| 100% | CHUCKNORRIS | 11 | Celebrity hinted at by the ends of 30-, 32- and 36-Across |
| 68% | VOLLEYBALL | 10 | Sport hinted at by the ends of 17-, 24-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 60% | WAX | 3 | Spa treatment hinted at by the ends of 17-, 27-, 44- and 55-Across |
| 60% | PASTIMES | 8 | Diversions ... as hinted at by the ends of 17-, 34- and 52-Across |
| 60% | PIZZAPARTY | 10 | Social event hinted at by the ends of 18-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 55% | FRENCHFLAG | 10 | National symbol hinted at by the ends of 3-, 25- and 9-Down (in order) |
| 49% | ILIAD | 5 | Work hinted at by the starts of 17-, 26-, 42- and 56-Across |
| 46% | STOPLIGHT | 9 | Signal hinted at by the first parts of 17-, 31- and 46-Acros |
| 45% | FINISHLINE | 10 | End of a race … or a hint to the conversation closers at 18-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 45% | FIGHTCLUB | 9 | 1999 Brad Pitt movie hinted at by the beginnings of 17-, 21-, 39- and 52-Across |
| 44% | TAIL | 4 | Apt attachment to the ends of 30-, 37-, 59- and 62-Across |
| 42% | ONOMATOPOEIA | 12 | Word sounded out by the ends of 20-, 35- and 40-Across |
| 42% | THIRTYDAYS | 10 | Feature of the time periods hinted at by the starting letters of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 42% | NAP | 3 | What's described by the ends of 17-, 24-, 38-, 50- and 62-Across |
| 42% | DOG | 3 | Animal you might describe by the ends of 21-, 28-, 48- and 54-Across |
| 42% | BANDB | 5 | Cozy lodging hinted at by 18-, 23-, 36-, 50-, and 55-Across |
| 42% | BARBERSHOP | 10 | Where to find the ends of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 42% | INHALINGFOOD | 12 | What the ends of 20-, 36- and 43-Across suggest |
| 42% | DELIORDER | 9 | What the ends of 17-, 30-, and 49-Across spell |
| 42% | CURLINGBONSPIEL | 15 | Athletic tournament hinted at by the first words in 17-, 23-, 48-, and 60-Across |
| 42% | AYCE | 4 | Bottomless buffet acronym spelled out by the ends of 17-, 31-, 43- and 60-Across |
| 41% | BEEHIVE | 7 | Where to find the ends of 19-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 41% | LAUNDRYLIST | 11 | Extensive enumeration ... or what's formed by the ends of 17-, 23-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 41% | MUSIC | 5 | What the ends of 17-, 23-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across make |
| 41% | OFCOURSETHATS | 13 | End of every opinion piece by 24 Down on his old live show (continues at 71 and 81 Across) |
| 41% | WOLF | 4 | Animal heard at the end of 30-Across |
| 40% | POOL | 4 | Game suggested by the ends of 20-, 38- and 55-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 40% | CIVILRIGHTS | 11 | Cause championed by the figures named at the ends of 16-, 22- and 47-Across |
| 40% | TVSHOWS | 7 | What the ends of 21- and 57-Across and 3- and 30-Down all name |
| 40% | WHATATOOL | 9 | Common put-down that hints at the ends of 17-, 21-, 53- and 58-Across |