| 100% | HALFBAKED | 9 | Description of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across, in different senses? |
| 68% | THATTRACKS | 10 | “Sounds about right” . . . or a description of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 49-Across |
| 58% | BARBERSHOP | 10 | Where to find the ends of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 52% | NOMDEPLUME | 10 | Literary alias, and an apt description of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 47% | PICKYPICKYPICKY | 15 | "So particular!" … or, in different senses, like 17-, 32- and 42-Across? |
| 46% | SLIPONS | 7 | Loafers, e.g., or a lighthearted description of 17-, 28-, 49- and 65-Across |
| 46% | FINALIZE | 8 | Wrap up … or a phonetic description of 17-, 19-, 25-, 41- and 54-Across |
| 45% | WEREALLSET | 10 | "Ready to go!" ... or a description of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across? |
| 45% | BURRITOFILLINGS | 15 | What the last words of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across might be |
| 45% | FOURF | 5 | Not suitable for military service ... or an apt description of 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across |
| 45% | TURNINGAPROPHET | 15 | Punny description of the circled letters in 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 45% | NORSEGODS | 9 | They're hidden in 17-, 25-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 44% | HOPONPOP | 8 | "The Simplest Seuss for Youngest Use," or what parts of 17-, 25- and 49-Across are |
| 43% | WATERMUSIC | 10 | Handel composition, and a description of 17-, 25-, 33- and 48-Across |
| 43% | YOU | 3 | Object of affection in 17-, 25-, 47- and 61-Across |
| 43% | WORK | 4 | 2016 #1 hit for Rihanna, which can precede both parts of 17-, 25-, 35-, 49- and 59-Across |
| 43% | MORSECODE | 9 | Method of communication needed to understand 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 41% | JOBOPENING | 10 | Want ad heading ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 41% | LADYTENNISSTARS | 15 | Names hidden in 17-, 25-, 51- and 65-Across (twice in the last of these) |
| 41% | AFFIX | 5 | Add-on to the start or end of a word stem (as in 17-, 25-, 35-, 49- and 57-Across) |
| 41% | BETWEEN | 7 | With 39-Across, a description of the answers inside 17-, 24-, 49- and 60-Across |
| 41% | PACKANIMAL | 10 | Beast of burden, and a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 41% | FOILMETHOD | 10 | Technique used to multiply (x+4)(x-5), with the first words of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 44 Across making up its mnemonic |
| 40% | WHATARACKET | 11 | "Boy, is that loud!" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 40% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Description of 25- and 26-Across |
| 40% | GREEK | 5 | Kind of letters hidden in 17-, 26-, 36-, 48- and 60-Across |
| 40% | RHYME | 5 | What each of the longest words in 17-Across, 65-Across, 10-Down and 25-Down famously lacks |
| 40% | ALL | 3 | Everything, and what's "held" in 17-, 25-, 39-, 49 and 60-Across |
| 39% | PARTYANIMALS | 12 | They're always ready for a good time ... or a description of 18-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across? |
| 39% | BEATBOXING | 10 | Percussive activity you can imitate by reading the starts of 17-, 23-, 37-, and 49-Across in a loop |