| 100% | PRO | 3 | Expert, and what's in motion in 1-, 20-, 40-, 57- and 71-Across |
| 46% | LEMONADEMIXES | 13 | Tart drink concentrates, or what's literally found in 20-, 34- and 40-Across |
| 40% | BEERCHASER | 10 | Half a boilermaker ... and what's aptly hidden in 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 40% | SANS | 4 | After 1-Across, what the first names at 20-, 36-, 43- and 57-Across all are? |
| 40% | HRS | 3 | Personnel depts., and what the personnel in 20-, 31-, 40- and 50-Across have in common |
| 39% | LONGDIVISION | 12 | Arithmetic exercise ... or what literally occurs in 20-, 33- and 40-Across? |
| 39% | BALONEYSANDWICH | 15 | Classic grade-school lunch, and what's literally found in 17-, 33-, and 40-Across? |
| 38% | SHARKINFESTED | 13 | Like the waters in 1 Across...and 20, 28, and 45 Across? |
| 38% | WATER | 5 | Puzzle's theme (shown in 20-, 40-, 58-Across and 21-Down) |
| 37% | ZIP | 3 | Nothing ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 35- and 52-Across |
| 37% | SECRETADMIRER | 13 | Unidentified sender of what's hidden in 20-, 36-, and 42-Across |
| 36% | CHOPPEDLIVER | 12 | What's found on some canapés (and hiding in the answers to 20-, 31-, 38- and 49-Across?) |
| 35% | CRYPTICCLUE | 11 | Hint in a specialty crossword, and, literally, what's found in 17-, 20-, 38- and 59-Across |
| 35% | FLY | 3 | Cool, in dated slang, and what can follow the ends of 20-, 25-, 46- and 52-Across |
| 35% | ALTEREGO | 8 | Secondary identity ... or what can be found in 18-, 27-, 40-, 54- and 66-Across |
| 35% | SHAKER | 6 | What "salt" has been put in to make 1-Across and 6-Down? |
| 35% | LITERARYCIRCLES | 15 | What 20-, 39- and 56-Across might travel in |
| 35% | THEYMIGHTCRASH | 14 | What 20-, 34- and 41-Across have in common |
| 35% | CODESWITCHING | 13 | Speaking Spanglish, say ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 35% | SHOPKEEPERS | 11 | Stocking experts, and what 16-, 19-, 51- and 57-Across literally are |
| 34% | WHERESTHEFIRE | 13 | "What's your hurry?" ... and a literal hint to what's hiding in 20-, 27- and 42-Across |
| 34% | STANDAPART | 10 | Stick out from the crowd, and what can be found in 17-, 25-, 40-, and 50-Across? |
| 34% | FLATS | 5 | Road trip troubles ... and what can be found in 17-, 24-, 43- and 57-Across |
| 34% | TEAMSMEETING | 12 | Microsoft virtual work gathering, and what can be found in 20-, 28-, and 49-Across |
| 34% | HEADSTART | 9 | Advantage in a race, and what can be found in 16-, 33-, or 40-Across |
| 34% | FOURLETTERWORDS | 15 | Curses ... or what 18-, 20-, 26-, 48-, 57- and 63-Across are, literally? |
| 34% | HALF | 4 | With 38- and 40-Across, grocery purchase ... or what can be found in some other Across answers in this puzzle |
| 34% | HBOMB | 5 | Cold War concern ... and what created 20-, 32-, 40- and 55-Across? |
| 34% | DOG | 3 | With 1-Across, what 20-, 34-, 42- and 52-Across end with |
| 34% | SEVENCONSONANTS | 15 | What can be found consecutively in 17-, 23-, 40-, and 50-Across |