| 100% | FINISHINGTOUCH | 14 | Concluding detail, and a feature of 16-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across |
| 60% | EYECONTACT | 10 | Nonverbal communication concern, and a phonetic hint to a feature of 16-, 25-, 37-, and 49-Across |
| 57% | OPENSEAS | 8 | Clear sailing areas … or, homophonically, a feature of 16-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across (and every clue in this puzzle!) |
| 56% | KEYBOARDSHORTCUT | 16 | Computer user’s time-saver . . . or, in another sense, a feature of 18-, 25-, 52-, and 62-Across? |
| 55% | SIGNONTHE | 9 | With 60-Across, ink a contract ... or a feature of 17-, 25- and 37-Across |
| 54% | MAIL | 4 | With 37-Across, perform perfunctorily … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 25-, 41- and 55-Across |
| 53% | FRIENDSTOTHEEND | 15 | Lifelong companions, and a feature of 17-, 27-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 53% | FINISHINGTOUCH | 14 | Grace note, and a feature of 20-, 28-, 37- and 46-Across |
| 52% | GUESTAPPEARANCE | 15 | Talk show drop-by ... and a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 52% | STUFFEDANIMAL | 13 | Tot's plaything ... and a feature of 17-, 25-, 48- and 59-Across |
| 50% | VEGHEAD | 7 | Person who doesn't eat meat, informally, and a feature of 17-, 25-, 51-, and 62-Across |
| 50% | INNERMONOLOGUE | 14 | Narrator in your head, and a feature of 20-, 25- and 45-Across |
| 49% | NOSEJOBS | 8 | Rhinoplasties, or an apt description of 16-, 25-, 37-, and 53-Across? |
| 49% | CATCHINGFEELINGS | 16 | Developing a crush ... or a hint to 18-, 25-, 37-, and 52-Across? |
| 49% | WEREALLSET | 10 | "Ready to go!" ... or a description of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across? |
| 49% | STARTINGQB | 10 | Key member of a football team, in brief ... or a feature of 16-, 29-, 35- and 42-Across? |
| 48% | KEYBOARDWARRIOR | 15 | Abusive online poster, and a literal interpretation of 14-/16-, 25-, 30- and 52-Across |
| 48% | WASHINGTON | 10 | U.S. capital whose location is a hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across |
| 48% | SKATEPARK | 9 | Olympic arena that features the ends of 17-, 25-, 41-, and 52-Across |
| 48% | FORAYS | 6 | Sudden attacks, or a phonetic feature of 1-, 21-, 36- and 52-Across |
| 48% | BEANDIP | 7 | Nacho accompaniment ... or a feature of 17-, 35- and 52-Across? |
| 48% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| 47% | WOOD | 4 | With 68-Across, a hint to the ends of 21-, 25-, 45- and 52-Across |
| 47% | HIDDENFEE | 9 | Feature of some contracts, and a hint to 17-, 25- and 41-Across |
| 47% | SPOONERISM | 10 | Feature of the clues for 17-, 25-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 46% | JULY | 4 | What the beginnings of 17-, 25-, 40- and 52-Across are each a fourth of, phonetically |
| 46% | ORCHESTRA | 9 | Musical group, or a hint to the ends of 20-, 37- and 52-Across |
| 46% | BREXIT | 6 | Subject of a 2016 U.K. referendum ... or a hint to 16-, 25-, 41- and 55-Across |
| 46% | EIEIO | 5 | Refrain in a children's song ... or a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 42- and 55-Across |
| 46% | WESTERNMEDICINE | 15 | Allopathy ... or a hint to the beginnings of 16-, 25-, and 47-Across |