASL | 3 | What might be seen in the corner of a TV screen: Abbr. |
| 21% | CADENCE | 7 | The rising and falling beat of a poem or reading |
| 21% | MOUSE | 5 | It might be under the paw of a cat ... or a computer user |
| 21% | CATHEDRAL | 9 | Main church of a diocese where the bishop presides |