| 100% | ONEPLUSONE | 10 | Basic math operation found in 17-, 23-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 47% | ITCOUPLE | 8 | Tabloid pair found in 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 47% | NYE | 3 | Initialism found in 17-, 29-, 45- and 59-Across |
| 46% | OREO | 4 | It's "sandwiched" in 17-, 23-, 35-, 45- and 56-Across |
| 45% | SOS | 3 | Mayday call, or a pattern found in 17-, 27-, 45-, and 60-Across |
| 44% | ONTHEBENCH | 10 | Place where 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across might be found |
| 40% | EASTTOWEST | 10 | How 17-, 23-, 37- and 51-Across run (in two ways) |
| 40% | ROPEBRIDGE | 10 | Rudimentary span suspended over a river, or a span found in 17-, 25-, 37-, and 49-Across |
| 40% | OTANNENBAUM | 11 | Seasonal song with a hint to the last words in 17-, 25-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 39% | SEVENCONSONANTS | 15 | What can be found consecutively in 17-, 23-, 40-, and 50-Across |
| 39% | AFTERLIFE | 9 | The great beyond ... or where each word in 17-, 24-, 35- and 45-Across might be found? |
| 39% | VAPORTRAILS | 11 | What airplanes leave in the sky ... or what 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across have? |
| 38% | INTHEBANK | 9 | Guaranteed ... or where you can find the ends of 17-, 23-, 37- and 50-Across |
| 38% | STICKEMUP | 9 | "Hands in the air!" ... or a literal hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 46-Across |
| 37% | NOTESOFTHESCALE | 15 | Features found in 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 37% | GIFTRETURNS | 11 | Post-Christmas take-backs, as found in 17-, 26- and 41-Across |
| 37% | SSS | 3 | Reptilian warning found in 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across |
| 37% | LIEABILITY | 10 | What 17-, 23-, 37- and 51-Across may demonstrate? |
| 37% | HERBS | 5 | Things hidden in 17-. 23-, 49- and 57-Across |
| 37% | DBA | 3 | Corp. alias found in 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 37% | IN2D | 4 | Lacking depth ... or like 17-, 23-, 37-, 48- and 58-Across? |
| 36% | MIXEDBAGS | 9 | Assortments ... or what you'll find in 17-, 25-, 30-, 44- and 50-Across? |
| 36% | THESHIFTKEY | 11 | What is being held in 17-, 32-, 38- and 45-Across |
| 36% | BEATBOXING | 10 | Percussive activity you can imitate by reading the starts of 17-, 23-, 37-, and 49-Across in a loop |
| 36% | CAPITAL | 7 | Any of the cities found in 17- and 56-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| 36% | ABC | 3 | They're "easy" to find in 17- and 53-Across and 3- and 24-Down |
| 36% | INTEGRA | 7 | Bygone Acura that's involved in a crackup at 17-, 23-, 45- and 55-Across? |
| 35% | PARTWO | 6 | Common miniature golf goal ... or a hint to what's found in 17-, 39- and 60-Across |
| 35% | LIDOSHUFFLE | 11 | Boz Scaggs hit with the lyric "One more for the road," and what can be found in 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across? |
| 34% | TURNTOSTONE | 11 | Petrify ... or what five alternating words in 17-, 23-, 29-, 43- and 50-Across can do? |