| 100% | ONWARDANDUPWARD | 15 | Aspirant's motto ... or, phonetically, what 18-, 23-, 47- and 57-Across each consist of |
| 50% | BENDSTHETRUTH | 13 | Is subtly misleading, or what each of 23- and 47-Across does, figuratively and literally |
| 46% | MOVINGPARTS | 11 | Working components of an engine ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 34- and 47-Across are? |
| 46% | BIRDMAN | 7 | Best Picture of 2014 ... or what 18-, 23-, 28-, 34-, 46- and 56-Across each is? |
| 45% | WOWFACTOR | 9 | Pizazz ... or what 18-, 23-, 46- and 56-Across each has? |
| 43% | TWOKINDSOFBOATS | 15 | What 18-, 23-, 55- and 63-Across each comprises |
| 43% | FROMSEATOSEA | 12 | English translation of Canada's motto—or, phonetically, a hint to 18-, 25-, 41-, and 56-Across |
| 42% | TAKEASWING | 10 | Try to hit, or what one can do with the ends of 18-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 41% | HOLDWATER | 9 | Make logical sense ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do |
| 40% | BUMPHEADS | 9 | Disagree ... or, literally, what the last words of 18-, 23-, 35-, and 49-Across can be |
| 40% | BANDLEADER | 10 | Musical conductor ... and what the end of 18-, 23-, 40- or 51-Across can be? |
| 38% | BEACHFRONT | 10 | Property along the ocean ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 38% | ROYALFLUSH | 10 | What's hidden at the ends of 17-, 23-, 29-, 43- and 47-Across--if all are in, say, 38-Across |
| 37% | EXTRAEXTRA | 10 | Old street cry, or what's in 18-, 23-, 34-, 42- and 51-Across? |
| 37% | BESTPICTURE | 11 | What the starts of 18-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across each won |
| 37% | MAKETHECUT | 10 | Survive an audition, and what one may do to the start of 18-, 23-, 36-, or 54-Across? |
| 37% | FITTOBETIED | 11 | Really steamed ... or what the ends of 17-, 26- and 47-Across are? |
| 36% | SKIPPINGTOWN | 12 | Leaving in a hurry . . . or what can be found in each of 18-, 25-, 38-, and 51-Across? |
| 36% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Start of each "S.N.L." episode ... or a hint to the initials of the words in 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across |
| 36% | CONARTIST | 9 | Swindler ... or, phonetically, what each of three puzzle answers is? |
| 36% | NOEL | 4 | What 21-, 41- or 61-Across is ... and, phonetically, a curiously apt common feature of those answers |
| 36% | RINGLEADER | 10 | Mastermind, and what the first word of 16-, 23-, 35-, or 45-Across can be |
| 36% | FANTASYSPORTS | 13 | Field of DraftKings and FanDuel ... or 18-, 23-, 52- and 58-Across? |
| 35% | ABOUTAFOOT | 10 | How tall Barbie is ... or what the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 47-Across are? |
| 35% | BOOBYTRAPS | 10 | Dangers for the unwary ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23- and 47-Across? |
| 35% | PUTTHESQUEEZEON | 15 | Coerce, or what can be done to 18-, 23-, 52-, and 58-Across |
| 35% | THEYCANBESPIKED | 15 | What 18-, 23-, 52- and 61-Across have in common |
| 34% | LAUNDRYLIST | 11 | Extensive enumeration ... or what's formed by the ends of 17-, 23-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 34% | FUSEBOXES | 9 | Electrical panels found in older homes … or what 18-, 24-, 35- and 53-Across do (regarding each half of each answer)? |
| 34% | MUSIC | 5 | What the ends of 17-, 23-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across make |