| 100% | NATIONALS | 9 | D.C. baseball players … or what the ends of 17-, 21-, 39- and 55-Across sound like |
| 58% | CURRENCIES | 10 | What the ends of 17-, 21-, 37-, 39- and 55-Across are |
| 48% | TRADEMARKS | 10 | Intellectual property protection ... or what the starts of 17-, 21-, 39- and 57-Across once were |
| 47% | FITTOBETIED | 11 | Really steamed ... or what the ends of 17-, 26- and 47-Across are? |
| 46% | BALLPARKFIGURES | 15 | Rough estimates ... or what the ends of 17-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across are? |
| 46% | WINDQUARTET | 11 | Musical ensemble ... or what the ends of 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across comprise |
| 45% | ABOUTAFOOT | 10 | How tall Barbie is ... or what the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 47-Across are? |
| 44% | WATERLOGGED | 11 | Saturated like the ends of 17-, 23-, 39- and 50-Across? |
| 44% | GOONAHEAD | 9 | "I'll catch up!" ... or what the ends of 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across do? |
| 44% | HATTRICKS | 9 | Three-goals-in-one-game hockey scoring feats ... or what the ends of 17-, 28- and 46-Across are when they're rearranged? |
| 41% | LEADERBOARD | 11 | List of top-scoring players, and what the start of 17-, 23-, 39-, or 51-Across could be called? |
| 41% | DELIORDER | 9 | What the ends of 17-, 30-, and 49-Across spell |
| 41% | COMPUTERCOMPANY | 15 | What the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across each represent |
| 41% | THEWHOLESHEBANG | 15 | What the ends of 17-, 29- and 46-Across figuratively comprise |
| 41% | MUSIC | 5 | What the ends of 17-, 23-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across make |
| 41% | CHORALGROUP | 11 | What the ends of 17-, 31-, 37- and 48-Across are, collectively |
| 40% | AFISHOUTOFWATER | 15 | Misfit ... or what you get after the sequence described by the ends of 17-, 21-, 57- and 63-Across? |
| 40% | APPEALING | 9 | Winsome ... or like the ends of 17-, 24-, 51- and 58-Across, to a punster? |
| 39% | HAPPYFOURTH | 11 | Annual greeting ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 39- and 48-Across |
| 39% | MUCKRAKERS | 10 | What 17, 21, 37, and 55 Across are all examples of |
| 39% | TVSHOWS | 7 | What the ends of 21- and 57-Across and 3- and 30-Down all name |
| 38% | DANCE | 5 | Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 21-, 36-, 44-, 54- and 64-Across |
| 38% | DENTISTS | 8 | Experts with the ends of 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 38% | BED | 3 | With 70-Across, what the end of 17-, 33-, 42- or 63-Across describes |
| 38% | HORSEPLAY | 9 | Roughhousing ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 21-, 26-, 33-, 40-, 43-, 47- and 56-Across |
| 38% | HOLDWATER | 9 | Make logical sense ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do |
| 37% | CHEESEBOARD | 11 | Cocktail party staple that may contain the ends of 17-, 25-, 38-, 42- and 55-Across |
| 37% | WORLDSERIES | 11 | Climactic baseball event … or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across form? |
| 37% | WAX | 3 | Spa treatment hinted at by the ends of 17-, 27-, 44- and 55-Across |
| 37% | COLLECTORSITEMS | 15 | Things gathered by aficionados ... or what the ends of 16-, 24-, 49- and 59-Across can be? |