| 100% | LOWHANGINGFRUIT | 15 | Easy pickings, and a feature of 4-, 9-, 17- and 23-Down |
| 53% | SIDEOFBEEF | 10 | Slab in a meat locker, and a feature of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 53% | FSTOP | 5 | Camera lens setting, and a feature of both ends of 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57- Across? |
| 53% | HIDDENCOST | 10 | Unexpected expense ... or a feature of 17-, 23-, 35- and 49-Across? |
| 50% | HIGHHOLIDAYS | 12 | Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur . . . and a feature of 3-, 7-, 9-, and 20-Down? |
| 49% | DOUBLEUP | 8 | Share a single bed ... or a hidden feature of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 49% | FOURWAYSTOP | 11 | Feature of some intersections ... or a five-word hint to 17-, 23-, 40- and 50-Across |
| 48% | BACKUPPLAN | 10 | Safety net, of a sort, and a literal feature of 17-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across |
| 47% | ECOWARRIORS | 11 | Based on a common feature of their names, what 17-, 23-, 36- and 51-Across are well-suited to be? |
| 46% | FRIENDSTOTHEEND | 15 | Lifelong companions, and a feature of 17-, 27-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 46% | STUFFEDANIMAL | 13 | Tot's plaything ... and a feature of 17-, 25-, 48- and 59-Across |
| 45% | LOWHANGINGFRUIT | 15 | Easy pickings, and a hint to the four other longest Down answers |
| 45% | USBCONNECTION | 13 | Common PC hookup, and a feature of the four longest Down answers |
| 45% | MIDDLEPART | 10 | Woman's hairstyle option, and a feature of 17-, 27- and 45-Across |
| 45% | BACKTOOTH | 9 | Molar, or a feature of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 50-Across |
| 44% | OUTSIDECAT | 10 | Feline user of a pet door, and a feature of 18-, 23-, 38-, and 50-Across? |
| 44% | VEGHEAD | 7 | Person who doesn't eat meat, informally, and a feature of 17-, 25-, 51-, and 62-Across |
| 44% | RAISECAIN | 9 | Cause a commotion, and a hint to a feature of 3-, 6- and 9-Down |
| 43% | BEANDIP | 7 | Nacho accompaniment ... or a feature of 17-, 35- and 52-Across? |
| 43% | ROUGHSTART | 10 | Inauspicious beginning, or a feature of 17-, 24, and 47-Across |
| 43% | CENTERCONSOLE | 13 | Car's storage compartment, or a feature of 17-, 24-, 48-, and 58-Across? |
| 43% | TOUCANS | 7 | Birds phonetically suggested by a feature of 17-, 27- and 51-Across |
| 43% | HIDDENFEE | 9 | Feature of some contracts, and a hint to 17-, 25- and 41-Across |
| 42% | PRMEN | 5 | Promoters ... or a description of 17-, 23-, 46- and 57-Across? |
| 42% | MIDDLEEARTH | 11 | "The Lord of the Rings" setting ... or a feature of 17-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across? |
| 42% | RACETOTHEBOTTOM | 15 | Competition that hurts everyone, and a feature of 3-, 8-, 22- and 34-Down |
| 42% | HOTSTUFF | 8 | 1979 Donna Summer song, and a description of 17-, 23-, 31-, 43- and 49-Across |
| 42% | DOUBLEBACK | 10 | Turn around and return … or a feature of 17-, 24-, 32-, 45- and 51-Across? |
| 42% | SIGNONTHE | 9 | With 60-Across, ink a contract ... or a feature of 17-, 25- and 37-Across |
| 42% | SECRETSANTA | 11 | Holiday gift-giving pool … or a feature of 14-, 17-, 24-, 46- and 60-Across? |