| 100% | TOSSEDSALAD | 11 | Common first course ... or what's literally contained in 17-, 23-, 32-, 44- and 49-Across? |
| 47% | MIDTERMS | 8 | Some tests ... or what's found literally in 17-, 24-, 30-, 39- and 44-Across |
| 42% | AUPAIR | 6 | Live-in help, and what's contained in 17-, 23-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 42% | MAKECONCESSIONS | 15 | Compromise, or what solvers do when filling in the first words of 17-, 23-, 40-, and 51-Across? |
| 39% | BACKPAY | 7 | Past due salary ... and what's literally hidden in 17-, 23-, 52- and 63-Across |
| 37% | ONANDONANDON | 12 | How a motormouth talks ... or what 20-, 29- and 43-Across literally have in common |
| 37% | STARTAFIRE | 10 | Ignite something ... or what the first words of 17-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do? |
| 37% | SHOWERTHOUGHTS | 14 | Mundane musings, or what the last words of 20-, 32-, and 39-Across have in common? |
| 37% | MIXEDBAGS | 9 | Assortments ... or what you'll find in 17-, 25-, 30-, 44- and 50-Across? |
| 36% | ANIMALSHELTER | 13 | Place to adopt a new pet, or what is found in 17-, 24-, 49-, and 59-Across? |
| 36% | BUTTERCHURN | 11 | Dairy implement, and a hint to what's hidden in 16-, 23-, 32-, and 44-Across |
| 36% | TURNTOSTONE | 11 | Petrify ... or what five alternating words in 17-, 23-, 29-, 43- and 50-Across can do? |
| 35% | LAUNDRYLIST | 11 | Extensive enumeration ... or what's formed by the ends of 17-, 23-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 35% | CREATEDAMONSTER | 15 | Emulated Dr. Frankenstein ... or what you did after you filled in the shaded parts of 17-, 23-, 50- and 61-Across? |
| 35% | WATERBREAK | 10 | Time for a drink at the gym... or what can literally be seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 34% | HERBS | 5 | Things hidden in 17-. 23-, 49- and 57-Across |
| 34% | LETMEREPEAT | 11 | "I'll say it again," and what 17-, 23-, and 44-Across literally do? |
| 34% | LEMONADEMIXES | 13 | Tart drink concentrates, or what's literally found in 20-, 34- and 40-Across |
| 33% | ITCOUPLE | 8 | Tabloid pair found in 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 33% | THELAST | 7 | What shall be first ... or words that can precede 17-, 23-, 52- and 60-Across |
| 33% | HIGH | 4 | With 37-Across, leave quickly ... or what both words in 17-, 21-, 26-, 49-, 56- and 61-Across could be? |
| 33% | PACKSAPUNCH | 11 | Has a powerful effect, or what each of 17-, 26-, 38- and 49-Across does, literally |
| 33% | CHRISTMAS | 9 | With 63-Across, extra holiday pay ... or what's in 17-, 22-, 34- and 45-Across? |
| 32% | TODOLIST | 8 | Planner's aid ... or what 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across are? |
| 32% | FITTINGENDING | 13 | Satisfying close ... or what 20- and 55-Across have in common? |
| 32% | DOGTAGS | 7 | Military IDs ... or what 17-, 23-, 51- and 61-Across have |
| 32% | LONGDIVISION | 12 | Arithmetic exercise ... or what literally occurs in 20-, 33- and 40-Across? |
| 32% | CHANGEOFCLOTHES | 15 | Overnight bag item ... and what's literally hidden in 17-, 24-. 51- and 63-Across |
| 32% | EXTRAEXTRA | 10 | Old street cry, or what's in 18-, 23-, 34-, 42- and 51-Across? |
| 32% | ALL | 3 | Everything, and what's "held" in 17-, 25-, 39-, 49 and 60-Across |