| 100% | ONTHEMONEY | 10 | Exactly right ... and where parts of 17-, 24- and 47-Across appear |
| 53% | DNASAMPLE | 9 | Crime lab specimen, and a part of 17-, 28- and 47-Across |
| 50% | FIRSTBASE | 9 | Where the second parts of 17-, 29- and 46-Across might get you |
| 50% | ROUGHSTART | 10 | Inauspicious beginning, or a feature of 17-, 24, and 47-Across |
| 49% | STARTOFPLAY | 11 | Opening kickoff, say, and what both parts of 17-, 30- and 47-Across can be |
| 49% | HERBGARDEN | 10 | Where the first words of 17-, 26- and 47-Across may be found |
| 49% | CRAIGSLIST | 10 | Website where you can do the first parts of 17-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 48% | BOXOFCHOCOLATES | 15 | Where to find the varieties mentioned at the start of 17-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 48% | JAR | 3 | Where you might find the thematic parts of 17-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across |
| 47% | VEGETABLES | 10 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 46% | VOLLEYBALL | 10 | Sport hinted at by the ends of 17-, 24-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 46% | WATERCYCLE | 10 | Natural process suggested by the starts of 17-, 24-, 26-, 45- and 47-Across |
| 45% | HAPPY | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 45% | FINISHINGSECOND | 15 | Placing (and a hint to the first words of 17-, 24-, 47- and 60-Across) |
| 45% | MISSING | 7 | Lost ... or, in two words, an apt description of 17-, 24-, 47- and 59-Across |
| 45% | BEARSFRUIT | 10 | Pays off ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, and 47-Across |
| 45% | OFFTOAGOODSTART | 15 | Having initial success … as suggested by the beginnings of 17-, 24-, 47- and 60-Across? |
| 45% | CAST | 4 | Throw, and what you can do to the first words of 17-, 24-, 39-, 47- and 58-Across |
| 44% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found |
| 44% | PICNICAREAS | 11 | Outside eating spots, and where to find the starts of 17-, 27-, and 47-Across |
| 44% | LUNCHBOXES | 10 | Backpack containers where you can find the ends of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 43% | HOLDIT | 6 | "Stop right there!" … or a hint to the first words of 17-, 23-, 47- and 59-Across |
| 43% | NOVELIDEAS | 10 | Brainstorming breakthroughs, and the ends of 17-, 26-, and 47-Across? |
| 43% | SESAME | 6 | With 63-Across, where to find all the characters at the starts of 17-, 24-, 40-, 52- and 66-Across |
| 42% | LOSINGFACE | 10 | Result of 17-, 30- and 47-Across? |
| 42% | DRUNKENCOOK | 11 | Preparer of 17-, 27- and 47-Across? |
| 42% | ONYOURFEET | 10 | Jukebox musical featuring Gloria Estefan songs, or where to find the ends of 17-Across and 10-, 24-, and 33-Down |
| 41% | DOLLARBILL | 10 | Its back features the last parts of 17-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 41% | SIXWAYSTOSUNDAY | 15 | Completely ... with a summation of 17-, 30- and 47-Across |
| 41% | SWITCHPOSITIONS | 15 | Trade places ... or a hint to parts of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |