| 100% | RIPLEY | 6 | Cartoonist Robert ___ who founded the franchise which deals in bizarre events and items one may or may not be able to believe |
| 32% | ELNINO | 6 | Event which is believed affected the Moche in Peru, who made sacrifices in order to try to prevent the rains |
| 31% | TEEN | 4 | Person who might be able to vote or drive for the first time |
| 30% | STEFFIGRAF | 10 | Tennis player who is the only player (man or woman) to win a Grand Slam and Olympic gold medal in one year: 2 wds. |
| 30% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird believed in Roman and medieval times, to be able to look directly into the sun |
| 29% | VERBOSE | 7 | Denoting the style in which one might consider this clue to be written |
| 29% | AFTERLIFE | 9 | The great beyond ... or where each word in 17-, 24-, 35- and 45-Across might be found? |
| 29% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 28% | LSD | 3 | What "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" may or may not be about |
| 28% | FASHIONDESIGNER | 15 | One can be found in each of the answers to 17-, 24-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 28% | GRAVE | 5 | One of the approximately 35 items found at Morocco's Grotte des Pigeons, which are estimated to be over 14,000 years old |
| 28% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found |
| 27% | COLA | 4 | One way to check news and events in Richland and Lexington counties in South Carolina is in the "___ Daily" |
| 27% | MISSIONIMPOSSIBLE | 17 | Popular action film franchise ... or what trying to find the item in this puzzle can be described as |
| 27% | PRO | 3 | ___ Bowl, prestigious annual event held by the NFL to which Vinny Testaverde was invited in 1996 and 1998 |
| 27% | DEAF | 4 | One who is not able to hear |
| 27% | CHUCKCONNORS | 12 | Actor who was one of only 13 athletes to play in both the NBA and the MLB (2 wds.) |
| 27% | SNOB | 4 | One who believes is superior to the rest |
| 27% | BOJACKSON | 9 | Former NFL player to be named All-Star in both football and baseball who is considered one of the greatest RBs ever: 2 wds. |
| 27% | FBIAGENTS | 9 | Govt. employees encoded by the nine other longest across entries in this puzzle ... and who might be called in to decode them |
| 27% | BOJACKSON | 9 | American athlete who has also acted in minor roles, and is the only one to have been named "All-Star" in both football and baseball: 2 wds. |
| 27% | DANQUAYLE | 9 | Veep who said "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur" |
| 26% | RULE | 4 | "Players may not loan money to other players" is one in Monopoly |
| 26% | STEPONIT | 8 | "Go, go, go!," or an instruction one may or may not want to follow for the answers to the starred clues |
| 26% | WITNESS | 7 | One who may be asked to testify in a court |
| 26% | ENGADGET | 8 | One of the highest-paid blogs in the world which is the go-to source for tech news and reviews |
| 26% | WEDDING | 7 | Event where one may hear the song colloquially known as "Here Comes the Bride," the melody of which is shown in the circled notes when played in F major |
| 26% | PICT | 4 | One who may have been subservient to King Caustantín or King Oengus II, 1200 years ago |
| 26% | SALT | 4 | ___ March, Indian Independence movement event that one would be able to attend in 1930 |
| 26% | BOOK | 4 | Item you might check out from the library and be "glued" to |