| 100% | TVSET | 5 | Boob tube (and a hint to 17- and 65-Across and 11- and 30-Down) |
| 64% | ONTHERISE | 9 | Increasing, and a hint to 17- and 40-Across and 11- and 27-Down |
| 63% | ROYALTITLES | 11 | Noble names, and a hint to 17- and 40-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| 61% | TWODOOR | 7 | Coupe, e.g. ... or a hint to 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 59% | DOUBLEDOORS | 11 | Some entrances, and a hint to 17-Across, 11-Down and 28-Down |
| 59% | NAMECHANGE | 10 | "Clay" to "Ali," e.g., and a hint to 17-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 59% | CENTERICE | 9 | Face-off spot in hockey (and a hint to 17- and 40-Across and 11-, 25- and 31-Down) |
| 55% | DONOT | 5 | "___ disturb!" (and a hint for 17-, 40- and 65-Across, and 10- and 30-Down) |
| 54% | BODYPAINT | 9 | Some festival wear, and a hint to 17-, 30-, 37- and 43-Across |
| 53% | ONTHEBEACH | 10 | 1957 novel, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 27- and 45-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 53% | GETLOST | 7 | Scram ... or a hint to solving 17-, 20-, 50- and 57-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 53% | CHILDSPLAY | 10 | "Piece of cake!" (and a hint to the starts of 17-Across and 11- and 27-Down) |
| 53% | MEATOFTHEMATTER | 15 | Issue's most important element ... and a hint to 17-, 30-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 53% | SHELL | 5 | Thimblerig object (and a link to 17- and 59-Across and 11- and 29-Down) |
| 52% | KEYWEST | 7 | Florida island ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across |
| 52% | NOWAY | 5 | "Forget it!" ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 46- and 62-Across |
| 51% | JACKSTOOPEN | 11 | Five-card draw variation ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 36- and 44-Across |
| 51% | ALLWISE | 7 | Like King Solomon ... or an oral hint to 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 51% | QRCODE | 6 | Scannable black-and-white square … or a hint to 17-, 30-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 51% | PICKUPLINE | 10 | "Come here often?," e.g. … or a hint to 17-, 30-, 35- and 43-Across |
| 51% | PTAMEETING | 10 | Mom-and-pop event … and a hint to the insides of 17- and 41-Across and 11- and 40-Down |
| 51% | SNL | 3 | TV staple for over 30 years (and a hint to 17-, 21-, 32-, 41-, 54- and 61-Across) |
| 51% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Beyoncé and Jay Z, e.g. ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 44- and 61-Across |
| 50% | STUFFEDTOMATOES | 15 | Rice-filled appetizers with red shells, and a hint to the words that bookend 17-, 30-, and 42-Across |
| 50% | DATABACKUP | 10 | System administrator's task ... and a hint to what can be found in 17-, 30- and 47-Across |
| 49% | KICKSTARTER | 11 | Crowdfunding site ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 49% | MIDSIZE | 7 | Neither large nor small ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 30-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 49% | KIDSAREALLRIGHT | 15 | With "The," 2010 Annette Bening/Julianne Moore film ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 45-Across |
| 49% | SAYSAYSAY | 9 | Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson hit ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-. 57- and 65-Across |
| 49% | ANIMORPHS | 9 | Book series about people who transform into creatures... or a hint to 11 and 14 Across |