| 100% | INTEGRA | 7 | Bygone Acura that's involved in a crackup at 17-, 23-, 45- and 55-Across? |
| 33% | OREO | 4 | It's "sandwiched" in 17-, 23-, 35-, 45- and 56-Across |
| 33% | YES | 3 | "That's correct" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 28-, 45- and 59-Across, in different languages |
| 31% | BREAKITUPYOUTWO | 15 | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |
| 31% | ONTHEDOUBLE | 11 | Quickly … and a hint to 17-, 24-, 45- and 55-Across |
| 31% | SIDEOFBEEF | 10 | Slab in a meat locker, and a feature of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 30% | ONEPLUSONE | 10 | Basic math operation found in 17-, 23-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 30% | EIEIO | 5 | Refrain in a children's song ... or a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 42- and 55-Across |
| 30% | ROLEPLAYING | 11 | Therapy technique ... and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 24-, 34- and 45-Across? |
| 30% | JOHNLECARREBOOK | 15 | Theme of this puzzle, as hinted at by 17-, 23-, 45- and 59-Across |
| 29% | DONTBIGEMPTY | 12 | With 45 Across, a query put to Bob Hope in 1939's The Cat and the Canary |
| 29% | SOS | 3 | Mayday call, or a pattern found in 17-, 27-, 45-, and 60-Across |
| 29% | TEE | 3 | End of each word in 17-, 27-, 43- and 54-Across - as well as every clue (and that's a fact!) |
| 29% | ITMEANSALOT | 11 | “That’s so nice of you” . . . and a literal description of the last word in 17-, 21-, 39-, or 57-Across |
| 29% | ESSAYTEST | 9 | Exam answered in a blue book ... and a phonetic hint to 17-, 23- and 44-Across |
| 29% | ROYALFLUSH | 10 | What's hidden at the ends of 17-, 23-, 29-, 43- and 47-Across--if all are in, say, 38-Across |
| 29% | NPR | 3 | Network that's "broken" in 20-, 28-, 45- and 53-Across |
| 29% | THEBLUES | 8 | Something to sing ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 45-Across's starts |
| 29% | CUTITOUT | 8 | "Stop that!" ... and a hint to the answers to 17-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across |
| 29% | CURLINGBONSPIEL | 15 | Athletic tournament hinted at by the first words in 17-, 23-, 48-, and 60-Across |
| 29% | STICKEMUP | 9 | "Hands in the air!" ... or a literal hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 46-Across |
| 29% | UTILITYVEHICLES | 15 | Purpose-built conveyances, and a hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 55-Across |
| 28% | GAMBLE | 6 | Play the slots at a casino ... and something that involves 31a |
| 28% | OOP | 3 | Alley-___, move in basketball that involves a high jump and catch |
| 28% | UMP | 3 | Guy that's involved in deciding to call a strike |
| 28% | BADSPORTS | 9 | Those who don't handle defeat well ... or a description of 18-, 23-, 45-, and 56-Across |
| 28% | HEYGOODLOOKIN | 13 | 1951 Hank Williams hit, and a compliment for 17-, 23-, 45- and 56-Across |
| 28% | ONESWEETDAY | 11 | Song by 42-Across and Boyz II Men that spent a record 16 weeks at #1 in 1995-1996: 3 wds. |
| 28% | BELOWDECKS | 10 | In a ship's hull ... and where it's at |
| 27% | WORLDSERIES | 11 | Championship that 17-Across won twice, with the A's and Yankees: 2 wds. |