| 100% | ENE | 3 | Direction from the start of 65-Across to the end of 39-Across |
| 56% | ENTER | 5 | What's the key to getting from the end of a line to the start? |
| 54% | DOH | 3 | Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
| 50% | MYBAD | 5 | "Oopsie!"... and a hint to the ends of 18-, 25-, 39- and 50-Across |
| 49% | HAPPYFOURTH | 11 | Annual greeting ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 39- and 48-Across |
| 49% | YOUREFIRED | 10 | Dreaded cry from a boss ... or a hint to the ends of 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across |
| 49% | VERBALGYMNASTICS | 16 | Fancy, evasive language ... or a hint to the ends of 18-, 26-, 54- and 65-Across |
| 49% | TOUCHBASE | 9 | Stay in contact, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 24-, 39- and 50-Across |
| 49% | AIRPORT | 7 | Where to find the ends of 17-, 27-, 50- and 65-Across |
| 49% | CUETHEMUSIC | 11 | Instruction to start playing ... or a hint to the end of 18-, 24-, 49- and 56-Across |
| 48% | YOULLPAYFORTHIS | 15 | Cry from someone seeking revenge … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 22-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 48% | PAPERPRODUCTS | 13 | Print material, and a hint to the starts of 19-, 34- and 39-Across |
| 48% | STIRFRIES | 9 | Uses a wok, or, read as a direction, a hint to the ends of 17-, 28- and 44-Across |
| 47% | TASTEMAKERS | 11 | Influential sorts ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 39- and 50-Across |
| 47% | BEERCHASER | 10 | Shot follower, often ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 39- and 48-Across |
| 47% | RSVPING | 7 | Acknowledging an invitation ... or a hint to the starts of 19-, 32-, 39- and 49-Across |
| 46% | HAMMEROUTAWIN | 13 | Work really hard for victory ... and a hint to the start of 20-, 31- and 39-Across |
| 46% | THATSMYJAM | 10 | “I love this song!” . . . or a hint to the starts of 17-, 27-, 39-, and 52-Across |
| 46% | FRAY | 4 | Starting to split from the ends |
| 46% | ROUTE | 5 | Way taken from the start to an end point |
| 46% | SAYSAYSAY | 9 | Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson hit ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-. 57- and 65-Across |
| 46% | THROUGH | 7 | From one end of to the other |
| 45% | LONGE | 5 | Vowel sound at the end of 39-Across |
| 45% | ONTHEHOUSE | 10 | Welcome words from a bartender, and where to find the ends of 17-, 30-, and 46-Across? |
| 45% | REWROTE | 7 | What Hemingway claimed he did to the ending of "A Farewell to Arms" 39 times |
| 45% | GETCRACKING | 11 | Make a start, and what you might do to the ends of the starred answers |
| 45% | CUBIT | 5 | Measure from the elbow to the end of the middle finger |
| 45% | TREETRUNK | 9 | Natural fixture from which to hang the end of a hammock |
| 44% | SOMETHINGWICKED | 15 | Start of a Ray Bradbury title ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across |
| 44% | GODOWNSWINGING | 14 | Fight to the bitter end ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 32- and 40-Across |