| 100% | COLLISIONS | 10 | Causes of some rear-end damage, as represented by the rear ends of 18-, 22-, 38- and 58-Across |
| 42% | CIVILRIGHTS | 11 | Cause championed by the figures named at the ends of 16-, 22- and 47-Across |
| 40% | TRAP | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 18-, 25-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 39% | HOLDWATER | 9 | Make logical sense ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do |
| 37% | NAP | 3 | What's described by the ends of 17-, 24-, 38-, 50- and 62-Across |
| 36% | CMAJORSCALE | 11 | When strung together, musical sequence represented by the initials of 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across |
| 36% | DRYMARTINI | 10 | Cocktail made by combining the ends of 17-, 26- and 38-Across |
| 36% | PIZZAPARTY | 10 | Social event hinted at by the ends of 18-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 36% | PASTIMES | 8 | Diversions ... as hinted at by the ends of 17-, 34- and 52-Across |
| 36% | RESTORATION | 11 | Handyman's work suggested by the starts of 18-, 20-, 38- and 57-Across |
| 36% | MYBAD | 5 | "Oopsie!"... and a hint to the ends of 18-, 25-, 39- and 50-Across |
| 35% | NICKELODEON | 11 | Channel for the character named by the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 59-Across |
| 35% | MOON | 4 | It has phases that are represented by the starts of 18-, 29-, 47- and 61-Across ... and by 1-Down |
| 35% | LABCOAT | 7 | Wear for a chemist, or for a canine, as shown by the starts of 18-, 24-, 51- and 61-Across |
| 35% | POOL | 4 | Game suggested by the ends of 20-, 38- and 55-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 35% | DIDYOUCATCHTHAT | 15 | "Someone say something?" or a hint to the ends of 18-, 20-, 54- and 59-Across |
| 35% | IGOTYOUBABE | 11 | 1965 hit by the performers suggested phonetically by the ends of 18-, 24-, 37- and 56-Across |
| 35% | DOH | 3 | Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
| 35% | ALLTHETRIMMINGS | 15 | What Thanksgiving turkey may come with ... as suggested by parts of 17-, 22-, 38- and 51-Across? |
| 34% | SHAKYGROUND | 11 | With "on," not strong, as an argument ... and what might cause the ends of answers to starred clues? |
| 34% | OIL | 3 | Product of the first parts of 18-, 28-, 44- and 58-Across |
| 34% | WHATARACKET | 11 | "Boy, is that loud!" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 34% | NBA | 3 | Org. for the ends of 18-, 28-, 47- and 62-Across |
| 33% | NOTES | 5 | What the ends of 18-, 28-, 49- and 64-Across may contain |
| 33% | ONO | 3 | The Yoko of "Dear Yoko" and "Oh Yoko!" by 18-Across |
| 33% | KEEPSANEYEON | 12 | Looks after, as suggested by the last word of 20-, 29- and 46-Across |
| 33% | BESTPICTURE | 11 | What the starts of 18-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across each won |
| 33% | PLAYINGWITHFIRE | 15 | Doing something risky ... or a hint to the last words of 18-, 24-, 49- and 58-Across |
| 32% | GOTTACATCHEMALL | 15 | Pokémon slogan, and a hint to the ends of 18-, 23-, 50- and 56-Across |
| 32% | MADAMIMADAM | 11 | Palindromic introduction, and a hint to the ends of 18-, 20-, 53- and 57-Across |