| 100% | BINGO | 5 | Cry spelled out by the first syllables of 16-, 18-, 32-, 50- and 53-Across |
| 48% | RINGO | 5 | Rock star whose name is spelled out by the middle letters of 16-, 18-, 39-, 61- and 64-Across |
| 46% | ROFL | 4 | Texter's expression spelled out by the starts of 18-, 28-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 40% | AYCE | 4 | Bottomless buffet acronym spelled out by the ends of 17-, 31-, 43- and 60-Across |
| 37% | PHONETIC | 8 | Apt word spelled out by the first letters of eight answers in this puzzle |
| 36% | CHRISTMASEVE | 12 | Apt phrase spelled out by the first letters of the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | ASH | 3 | Cigarette remains (and how the first syllable of 50-Across is pronounced) |
| 34% | BALLOON | 7 | Word that can follow the first parts of 16- and 58-Across and 10- and 32-Down |
| 34% | DISUNION | 8 | State of division, and what the first letters of the states divided across black squares in this puzzle spell out |
| 34% | COCOCHANEL | 10 | Fashion designer associated with the item spelled out by the starts of 17-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 33% | ONOMATOPOEIA | 12 | Word sounded out by the ends of 20-, 35- and 40-Across |
| 32% | GETA | 4 | Words that may precede the first words of 18-, 40- and 62-Across and 3- and 32-Down |
| 32% | TWENTYQUESTIONS | 15 | Game suggested by the first words of 17-, 25- and 42-Across |
| 32% | MATINEEIDOL | 11 | Figure described by the first words of 17-, 28- and 45-Across |
| 31% | CHUCKNORRIS | 11 | Celebrity hinted at by the ends of 30-, 32- and 36-Across |
| 31% | CIVILRIGHTS | 11 | Cause championed by the figures named at the ends of 16-, 22- and 47-Across |
| 31% | TAKEAHIKE | 9 | "Get lost!" (or advice carried out by 18-, 24-, 39- and 50-Across) |
| 31% | FAIRYTALEENDING | 15 | What’s spelled out by the starts of six answers in this puzzle |
| 31% | PIZZAPARTY | 10 | Social event hinted at by the ends of 18-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 31% | ONO | 3 | The Yoko of "Dear Yoko" and "Oh Yoko!" by 18-Across |
| 31% | WHATSMYNAME | 11 | Fairy tale question whose answer is spelled out in the starts of 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 31% | GOAT | 4 | Superlative acronym spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 31% | WRINKLEFREE | 11 | Like a shirt condition suggested by the ends of 16-, 27- and 46-Across |
| 31% | VCR | 3 | The first commercial one of these was introduced by Ampex in 1956 and cost roughly $50,000 |
| 31% | YOLO | 4 | "Carpe diem" acronym spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 31% | TRICKY | 6 | Word spelled phonetically by the starts of 1-, 20-, 27-, 36-, 49- and 56-Across |
| 31% | TLDR | 4 | "I lost interest" acronym spelled out by the starts of four answers in this puzzle |
| 30% | VERVE | 5 | Characteristic suggested by the first words of 17-, 20-, 36-, 55- and 60-Across |
| 30% | BANG | 4 | Sound suggested by the first letters of the words in 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across |
| 30% | CARRIE | 6 | First name of 18-Across's little sister, played by Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush |