| 100% | CANDY | 5 | Checkout counter staple ... or, when read as three words, what 20-, 31-, 47- and 55-Across have in common |
| 47% | MIDASTOUCH | 10 | Moneymaking skill ... or, when read as three words, what happens in 17-, 21-, 35-, 45- and 54-Across |
| 38% | THELETTERS | 10 | When read as three words, suitable sponsor for "Sesame Street" and an alternate answer for 18-, 20-, 30-, 36-, 46-, and 53-Across |
| 38% | FITTINGENDING | 13 | Satisfying close ... or what 20- and 55-Across have in common? |
| 34% | ARTOO | 5 | ___-Detoo ... or, when read in three parts, a hint to 17-, 31-, 47- and 63-Across |
| 32% | PARADEBALLOON | 13 | What 20-, 31- and 40-Across were each introduced as by 47-Down |
| 31% | SHOWERTHOUGHTS | 14 | Mundane musings, or what the last words of 20-, 32-, and 39-Across have in common? |
| 30% | INANE | 5 | Foolish ... or, when read as three words, how this puzzle's other four "foolish" answers are arranged |
| 30% | MIXEDRESULTS | 12 | Unclear outcome ... or what can be found literally in 20-, 29- and 47-Across |
| 30% | FINALFAREWELL | 13 | Last parting, or what can literally be found in 20-, 25- and 47-Across |
| 29% | WHATITSALLABOUT | 15 | The main takeaway … or, when considered in three different senses, a description of 20-, 33- and 41-Across |
| 29% | THEYMIGHTCRASH | 14 | What 20-, 34- and 41-Across have in common |
| 29% | LETTERSTOSANTA | 14 | Certain holiday mail ... or what 20-, 25- and 43-Across have in common |
| 28% | ROLLSOFTHEDICE | 14 | Crapshoots, or what you can find in 20-, 31- and 39-Across |
| 28% | BELTLOOP | 8 | Waistband sight ... or what 20-, 39- and 55-Across each have? |
| 28% | LETTERDROP | 10 | Opening at the post office ... or, when read as three words, a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 27% | HRS | 3 | Personnel depts., and what the personnel in 20-, 31-, 40- and 50-Across have in common |
| 27% | PEND | 4 | Remain unsettled, or, read as two words, what five of this puzzle's long answers have |
| 27% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Victoria and David Beckham, e.g. ... or what 17-, 26-, 47- and 57-Across each have, in a way |
| 27% | ONEND | 5 | Without a break ... or what each word in 18-, 28-, 46- and 62-Across has |
| 26% | SILENTB | 7 | What words like debt, subtle and thumb have in common: 2 wds. |
| 26% | DOUBLEHEADER | 12 | In 2020's MLB season, each game of one was seven innings ... and what each word of three long answers can have |
| 25% | IVEGOTTHESCOOP | 14 | Words from someone in the know, or what the pros in 20-, 26-, 36- and 50-Across might say |
| 25% | ALTOGETHER | 10 | On the whole ... or, when read in two parts, what the answer to each starred clue has |
| 25% | PARAPHRASES | 11 | Puts in other words, or, if read as three pieces, a hint to the starred answers |
| 25% | ONANDONANDON | 12 | How a motormouth talks ... or what 20-, 29- and 43-Across literally have in common |
| 25% | AUTOMATES | 9 | Streamlines, as a factory ... or, when read as two words, what the beginnings of the answers to starred clues are |
| 25% | MAKECONCESSIONS | 15 | Compromise, or what solvers do when filling in the first words of 17-, 23-, 40-, and 51-Across? |
| 25% | BREAKINGTHEBANK | 15 | Making a killing in Vegas ... or what happens in 17-, 28- and 47-Across |
| 25% | KNOTS | 5 | Conundrums, or, if read as three words, this puzzle's theme |