| 100% | ROGETS | 6 | Book used to find new words, alternative expressions, and auxiliary nomenclature |
| 35% | DRONES | 6 | Flying technology used to find new cave paintings |
| 33% | RESUME | 6 | List of former jobs used to find a new one |
| 31% | JUNKYARD | 8 | Place to find scrap metal and used car parts |
| 31% | DEWY | 4 | Word used to describe grass and skin |
| 31% | EBAY | 4 | Where to find the headings Books, Dolls & Bears, and Collectibles |
| 31% | REPURPOSE | 9 | Find a new and different use for something |
| 30% | CNN | 3 | Alternative to Fox News and MSNBC |
| 30% | SWEETENER | 9 | Word used to refer to an alternative to sugar |
| 30% | OOH | 3 | Expression often used when reacting to surprising or delightful news |
| 29% | CROSSWORDPUZZLE | 15 | Where to find the last words of 17-, 22-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 29% | LINTTRAP | 8 | Dryer screen used to "catch" a hidden word in 16-, 22-, 51- and 60-Across? |
| 28% | BRANCH | 6 | Tree "limb" ... and a word used with 17a to signify 50a |
| 28% | OLIVE | 5 | Martini garnish ... and a word used with 19a to signify 50a |
| 28% | GOTYE | 5 | His "Somebody That I Used to Know" topped both the Hot 100 and Alternative Airplay charts |
| 28% | PHARAOH | 7 | Word used to refer to Ancient Egyptian rulers such as Tutankhamun and Ramesses II |
| 28% | SHAKE | 5 | Ice cream drink ... and a word used with 35a to signify 50a |
| 28% | BIBLE | 5 | Book used to swear in witnesses |
| 27% | FLAG | 4 | Nation's "waving" symbol ... and a word used with 23a to signify 50a |
| 27% | GRAPE | 5 | Pager used to find fruit |
| 27% | ROANS | 5 | Sonar used to find horses |
| 27% | RIGHTOFWAY | 10 | Crossroads concern, and where you might find the answers to starred clues' ending words |
| 27% | WHITE | 5 | Color commonly associated with doves ... and a word used with 26a to signify 50a |
| 27% | SEQUOIA | 7 | What is the only seven-letter word to use all five vowels and Q? |
| 27% | UTILIZE | 7 | Word often considered a pretentious alternative to “use” |
| 27% | FISH | 4 | Use the items found at the ends of the answers to 20-, 31-, 47- and 56-Across |
| 27% | GASP | 4 | Sound astonished to find new gaps |
| 27% | PAPERBACK | 9 | Softcover book, and what the last words of the answers to starred clues can have |
| 26% | VIDEOS | 6 | Alternative to "News" and "Maps" in a Google search |
| 26% | AREA | 4 | What pi may be used to find |