| 100% | ELMERFUDD | 9 | Archenemy of Bugs Bunny ... who might say things like 17-, 24-, 32-, 42- and 51-Across |
| 35% | VAMPIRE | 7 | Creature who might disagree with the saying at the ends of 17-, 22-, 48- and 56-Across |
| 33% | APPEALING | 9 | Winsome ... or like the ends of 17-, 24-, 51- and 58-Across, to a punster? |
| 31% | PICKYPICKYPICKY | 15 | "So particular!" … or, in different senses, like 17-, 32- and 42-Across? |
| 30% | BEANCOUNTER | 11 | Corporate number cruncher who might be interested in the ends of 17-, 26-, 37- and 47-Across? |
| 29% | ITSALLGREEKTOME | 15 | What you might say upon seeing 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across? |
| 29% | THISISNOTADRILL | 15 | "Remember your training, people!," and what can be said about the starts of 17-, 24-, 51-, and 63-Across |
| 29% | THANKSGIVINGDAY | 15 | Setting for the starts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 28% | YOSEMITE | 8 | __ Sam, archenemy of Bugs Bunny |
| 27% | WELCOMETOMY | 11 | With 59-Across, what one might say when entering the starts of 16-, 24-, and 38-Across? |
| 27% | LIONHEARTED | 11 | Courageous ... like 17-, 24-, 40- and 50-Across? |
| 27% | ARTLESS | 7 | Ingenuous ... or like 17-, 24-, 50- and 60-Across |
| 27% | EASYPEASY | 9 | So simple ... like 17-, 24-, 40- and 52-Across? |
| 27% | CHEESEBOARD | 11 | Cocktail party staple that may contain the ends of 17-, 25-, 38-, 42- and 55-Across |
| 26% | INNERNERD | 9 | The secret geeky part of you ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 32-, 42- and 49-Across |
| 26% | GOLFBALL | 8 | Sports item that can be found at the starts of 17-, 21-, 32-, 42- and 54-Across |
| 26% | CHILDSTOYS | 10 | Bearers of a phrase suggested by saying the starts of 17-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 26% | GIFT | 4 | Something that can be wrapped using the starts of 17-, 24-, 40-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 26% | WINDOWDRESSINGS | 15 | Storefront merchandise displays, or what the starts of 17-, 24-, 51-, and 63-Across are |
| 26% | FALLINGSTA | 10 | Wishful things? ... or a literal description of 16-, 17-, 32-, 44- and 60-Across |
| 26% | SAW | 3 | Wise old saying ... like the first words of 20-, 32-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 26% | FATSDOMINO | 10 | Legendary singer of 31-Across, "Ain't That a Shame," and "Walking to 17-Across," who passed away October 24, 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | NUCLEARFAMILY | 13 | Members of this can be found in the centers of 17-, 24-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 26% | LOUISAMAYALCOTT | 15 | Author who created the characters named by the starts of 17-, 24-, 49- and 61-Across |
| 26% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Author born 9/21/1947 who penned the starts of 17-, 24-, 38- and 52-Across |
| 26% | HOPTOIT | 7 | "Get going!," and a hint for the starts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 25% | HAUNTEDHOUSE | 12 | Halloween attraction, or what 19-, 27-/32-, and 42-Across all might be a part of? |
| 25% | ISADORE | 7 | ___ Freleng, creator of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck |
| 25% | RAM | 3 | One who might say, "I like ewe!" |
| 25% | NEWSPAPER | 9 | Answer to an old riddle alluded to by the starts of 17-, 32-, 42- and 64-Across |