| 100% | STRINGTRIO | 10 | Composition for violin, viola and cello ... and what the starts of 17-, 29- and 47-Across comprise |
| 52% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 52% | COLLEGEEXPENSES | 15 | What tuition and the starts of 17-, 22-, 37-(?) and 47-Across are |
| 51% | THEWHOLESHEBANG | 15 | What the ends of 17-, 29- and 46-Across figuratively comprise |
| 49% | BOOBYTRAPS | 10 | Dangers for the unwary ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23- and 47-Across? |
| 49% | JAMSESSION | 10 | Impromptu performance ... or what the starts of 17-, 24-, 34- and 50-Across comprise? |
| 46% | TREAT | 5 | Reward for a pup who obeys the commands at the starts of 17-, 23-, 39-, 47-, and 61-Across |
| 45% | PICNICAREAS | 11 | Outside eating spots, and where to find the starts of 17-, 27-, and 47-Across |
| 45% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 45% | THINGSDRAWN | 11 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across are |
| 45% | HOLDSWATER | 10 | What a plausible theory does (and what the start of each of 17-, 28- and 43-Across does) |
| 44% | GENRE | 5 | What the start of 17-, 29-, 45- or 61-Across is, in a bookstore |
| 44% | HOPPERS | 7 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across all are |
| 44% | ROYALFLUSH | 10 | What's hidden at the ends of 17-, 23-, 29-, 43- and 47-Across--if all are in, say, 38-Across |
| 44% | FITTOBETIED | 11 | Really steamed ... or what the ends of 17-, 26- and 47-Across are? |
| 44% | USATODAYSECTION | 15 | One can be found at the starts of 17-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 44% | OBEDIENCESCHOOL | 15 | Where a puppy may learn the starts of 17-, 29- and 46-Across |
| 44% | MUSIC | 5 | What the ends of 17-, 23-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across make |
| 43% | OPENMARKET | 10 | Where things are freely bought and sold ... and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 36- and 46-Across do? |
| 43% | EYEOPENERS | 10 | Epiphanies, and what the starts of 17- and 37-Across and 11- and 28-Down may be |
| 43% | BOXOFCHOCOLATES | 15 | Where to find the varieties mentioned at the start of 17-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 43% | THEFOURELEMENTS | 15 | What the starts of 22-, 36-, 41- and 50-Across comprise |
| 43% | LITTLEGIRLS | 11 | What the starts of 16-, 24-, 38- and 47-Across make? |
| 43% | AFEWCHOICEWORDS | 15 | Euphemism for rude expressions, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across |
| 43% | APRILFOOL | 9 | Cry for today, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 37- and 54-Across |
| 43% | QUILTINGBEE | 11 | Social sewing event ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 29-, 34- and 44-Across |
| 43% | PASSABLE | 8 | Barely adequate ... or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50-Across are |
| 43% | LEADERBOARD | 11 | List of top-scoring players, and what the start of 17-, 23-, 39-, or 51-Across could be called? |
| 43% | TRASHTALK | 9 | Taunting words for opponents, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 22-, 56- and 62-Across |
| 43% | AFTERSCHOOL | 11 | Common time for homework, and where to find the starts of 17-, 26-, 37-, and 49-Across |