| 100% | BADMOONRISING | 13 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit with the line "I see trouble on the way," or what can be found in three long Down entries |
| 38% | ROOTSUP | 7 | Digs out, or what can be found in four long Down answers? |
| 35% | WILDHORSES | 10 | 1971 Stones hit, or what can be found in the answers to starred clues |
| 35% | HIDDENTAX | 9 | Income-reducing inequity, or what can be found in the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 35% | TRAVELINBAND | 12 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit song with the lyrics "Seven thirty seven comin' out of the sky / Won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ATEFORTWO | 9 | Dined with a bun in the oven, or what can be found in 17-, 26-, 40-, and 51-Across |
| 33% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | "See also" notations ... or what can be found in the circled squares in this puzzle? |
| 32% | BUBBLESUP | 9 | Rises to the top, or what can be found in this puzzle? |
| 32% | GDFR | 4 | 2015 Flo Rida hit whose letters can be found sequentially in this puzzle's three longest entries |
| 31% | GARDENVARIETY | 13 | Run-of-the-mill, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 31% | VOICEOVERARTIST | 15 | Animated film specialist, or what can be found literally three times in this puzzle |
| 31% | MESSYBUNS | 9 | Casual updos, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 31% | TOPNOTES | 8 | Initial perfume scents, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 31% | BENTOUTOFSHAPE | 14 | Upset ... and what can be found in the four other longest answers? |
| 31% | YEARONYEAR | 10 | Like some annual accounting comparisons, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 30% | HALF | 4 | With 38- and 40-Across, grocery purchase ... or what can be found in some other Across answers in this puzzle |
| 30% | SYSTEMOFADOWN | 13 | Grammy-winning metal band, or what can be found three times in this puzzle? |
| 30% | LIDOSHUFFLE | 11 | Boz Scaggs hit with the lyric "One more for the road," and what can be found in 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across? |
| 30% | PROUDMARY | 9 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit whose title boat is “rollin’ on the river” |
| 30% | FALLINGRAIN | 11 | Downpour, or when parsed another way, what can be found in this puzzle's sets of circles |
| 30% | LIES | 4 | With 71- and 72-Across, commits perjury … or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 30% | DEUCESWILD | 10 | Card game declaration, and a hint to what can be found in the four other longest answers |
| 30% | BACKPACK | 8 | Travel the world with one bag, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 29% | FASTCAR | 7 | Tracy Chapman hit with the line "I had a feeling I could be someone" (1988) |
| 29% | FORTYNINERS | 11 | Old rush participants ... or a three-part hint to what can be found in this puzzle's grid or clues |
| 29% | FORTUNATESON | 12 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit song with the lyrics "Some folks are born / Made to wave the flag" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | AHOPSKIPANDAJUMP | 16 | Trivial distance, or what can be paired, in order, with the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 29% | HIGHENERGY | 10 | Like some protein-rich snacks, or what can be found in 3-, 7-, 9-, and 28-Down? |
| 28% | THATSALL | 8 | With 63-Across, "The end" ... or what can be said about the novels in the clues for 25-, 38- and 52-Across |
| 28% | GOUNDERCOVER | 12 | What narcs may do ... or what can literally be found in three pairs of puzzle answers |