| 100% | TRIDENTS | 8 | Certain spears ... or a curious spelling feature of 1-, 20-, 26-, 45- and 53-Across? |
| 44% | FOODCOURT | 9 | Feature of many a mall ... or a place for 20-Across and 26- and 30-Down? |
| 42% | MIXEDRESULTS | 12 | Ambiguous outcomes ... or a feature of 1-, 20-, 32-, 42-, and 69-Across |
| 38% | WHATSCRACKING | 13 | Slangy greeting … or a hint to the starts of 20-, 25- and 45-Across |
| 37% | USOPENS | 7 | Annual tournaments ... or a description of the starts of 16-, 20-, 37-, 53- and 60-Across? |
| 37% | STICKWITHIT | 11 | Persevere, or a hint to the ends of the answers to 17-, 26-, 53-, and 62-Across |
| 35% | TSTORMS | 7 | Weather events with lightning, briefly ... or a description of 1 and 13 Across |
| 35% | FORAYS | 6 | Sudden attacks, or a phonetic feature of 1-, 21-, 36- and 52-Across |
| 34% | PICKUP | 6 | Learn ... or a word that can precede the ends of 20-, 29-, 44- and 53-Across |
| 34% | DOUBLEBACK | 10 | Turn around and return … or a feature of 17-, 24-, 32-, 45- and 51-Across? |
| 33% | BEANDIP | 7 | Nacho accompaniment ... or a feature of 17-, 35- and 52-Across? |
| 33% | ROUGHSTART | 10 | Inauspicious beginning, or a feature of 17-, 24, and 47-Across |
| 33% | BACKTOOTH | 9 | Molar, or a feature of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 50-Across |
| 33% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hairy issue, or a hint to 20-, 26- and 51-Across |
| 33% | INNERMONOLOGUE | 14 | Narrator in your head, and a feature of 20-, 25- and 45-Across |
| 33% | HIDDENCAMERA | 12 | Common security device ... or a feature of 20-, 33- or 38-Across |
| 33% | HIDDENCOST | 10 | Unexpected expense ... or a feature of 17-, 23-, 35- and 49-Across? |
| 33% | MMI | 3 | New millennium year, or a part of 20-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 32% | HIDDENSAFE | 10 | Spot to stash your cash, and a feature of 15-, 20-, 33- and 45-Across |
| 32% | JUSTADDWATER | 12 | Easy preparation instruction ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 32% | NOTHINGDOING | 12 | "Forget about it!" ... or a clue to the starts of 20-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 32% | GRADEINFLATION | 14 | Modern educational phenomenon ... or a hint to 20-, 29-, 38- and 45-Across |
| 32% | BYEBYEBYE | 9 | 2000 'N Sync hit ... or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across |
| 32% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | Creator of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" … or, when said aloud, a hint to the starts of 20-, 30 and 45-Across |
| 32% | SPRINGROLLS | 11 | Chinese appetizers ... or a punny description of 17-, 28-, 35- and 45-Across |
| 32% | DEFENSIVELINES | 14 | Spots for some tackles, or a description of 20-, 24- and 41-Across |
| 32% | ONLINECOMMUNITY | 15 | Web-based group, or a collective descriptor of 17-, 26-, and 41-Across? |
| 32% | FOURWAYSTOP | 11 | Feature of some intersections ... or a five-word hint to 17-, 23-, 40- and 50-Across |
| 32% | PAJAMAS | 7 | Nightwear ... or a hidden feature of 17-, 21-, 33-, 41-, 54- and 59-Across? |
| 32% | CENTERCONSOLE | 13 | Car's storage compartment, or a feature of 17-, 24-, 48-, and 58-Across? |