| 100% | BIGFINISH | 9 | Concert crescendo, and what 16-, 24-, 49- and 59-Across all have |
| 56% | COLLECTORSITEMS | 15 | Things gathered by aficionados ... or what the ends of 16-, 24-, 49- and 59-Across can be? |
| 50% | LOOKINGBACK | 11 | Reminiscing, and what 17-, 22-, 35-, and 49-Across all have |
| 50% | SOFTOPENING | 11 | Trial run for a new restaurant, and what 16-, 25-, 34- and 51-Across all have |
| 46% | ANIMALSHELTER | 13 | Place to adopt a new pet, or what is found in 17-, 24-, 49-, and 59-Across? |
| 45% | CARRYUMBRELLAS | 14 | What 16- and 37-Across and 11- and 24-Down were all known to do |
| 42% | ITMAYBETAKENOUT | 15 | Statement about 17-, 24-, 49- and 59-Across |
| 42% | WELCOMETOMY | 11 | With 59-Across, what one might say when entering the starts of 16-, 24-, and 38-Across? |
| 42% | PITS | 4 | What 20-, 41-, and 56-Across all have |
| 42% | MIDDLEEAST | 10 | Arabian Peninsula region, and what 16-, 20-, 36- and 50-Across literally have |
| 41% | DUSTJACKET | 10 | Book protector ... and what 17- 24-, 39-, and 53-Across each has |
| 41% | OPENINGPRESENTS | 15 | Christmas morning activity, and what 17-, 25-, 47-, and 61-Across all have? |
| 41% | CLOSINGCEREMONY | 15 | Olympics event, and what 17-, 24-, 47- and 57-Across have |
| 41% | BEERINGREDIENTS | 15 | What's found hidden inside 16-, 23-, 47- and 59-Across |
| 41% | INTERNALAFFAIRS | 15 | Investigative department, and what 17-, 24-, 52-, and 64-Across have? |
| 41% | FLIES | 5 | Skedaddles ... or what 18-, 26-, 42- and 53-Across all have |
| 41% | INSIDEINFO | 10 | Dirt ... or what 17-, 25-, 36- and 48-Across all have? |
| 40% | EYES | 4 | What the starts of 18-, 27-, 43- and 57-Across all have |
| 40% | LINES | 5 | Botox targets ... or what 17-, 28-, 45- and 60-Across all have |
| 40% | TEAR | 4 | Shed thing hidden in 16-, 25-, 39-, 49- and 59-Across |
| 40% | DOUBLEHEADERS | 13 | Ballpark events, or what 17-, 31- and 48-Across all have |
| 40% | LITTLEGIRLS | 11 | What the starts of 16-, 24-, 38- and 47-Across make? |
| 39% | FALSESTARTS | 11 | What 17-Across, 11 and 35-Down all have in common |
| 39% | NEWBEGINNINGS | 13 | Fresh starts ... or, when said aloud, what 18-, 23-, 53- and 58-Across all have? |
| 38% | BEEKEEPER | 9 | Apiculturist ... and, playfully, what 16-, 22-, 36- or 49-Across is |
| 38% | PRIMEREALESTATE | 15 | Beachfront property, often ... and what 16-, 24-, and 41-Across might also be, given their starts? |
| 38% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Unfulfilled campaign pledge ... and a hint to what 16-, 23-, 46- and 53-Across all contain |
| 38% | CASHUPFRONT | 11 | Demand for payment prior to service, or what 18-, 27-, 41-, and 54-Across all have |
| 38% | COPPERHEAD | 10 | Venomous snake (and what 16-Across and 10- and 26-Down have two of) |
| 38% | HIDDEN | 6 | With 68-Across, ulterior motive … or what 21-, 37- and 59-Across each has? |