| 100% | GERM | 4 | Bug "caught" by 17- and 59-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 80% | PAN | 3 | Word defined by 17- and 59-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 57% | APPLE | 5 | Fruit associated with 17- and 56-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 56% | PINKTHINGS | 10 | What 17-Across and 10- and 24-Down all conceal |
| 56% | DBA | 3 | Corp. alias found in 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 55% | DENTISTS | 8 | Experts with the ends of 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 54% | JCREW | 5 | Retail clothing giant ... or a description of 17- and 54-Across and 10- and 24-Down? |
| 54% | HAPPY | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 54% | VEGETABLES | 10 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 51% | MIXEDGREENSALAD | 15 | Dieter's fare ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 49- and 62-Across and 10- and 26-Down |
| 48% | FIVEIRONS | 9 | Fairway clubs ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to 17-, 24- and 45-Across and 10- and 37-Down |
| 48% | PAGES | 5 | 17- and 65-Across, and 10- and 25-Down |
| 47% | ITMAYBETAKENOUT | 15 | Statement about 17-, 24-, 49- and 59-Across |
| 47% | FASHIONPOLICE | 13 | Wearers of 17-, 24-, 50- and 59-Across? |
| 46% | ONYOURFEET | 10 | Jukebox musical featuring Gloria Estefan songs, or where to find the ends of 17-Across and 10-, 24-, and 33-Down |
| 46% | SNAP | 4 | Clue for 17- and 63-Across and 10- and 25-Down |
| 45% | SOFTG | 5 | Sound heard in 17- and 58-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| 45% | OFCOURSETHATS | 13 | End of every opinion piece by 24 Down on his old live show (continues at 71 and 81 Across) |
| 45% | REDSTARTS | 9 | Boldly patterned warblers ... and a hint to 17-, 24-, 50- and 59-Across |
| 45% | SOWHATELSEISNEW | 15 | Sarcastic question answered by the starts of 17-, 25-, 51- and 59-Across |
| 44% | HEARTBROKEN | 11 | Despondent ... as progressively suggested by 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across? |
| 44% | MAC | 3 | Apple at the cores of 17- and 53-Across and 10- and 23-Down |
| 44% | FALSE | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 16- and 59-Across and 10- and 27-Down |
| 44% | SHELL | 5 | Thimblerig object (and a link to 17- and 59-Across and 11- and 29-Down) |
| 44% | ROYALTITLES | 11 | Noble names, and a hint to 17- and 40-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| 44% | ABC | 3 | They're "easy" to find in 17- and 53-Across and 3- and 24-Down |
| 44% | CAPITAL | 7 | Any of the cities found in 17- and 56-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| 44% | MISSING | 7 | Lost ... or, in two words, an apt description of 17-, 24-, 47- and 59-Across |
| 44% | LINE | 4 | Synonym of the last parts of 17- and 66-Across and 10- and 30-Down |