| 100% | SUGARSUBSTITUTE | 15 | Artificial sweetener ... and what the end of 17-, 26-, 48- and 58-Across is, literally |
| 64% | CHORALGROUP | 11 | What the ends of 17-, 31-, 37- and 48-Across are, collectively |
| 63% | HOPPERS | 7 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across all are |
| 61% | FITTOBETIED | 11 | Really steamed ... or what the ends of 17-, 26- and 47-Across are? |
| 60% | TVDETECTIVE | 11 | What each of the characters named at the ends of 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across is |
| 57% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 57% | THINGSDRAWN | 11 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across are |
| 56% | BALLPARKFIGURES | 15 | Rough estimates ... or what the ends of 17-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across are? |
| 55% | STARTOFSPRING | 13 | Vernal equinox, and what the last words of 17-, 26-, 48- and 60-Across might be considered |
| 55% | BALL | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 55% | COMPUTERCOMPANY | 15 | What the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across each represent |
| 55% | HOMEFRONT | 9 | Civilian activity site during wartime ... and what the end of 17-, 25-, 49- and 59-Across can be |
| 55% | ABOUTAFOOT | 10 | How tall Barbie is ... or what the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 47-Across are? |
| 55% | PASSABLE | 8 | Barely adequate ... or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50-Across are |
| 55% | CURRENCIES | 10 | What the ends of 17-, 21-, 37-, 39- and 55-Across are |
| 54% | GOONAHEAD | 9 | "I'll catch up!" ... or what the ends of 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across do? |
| 54% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 54% | HAPPYFOURTH | 11 | Annual greeting ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 39- and 48-Across |
| 53% | SIDEEFFECT | 10 | Undesired medication consequence ... and what can literally go with the end of 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 53% | AFEWCHOICEWORDS | 15 | Euphemism for rude expressions, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across |
| 53% | LEAGUELEADERS | 13 | Many championship-bound teams, or what the starts of 17-, 20-, 58-, and 64-Across are |
| 53% | PUTONASHOW | 10 | Perform in the theater ... and what can be done to the end of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 53% | BEANCOUNTER | 11 | Corporate number cruncher who might be interested in the ends of 17-, 26-, 37- and 47-Across? |
| 53% | MAKEASCENE | 10 | Be disruptive, or what you can do with the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across |
| 53% | AIRPLANESEATS | 13 | What the ends of the answers to 20-, 26- and 42-Across are |
| 53% | LAUNDRYLIST | 11 | Extensive enumeration ... or what's formed by the ends of 17-, 23-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 52% | FOLLOWSUIT | 10 | Carry on the same way ... and what the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across do |
| 50% | STALEMATERIAL | 13 | Dated jokes ... and what the ends of four Across answers are, in a way |
| 50% | HATTRICKS | 9 | Three-goals-in-one-game hockey scoring feats ... or what the ends of 17-, 28- and 46-Across are when they're rearranged? |
| 50% | ROYALFLUSH | 10 | What's hidden at the ends of 17-, 23-, 29-, 43- and 47-Across--if all are in, say, 38-Across |