| 100% | SPLITLEVELS | 11 | Description of 10- and 111-Across |
| 60% | PARTEDCOMPANY | 13 | Description of 6- and 109-Across |
| 60% | SEPARATEDCOUPLES | 16 | Description of 51- and 94-Across |
| 60% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Description of 25- and 26-Across |
| 59% | JCREW | 5 | Retail clothing giant ... or a description of 17- and 54-Across and 10- and 24-Down? |
| 57% | CLEFTPALATE | 11 | Description of 82-Down and 27-Across |
| 57% | DIVIDEDLOYALTIES | 16 | Description of 120-Across and 40-Down |
| 53% | HALFBAKED | 9 | Description of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across, in different senses? |
| 53% | STUD | 4 | Apt description of 18-Across, 32-Across, and 44-Across |
| 52% | MIXEDBAG | 8 | Assortment ... or a description of 32-, 39- and 42-Across? |
| 52% | PRMEN | 5 | Promoters ... or a description of 17-, 23-, 46- and 57-Across? |
| 52% | CATCHPHRASE | 11 | Commonplace utterance ... or a description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across? |
| 52% | PLAYSWITHFIRE | 13 | Tempts fate . . . or a description of 19-, 22-, and 39-Across |
| 51% | VIOLETRAY | 9 | Bygone medical device used in electrotherapy … or a description of 111-Across? |
| 51% | TURNINGAPROPHET | 15 | Punny description of the circled letters in 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 51% | NOSEJOBS | 8 | Rhinoplasties, or an apt description of 16-, 25-, 37-, and 53-Across? |
| 51% | TOTALLYRIPPED | 13 | Shredded, or an apt description of 20-, 29-, 36-, and 44-Across |
| 51% | BONEYM | 6 | "Rasputin" band... or a description of 6 and 14 Across? |
| 50% | CHOPPEDSALADS | 13 | Description of 113- and 39-Down |
| 50% | ELEGANT | 7 | Description of grace and good taste |
| 50% | UNITEDARTISTS | 13 | Classic film company ... or a description of 17-, 32-, 46- and 65-Across? |
| 50% | DEVIOUS | 7 | Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across |
| 50% | WEREALLSET | 10 | "Ready to go!" ... or a description of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across? |
| 50% | DEFENSIVELINES | 14 | Spots for some tackles, or a description of 20-, 24- and 41-Across |
| 50% | SPRINGROLLS | 11 | Chinese appetizers ... or a punny description of 17-, 28-, 35- and 45-Across |
| 50% | COCKTAILPARTIES | 15 | Evening socials, or a punny description of 17-, 23-, 50- and 57-Across |
| 50% | SPLITPEAS | 9 | Soup legumes, or a phonetic description of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 53-Across |
| 50% | TRASHTALK | 9 | Taunts between teams, or an apt description of 16-, 29-, and 48-Across? |
| 50% | THATTRACKS | 10 | “Sounds about right” . . . or a description of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 49-Across |
| 50% | CUBES | 5 | Forms of 10 Across |