| 100% | ONEANDALL | 9 | Everybody ... or part of the contents of 18-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 56% | HOLDMYBEER | 10 | Comment before a stupid stunt ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 54% | TAUTOLOGICAL | 12 | Like the names of 18-, 25-, 40- and 50- Across vis-à-vis the bracketed languages |
| 52% | MYBAD | 5 | "Oopsie!"... and a hint to the ends of 18-, 25-, 39- and 50-Across |
| 50% | MIDDLE | 6 | With 44-Down, educational stage ... or a hint to the contents of 18-, 22-, 47- and 53-Across |
| 50% | PIDAY | 5 | Mid-March celebration ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 25-, 44- and 57-Across |
| 50% | GOOUTSIDE | 9 | Leave the house ... and a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 49% | BEACHFRONT | 10 | Property along the ocean ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 48% | ITSTHEPITS | 10 | "Awful!" ... or a hint to the common element of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 48% | MAKETHECUT | 10 | Survive an audition, and what one may do to the start of 18-, 23-, 36-, or 54-Across? |
| 48% | STROKES | 7 | Pets ... or what the starts of 17-, 25-, 50- and 61-Across are all kinds of |
| 47% | MIDAUGHTS | 9 | Part of the George W. Bush era ... or a hint to part of 18-, 26-, 38- and 46-Across |
| 46% | CROWN | 5 | Royal topper ... or part of the logos of 16-, 21-, 38- and 53-Across |
| 46% | PRESTOCHANGEO | 13 | Magician's phrase ... or a hint to part of 18-, 25-, 34- and 41-Across |
| 46% | FINALFOUR | 9 | March Madness quartet ... or, collectively, the second parts of 17-, 25-, 37- and 51-Across? |
| 45% | TWOTRUTHSANDALIE | 16 | Icebreaking party game ... or what can follow the last words of 18-, 28-, and 50-Across |
| 45% | HALFTIME | 8 | Game break … or a hint to interpreting the first parts of 17-, 26-, 36-, and 52-Across? |
| 45% | DOH | 3 | Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
| 45% | CHANGELANES | 11 | What you might do to pass on an Interstate ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 18-, 28- and 50-Across |
| 44% | TRAP | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 18-, 25-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 44% | BARS | 4 | Signs of cell service ... or a word that can follow both parts of 18-, 23-, 36-, 52- and 58-Across |
| 43% | BARBERSHOP | 10 | Where to find the ends of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 43% | CREATEDAMONSTER | 15 | Emulated Dr. Frankenstein ... or what you did after you filled in the shaded parts of 17-, 23-, 50- and 61-Across? |
| 43% | LITTLERED | 9 | Phrase that can precede the starts of 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across |
| 43% | THEFOURELEMENTS | 15 | What the starts of 22-, 36-, 41- and 50-Across comprise |
| 43% | SHORTCUTS | 9 | Timesavers ... or the starts of 17-, 26-, 36- and 51-Across? |
| 42% | GENERALDISARRAY | 15 | Chaos ... or a hint to the contents of 17-, 28-, 34- and 43-Across |
| 42% | GROWTHAREA | 10 | Prime sector for development, and a clue to the ends of 18-, 24-, 40- and 50-Across |
| 42% | HOPONPOP | 8 | "The Simplest Seuss for Youngest Use," or what parts of 17-, 25- and 49-Across are |
| 42% | GOTTACATCHEMALL | 15 | Pokémon slogan, and a hint to the ends of 18-, 23-, 50- and 56-Across |