| 100% | OPENINGPRESENTS | 15 | Christmas morning activity, and what 17-, 25-, 47-, and 61-Across all have? |
| 54% | INSIDEINFO | 10 | Dirt ... or what 17-, 25-, 36- and 48-Across all have? |
| 52% | NAMEOFTHEGAME | 13 | Essential part necessary for fulfilling a goal ... or what 17-, 25-, 48- and 57-Across all have? |
| 50% | STROKES | 7 | Pets ... or what the starts of 17-, 25-, 50- and 61-Across are all kinds of |
| 48% | TOOLSOFTHETRADE | 15 | Objects needed for pursuing one’s occupation . . . and what 17-, 25-, and 43-Across have with them at all times |
| 47% | LOOKINGBACK | 11 | Reminiscing, and what 17-, 22-, 35-, and 49-Across all have |
| 46% | CLOSINGCEREMONY | 15 | Olympics event, and what 17-, 24-, 47- and 57-Across have |
| 46% | FIVESTARS | 9 | What 17-, 23-, 33- and 47-Across each have |
| 46% | YOU | 3 | Object of affection in 17-, 25-, 47- and 61-Across |
| 45% | FALSESTARTS | 11 | What 17-Across, 11 and 35-Down all have in common |
| 45% | LINES | 5 | Botox targets ... or what 17-, 28-, 45- and 60-Across all have |
| 45% | BIGBREAK | 8 | Opportunity for success, or what 17-, 29-, 45-, and 61-Across each have |
| 45% | DOGTAGS | 7 | Military IDs ... or what 17-, 23-, 51- and 61-Across have |
| 44% | SOFTOPENING | 11 | Trial run for a new restaurant, and what 16-, 25-, 34- and 51-Across all have |
| 43% | TWOHANDS | 8 | Things a clock has ... or, literally, what 17-, 25-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 43% | GOOD | 4 | With 37-Down, what 17-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across are all said to bring |
| 42% | RIGHTLANE | 9 | Highway segment for slower traffic ... and, literally, what 17-, 24-, 37- and 47-Across each has |
| 42% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Victoria and David Beckham, e.g. ... or what 17-, 26-, 47- and 57-Across each have, in a way |
| 42% | DOUBLEHEADERS | 13 | Ballpark events, or what 17-, 31- and 48-Across all have |
| 41% | MARKETS | 7 | What the last words of 17- and 61-Across and 10- and 25-Down are kinds of |
| 41% | PEOPLEFOOD | 10 | What a dog desires from the dinner table ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 40% | ABOUTAFOOT | 10 | How tall Barbie is ... or what the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 47-Across are? |
| 40% | DRAWCONCLUSIONS | 15 | Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have |
| 40% | FEEDINGFRENZY | 13 | Mad rush for spoils ... or what the answers to 17-, 25-, 51-, and 60-Across have descended into? |
| 40% | PIZZA | 5 | Popular pie, and what the ends of 17-, 30-, 45- and 61-Across have in common |
| 39% | THEFOURTOPS | 11 | Motown group ... and what 17-, 25-, 37- and 46-Across comprise? |
| 39% | BATONWIELDERS | 13 | What 17-, 28-, 43- and 55-Across all are |
| 39% | HOMEFRONT | 9 | Civilian activity site during wartime ... and what the end of 17-, 25-, 49- and 59-Across can be |
| 38% | DUSTJACKET | 10 | Book protector ... and what 17- 24-, 39-, and 53-Across each has |
| 38% | NOTHINGINCOMMON | 15 | What 17-, 23-, 38- and 55-Across have |