| 100% | DATES | 5 | Calendar units hidden in 20- and 61-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 57% | TBA | 3 | Timetable abbr. hidden in 17- and 61-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 56% | NYC | 3 | Song from 65-Across that's hidden in 20- and 54-Across and 10- and 35-Down |
| 48% | STATE | 5 | Name hidden in 17- and 56-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 48% | KOS | 3 | Boxing stats found in 20- and 60-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 46% | ZIP | 3 | Nothing ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 35- and 52-Across |
| 45% | ION | 3 | "Charge" missing from 18-, 20-, 55- and 61-Across, and 11- and 28-Down |
| 45% | GARDEN | 6 | Word that can precede the first parts of 20- and 59-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 45% | EMPTY | 5 | Word that can precede the last parts of 20- and 57-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 45% | SECRETAGENTS | 12 | Undercover operatives ... or what are hiding in 17-, 20-, 35- and 58-Across? |
| 45% | FALSESTARTS | 11 | What 17-Across, 11 and 35-Down all have in common |
| 44% | SOLIDLIQUIDGAS | 14 | Three main 20-Across ... with examples included in 38-Across and 11- and 26-Down |
| 40% | PLANETS | 7 | Names hidden in 20-, 28-, 46- and 54-Across |
| 40% | DNA | 3 | Molecule hidden in 4-, 11-, 23-, 25- and 29-Down |
| 39% | COLORFULANIMALS | 15 | 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 39% | FORESAW | 7 | Knew in advance, and a hint to parts of 17- and 61-Across and 10- and 35-Down |
| 39% | SECRETADMIRER | 13 | Unidentified sender of what's hidden in 20-, 36-, and 42-Across |
| 38% | LATINI | 6 | Where 17- and 61-Across and 11- and 29-Down might be used |
| 38% | AAA | 3 | Clue to 20- and 55-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 38% | AUTOS | 5 | Ends of 20- and 57-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 38% | JULIUS | 6 | With 25-Across, speaker of the quote hidden in 20-, 37- and 53-Across |
| 38% | POLICE | 6 | They can be found in 20- and 55-Across and 10- and 26-Down |
| 38% | ADO | 3 | Fuss found in 18- and 61-Across and 3- and 27-Down |
| 38% | SOFTG | 5 | Sound heard in 17- and 58-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| 38% | NOTESOFTHESCALE | 15 | Features found in 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 38% | STATECAPITALS | 13 | They're hidden in 17-, 25-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 38% | AUTOMOBILES | 11 | They're hidden in 17-, 25-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 37% | CODESWITCHING | 13 | Speaking Spanglish, say ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 37% | BOWLS | 5 | What the starts of 20- and 53-Across and 11- and 29-Down are |
| 37% | CAR | 3 | There's one garaged in 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 28-Down |