| 100% | BED | 3 | With 70-Across, what the end of 17-, 33-, 42- or 63-Across describes |
| 96% | SEQUENCE | 8 | Any of the clues for 17-, 34- or 57-Across |
| 91% | DETERGENTS | 10 | Laundry needs, and the starts of 17-, 21-, 33-, 42- and 52-Across |
| 91% | TACOTOPPING | 11 | The start of 17-Across or 11- or 33-Down |
| 90% | EXTRACT | 7 | Derive (from) ... or a two-part hint for understanding 17-, 33-, 42- and 58-Across |
| 90% | PURSE | 5 | Where the endings of 17-, 33-, 43- and 63-Across are often found |
| 89% | THEJOKEWASONYOU | 15 | Trickster's comment, after 17-, 33- or 42-Across |
| 89% | INTERIORDESIGNER | 16 | Elle Decor reader ... or any of the names hidden in 18-, 28-, 52- and 66-Across? |
| 89% | DIR | 3 | Any of the four words hidden in 17-, 26-, 43- and 56-Across: Abbr. |
| 88% | CAPITAL | 7 | Any of the cities found in 17- and 56-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| 87% | PAJAMAS | 7 | Nightwear ... or a hidden feature of 17-, 21-, 33-, 41-, 54- and 59-Across? |
| 87% | POT | 3 | Word that may precede the beginning of 17-, 26-, 42- or 56-Across |
| 87% | ILIAD | 5 | Work hinted at by the starts of 17-, 26-, 42- and 56-Across |
| 86% | MATTER | 6 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17-, 25-, 42- and 55-Across |
| 86% | TWENTYQUESTIONS | 15 | Game suggested by the first words of 17-, 25- and 42-Across |
| 85% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of 17 and 63 Across |
| 84% | INNERNERD | 9 | The secret geeky part of you ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 32-, 42- and 49-Across |
| 83% | FINAL | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 11- and 33-Down |
| 83% | CUT | 3 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 58-Across and 11- and 33-Down |
| 83% | FAN | 3 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 54-Across and 11- and 33-Down |
| 83% | FIRST | 5 | Word that may precede the initial parts of 17- and 62-Across and 9- and 33-Down |
| 83% | NEWSPAPER | 9 | Answer to an old riddle alluded to by the starts of 17-, 32-, 42- and 64-Across |
| 81% | RECCENTER | 9 | Gym locale ... or feature of 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across |
| 79% | DIRTYWORDS | 10 | Curses ... or the starts of 17-, 27- and 44-Across? |
| 78% | HORSEPLAY | 9 | Roughhousing ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 21-, 26-, 33-, 40-, 43-, 47- and 56-Across |
| 75% | ROUGHSTART | 10 | Inauspicious beginning, or a feature of 17-, 24, and 47-Across |
| 75% | BACKTOOTH | 9 | Molar, or a feature of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 50-Across |
| 75% | SLAPSTICKCOMEDY | 15 | Genre of 17- and 56-Across |
| 75% | BLACK | 5 | Shade of 17- and 57-Across |
| 74% | HEROSANDWICH | 12 | Sub, and an apt description of 20-, 34-, or 42-Across |