| 100% | STOPALONGTHEWAY | 15 | Break during a road trip, and what can be found in 17-, 26-, and 46-Across |
| 61% | ATEFORTWO | 9 | Dined with a bun in the oven, or what can be found in 17-, 26-, 40-, and 51-Across |
| 58% | GETTOGETHER | 11 | Informal meeting, and what can be found in 17-, 26-, 38-, and 51-Across? |
| 56% | FLATS | 5 | Road trip troubles ... and what can be found in 17-, 24-, 43- and 57-Across |
| 56% | DATABACKUP | 10 | System administrator's task ... and a hint to what can be found in 17-, 30- and 47-Across |
| 54% | 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? |
| 52% | HIDDENGEMS | 10 | Relatively unknown quality items ... and what can be found in 16-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 51% | DARKCIRCLES | 11 | Signs of fatigue, and what can be found in 17-, 24-, 35-, and 52-Across |
| 51% | HEADSTART | 9 | Advantage in a race, and what can be found in 16-, 33-, or 40-Across |
| 50% | STANDAPART | 10 | Stick out from the crowd, and what can be found in 17-, 25-, 40-, and 50-Across? |
| 50% | VET | 3 | November honoree who can be found in the middle of 17, 29, 46, and 62 Across |
| 48% | SEVENCONSONANTS | 15 | What can be found consecutively in 17-, 23-, 40-, and 50-Across |
| 48% | ITSGOTLEGS | 10 | Surprised shout when a spot on the wall starts moving, and what can be said about 17-, 26-, and 43-Across |
| 48% | TWISTEDMIND | 11 | Trait for an evil genius ... and a hint to what can literally be found in 17-, 23-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 47% | AFEWCHOICEWORDS | 15 | Euphemism for rude expressions, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across |
| 47% | SKIPPINGTOWN | 12 | Leaving in a hurry . . . or what can be found in each of 18-, 25-, 38-, and 51-Across? |
| 47% | SOCIALDISTANCING | 16 | Strategy for combatting a pandemic ... or what can be found in 18-, 25-, 31-, 49-, and 55-Across? |
| 46% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 46% | ANIMALSHELTER | 13 | Place to adopt a new pet, or what is found in 17-, 24-, 49-, and 59-Across? |
| 45% | TEAMSMEETING | 12 | Microsoft virtual work gathering, and what can be found in 20-, 28-, and 49-Across |
| 45% | REPEATBUSINESS | 14 | Goal of store loyalty programs, and what can be found in 15-, 27-, and 41-Across |
| 44% | HOUSEMATES | 10 | People who share a living space, and what both parts of 17-, 26-, 37-, and 49-Across can be? |
| 44% | DEUCESWILD | 10 | Card game declaration, and a hint to what can be found in the four other longest answers |
| 44% | PROTEINSHAKE | 12 | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| 44% | COVERSONGS | 10 | Musical remakes, and what 17-, 26-, 40-, and 50-Across all are, in a way |
| 44% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| 44% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | End of a testy exchange, and what can be found four times in this puzzle, thanks to four black squares |
| 44% | ITSOKWITHME | 11 | "Sure, go ahead" ... and a literal hint to what's found in 17-, 26-, 38- and 53-Across |
| 44% | ARTOODETOO | 10 | "Star Wars" droid ... or a phonetic hint to what's found in 17-, 26-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 44% | DOESNTHAVEACLUE | 15 | Is completely unaware, or what can be said about 17-, 26-, and 47-Across |