| 100% | WHATSMYNAME | 11 | Fairy tale question whose answer is spelled out in the starts of 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 39% | RINGO | 5 | Rock star whose name is spelled out by the middle letters of 16-, 18-, 39-, 61- and 64-Across |
| 38% | LGBTQ | 5 | Modern movement initialism ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 24-, 40-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 37% | GIFT | 4 | Something that can be wrapped using the starts of 17-, 24-, 40-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 37% | ROFL | 4 | Texter's expression spelled out by the starts of 18-, 28-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 36% | LABCOAT | 7 | Wear for a chemist, or for a canine, as shown by the starts of 18-, 24-, 51- and 61-Across |
| 36% | WHITEHOUSEDOGS | 14 | What the starts of 21-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across are, for the presidents in their clues |
| 35% | DATEANDTIME | 11 | Invitation info ... or two alternate endings for the starts of the answers to 18-Across, 10-Down and 24-Down |
| 34% | WINDOWDRESSINGS | 15 | Storefront merchandise displays, or what the starts of 17-, 24-, 51-, and 63-Across are |
| 34% | KEYS | 4 | Typically lost items that are "found" in the starts of 16-, 24-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 34% | TARA | 4 | Author Westover whose memoir is spelled out in the first letters of this puzzle's eight circled schools |
| 34% | BESTPICTURE | 11 | What the starts of 18-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across each won |
| 34% | COMICRELIEF | 11 | What the starts of 18-, 24-, 37- and 52-Across can provide? |
| 33% | SOWHATELSEISNEW | 15 | Sarcastic question answered by the starts of 17-, 25-, 51- and 59-Across |
| 33% | FAIRYTALEENDING | 15 | What’s spelled out by the starts of six answers in this puzzle |
| 33% | DONUT | 5 | Treat whose varieties appear at the starts of four long answers and are represented a dozen times in this puzzle |
| 33% | DIAMONDJIMBRADY | 15 | Early railroad tycoon whose nickname is a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 33% | WORDSWITHFRIENDS | 16 | Popular app ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 24- and 49-Across |
| 33% | BANDLEADER | 10 | Musical conductor ... and what the end of 18-, 23-, 40- or 51-Across can be? |
| 32% | DATINGAPP | 9 | Mobile download for single people, and what the starts of 18-, 24-, 37- and 54-Across have in common |
| 32% | TLDR | 4 | "I lost interest" acronym spelled out by the starts of four answers in this puzzle |
| 32% | BEARLEFT | 8 | One option at a fork in the road, and an apt description of 18-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across |
| 32% | THANKSGIVINGDAY | 15 | Setting for the starts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 31% | ALPHABET | 8 | Series whose first seven members are sung to the starts of 18-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across |
| 31% | PRETZEL | 7 | Salty snack whose varieties are found at the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 31% | FOURCORNERS | 11 | Landmark in the Southwest, and collective description of the beginnings of 18-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 31% | NUCLEARFAMILY | 13 | Members of this can be found in the centers of 17-, 24-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 31% | USEFOWLLANGUAGE | 15 | What the starts of the answers to 17-, 24-, 48- and 60-Across do, punnily? |
| 31% | ELMO | 4 | Pal of the starts of 17-, 24-, 40-, 52- and 66-Across |
| 31% | PIECEOFCAKE | 11 | Easy-peasy ... or a hint to the start of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |