| 100% | ESPYS | 5 | Annual athletic achievement awards, and a phonetic hint to 17-, 27-, 47- and 61-Across |
| 55% | ILOVETHATFORYOU | 15 | "So great, bestie!," and a phonetic hint to 17-, 27-, and 48-Across |
| 53% | HOLYTRINITY | 11 | Central Christian belief … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across |
| 53% | ESSAY | 5 | Kind of test ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 25-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across |
| 52% | ONETWOTHREEFOUR | 15 | Start of a march chant … or a hint to 17-, 27-, 47- and 63-Across |
| 50% | COLORCOMMENTARY | 15 | Broadcast booth analysis … or a hint to 17-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 49% | ZITI | 4 | Tubular pasta ... and a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 49% | TEASEAPART | 10 | Carefully distinguish ... or a phonetic hint to the first and last letters of 17-, 26-, 48-, and 61-Across |
| 48% | ZHUZHUP | 7 | Fancify … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 50- and 62-Across |
| 48% | ELLEWOODS | 9 | "Legally Blonde" protagonist... or a phonetic hint to 12 Across and 17 Across |
| 48% | SEEDYCHARACTERS | 15 | Sleazeballs, and a phonetic hint to 16-, 27- and 43-Across |
| 47% | MIDSIZE | 7 | Neither large nor small ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 30-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 47% | IFIWEREYOU | 10 | Start of some advice … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 24-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 47% | ESSAYTEST | 9 | Exam answered in a blue book ... and a phonetic hint to 17-, 23- and 44-Across |
| 46% | BBQ | 3 | Summer event, briefly ... or a phonetic hint to 19-, 26-, 47- and 53-Across |
| 46% | DOH | 3 | Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
| 46% | FALLINGBEHIND | 13 | Lagging ... or a hint to 17-, 19-, 56- and 61-Across |
| 46% | OHGEEZ | 6 | "Yikes!" ... or, phonetically, a hint to 17-, 28-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 45% | THEEND | 6 | With 39-Across, doomsayer's assertion ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 51- and 61-Across |
| 45% | TRIPLEX | 7 | Three-screen cinema ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 45% | COMEDYCENTRAL | 13 | Popular cable network ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 47- and 56-Across |
| 45% | SIUNITS | 7 | Basic physical measures ... or a hint to 17-, 27-, 48- and 63-Across |
| 45% | CARDHOLDER | 10 | One with credit ... or a literal hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across |
| 45% | TOP | 3 | With 39-Across, refill to capacity ... or a hint to interpreting the clues at 17-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 45% | HEAD | 4 | With 37-Across, hair accessory ... or a literal hint to 19-, 27-, 47- and 56-Across |
| 45% | TALEOFTWOCITIES | 15 | Classic novel, following "A," with a literal hint to 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 44% | FOLDHERE | 8 | Instructions next to a perforated line ... or a hint to 17-, 29-, 45- and 61-Across |
| 44% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Beyoncé and Jay Z, e.g. ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 44- and 61-Across |
| 44% | ITSNOTYOUITSME | 14 | Classic breakup excuse … or a phonetic hint to 23-, 36-, 47-, 67-, 86- and 93-Across |
| 44% | ARTOO | 5 | ___-Detoo ... or, when read in three parts, a hint to 17-, 31-, 47- and 63-Across |