| 100% | EYEOPENERS | 10 | Epiphanies, and what the starts of 17- and 37-Across and 11- and 28-Down may be |
| 74% | JEWELRY | 7 | What the starts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 34-Down may each be a piece of |
| 66% | ELECTRICCAR | 11 | One is parked at the starts of 17- and 38-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 63% | THROW | 5 | What one might do to the last parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 63% | COLLEGEEXPENSES | 15 | What tuition and the starts of 17-, 22-, 37-(?) and 47-Across are |
| 62% | THINGSDRAWN | 11 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across are |
| 61% | BOWLS | 5 | What the starts of 20- and 53-Across and 11- and 29-Down are |
| 60% | PASSABLE | 8 | Barely adequate ... or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50-Across are |
| 59% | BLEMISH | 7 | Imperfection (and what's at the start of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 28-Down) |
| 57% | RESERVE | 7 | What one can do to the last parts of 17- and 58-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 56% | HAND | 4 | Word that may precede the first parts of 17-, 37- and 61-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 55% | FETCH | 5 | What a dog may do to the last parts of 17- and 51-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 54% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 54% | CURRENCIES | 10 | What the ends of 17-, 21-, 37-, 39- and 55-Across are |
| 54% | HOPPERS | 7 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across all are |
| 54% | PINHEADS | 8 | Tops of sewing fasteners ... and what the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 51-Across can have |
| 53% | CHORALGROUP | 11 | What the ends of 17-, 31-, 37- and 48-Across are, collectively |
| 53% | DOVER | 5 | Capital suggested by the circled letters and by the starts of 17- and 63-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 52% | BROWN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 52% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 52% | WINDOWDRESSINGS | 15 | Storefront merchandise displays, or what the starts of 17-, 24-, 51-, and 63-Across are |
| 52% | INSOLENCE | 9 | Alternative meaning for the starts of 17- and 55-Across and 11-Down |
| 52% | STROKES | 7 | Pets ... or what the starts of 17-, 25-, 50- and 61-Across are all kinds of |
| 52% | TRADEMARKS | 10 | Intellectual property protection ... or what the starts of 17-, 21-, 39- and 57-Across once were |
| 52% | LEAGUELEADERS | 13 | Many championship-bound teams, or what the starts of 17-, 20-, 58-, and 64-Across are |
| 51% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 50% | OBEDIENCESCHOOL | 15 | Command center? ... or where you might hear the starts of 17-, 28- and 49-Across |
| 50% | CONSONANTS | 10 | There are six of these in the middle of 17- and 56-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 50% | CREAM | 5 | It can follow the first word of 17- and 58-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 50% | BREAK | 5 | What one may do to 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 28-Down |