| 100% | ANIMORPHS | 9 | Book series about people who transform into creatures... or a hint to 11 and 14 Across |
| 39% | AUPAIRS | 7 | Live-in workers ... or a hint to 14, 18, 32, and 51 Across |
| 36% | FLOSS | 5 | Dentist's advice … or a hint to 20-Across, 51-Across, 11-Down and 29-Down |
| 36% | GETLOST | 7 | Scram ... or a hint to solving 17-, 20-, 50- and 57-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 35% | TWODOOR | 7 | Coupe, e.g. ... or a hint to 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 35% | KEYWORD | 7 | Google search need ... or a hint to the ends of 20- and 49-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 35% | INNKEEPER | 9 | Accommodating person? ... or a hint to 20-, 28-, 48- and 57-Across |
| 34% | CHARTTOPPER | 11 | #1 hit, or a hint to 3-, 8-, 11- and 24-Down |
| 34% | ITSMEAGAIN | 10 | "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| 34% | INBUD | 5 | About to bloom ... or a hint to 20-, 33-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 33% | FINGERSCROSSED | 14 | "Here's hoping" ... or a hint to 16-Across/10-Down and 37-Across/14-Down |
| 33% | CHOCOLATEDROP | 13 | Kiss alternative ... or a hint to the starts of 3-, 5-, 10-, 14-, 26-, 64- and 68-Down |
| 32% | ONOFFSWITCH | 11 | Toggle ... or a hint to 18-, 29- and 45-Across? |
| 32% | HEADSTARTS | 10 | Advantages, or a hint to 18-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 32% | MIXEDFEELINGS | 13 | Ambivalence ... or a hint to 20-, 25- and 41-Across |
| 32% | THEENDISNEAR | 12 | Apocalyptic warning ... or a hint to 20-, 33- and 42-Across |
| 32% | INSIDEDOPE | 10 | Lowdown ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 53-Across |
| 32% | UFOSIGHTING | 11 | Eerie encounter ... or a hint to 23-, 31- and 39-Across |
| 32% | FALLINGBEHIND | 13 | Lagging ... or a hint to 17-, 19-, 56- and 61-Across |
| 32% | OUTSIDECHANCE | 13 | Remote possibility ... or a hint to 20-, 29- and 44-Across |
| 32% | HIGHERPOWER | 11 | Divine being ... or a hint to 17-, 31- and 48-Across |
| 32% | FORGONE | 7 | Relinquished ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 32% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hairy issue, or a hint to 20-, 26- and 51-Across |
| 32% | PARTYANIMAL | 11 | Frequent reveler, or a hint to 16-/26- and 36-Across |
| 32% | GOBETWEEN | 9 | Intermediary ... or a hint to 23-, 35-, 42- and 52-Across |
| 32% | NOEL | 4 | Seasonal song (and a hint to 11- and 22-Across) |
| 32% | NOELS | 5 | Seasonal songs ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 32% | NOWAY | 5 | "Forget it!" ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 46- and 62-Across |
| 32% | IDTHEFT | 7 | Modern crime, briefly ... or a hint to 17-, 36- and 59-Across |
| 32% | WHEREITSAT | 10 | Happening place ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 39- and 51-Across? |