| 100% | MAC | 3 | Apple at the cores of 17- and 53-Across and 10- and 23-Down |
| 61% | CLUBS | 5 | Items found at the ends of 17-, 23-, 53- and 64-Across |
| 60% | GIRAFFE | 7 | Creature with distinctive features seen at the ends of 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| 56% | WHATATOOL | 9 | Common put-down that hints at the ends of 17-, 21-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 53% | ELECTRICCAR | 11 | One is parked at the starts of 17- and 38-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 53% | DENTISTS | 8 | Experts with the ends of 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 52% | BLEMISH | 7 | Imperfection (and what's at the start of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 28-Down) |
| 52% | CALLS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17- and 61-Across and 10- and 30-Down |
| 52% | MARIOBROS | 9 | Video game franchise with characters found at the ends of 17-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 50% | TREAT | 5 | Reward for a pup who obeys the commands at the starts of 17-, 23-, 39-, 47-, and 61-Across |
| 50% | LINE | 4 | Synonym of the last parts of 17- and 66-Across and 10- and 30-Down |
| 50% | SCUBA | 5 | Activity suggested by the last parts of 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 50% | ROYALFLUSH | 10 | What's hidden at the ends of 17-, 23-, 29-, 43- and 47-Across--if all are in, say, 38-Across |
| 49% | TRAFFIC | 7 | Word that can precede the last word of 17- and 63-Across and 10- and 25-Down |
| 49% | MARKETS | 7 | What the last words of 17- and 61-Across and 10- and 25-Down are kinds of |
| 49% | SHORT | 5 | Word that can precede the last parts of 17- and 65-Across and 10- and 30-Down |
| 49% | HAPPY | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 49% | SAY | 3 | What you can do to the first parts of 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 49% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 48% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 47% | INJEOPARDY | 10 | At risk … or where one might hear the clue-and-answer pairs at 17-, 23-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across? |
| 46% | DESIGNATED | 10 | Word that can precede the last parts of 17-Across and 10- and 25-Down |
| 46% | VEGETABLES | 10 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 46% | BIGBANG | 7 | Theory of the universe, or a hint to the starts of 17-Across and 7-, 10-, 35- and 40-Down |
| 46% | THIRTYDAYS | 10 | Feature of the time periods hinted at by the starting letters of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 46% | GRAYSCALE | 9 | Range between white and black, and where the starts of 17-, 23-, 40-, and 53-Across can be found |
| 45% | SMACK | 5 | With 33-Down, precisely, as in the middle of 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 45% | SAXOPHONE | 9 | Instrument with parts that share the last names of 17-Across, 10-Down and 27-Down |
| 45% | WORLDPEACE | 10 | Ancient dream of humanity that's hinted at by the starts of 17-, 24-, 37- and 53-Across (in Hawaiian, Hebrew, Latin and Russian, respectively) |
| 45% | ONYOURFEET | 10 | Jukebox musical featuring Gloria Estefan songs, or where to find the ends of 17-Across and 10-, 24-, and 33-Down |