| 100% | BIGSHOULDERS | 12 | Feature of 40-Across, according to Sandburg |
| 56% | HOPPINGMAD | 10 | Feature of 40-Across |
| 55% | FOURWAYSTOP | 11 | Feature of some intersections ... or a five-word hint to 17-, 23-, 40- and 50-Across |
| 46% | ISLAM | 5 | Faith of 40 Across |
| 46% | NONE | 4 | Antonym of 40 Across |
| 44% | TORI | 4 | 40 Across, to mathematicians |
| 44% | HIDDENFEE | 9 | Feature of some contracts, and a hint to 17-, 25- and 41-Across |
| 44% | WALL | 4 | Feature of a 71 Across |
| 44% | FRONTALNUDITY | 13 | Feature of Botticelli's Venus, and a hint to 20-, 34- and 41-Across |
| 43% | MANE | 4 | Feature of a 40-Down, maybe |
| 43% | COLORED | 7 | Applied 40 Across to |
| 43% | FED | 3 | Gave 40 Across to |
| 43% | XMARKS | 6 | With 40-Across, key to the "map" of this puzzle |
| 42% | TVMOVIES | 8 | Features of living rooms across the nation, once? |
| 41% | ANIMUS | 6 | According to Carl Jung, masculine side of a female |
| 41% | TILT | 4 | Feature of Earth's axis (tip to one side) |
| 41% | NEON | 4 | Feature of the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign |
| 41% | STRIPES | 7 | Features of the pool balls numbered 9 to 15 |
| 40% | IRE | 3 | According to Chaucer the root of this sin is pride |
| 40% | THREELINES | 10 | Feature of haiku, and of the answers to starred clues |
| 40% | BEARD | 5 | Feature of five U.S. presidents from Lincoln to Harrison |
| 40% | ARP | 3 | "Constellation According to the Laws of Chance" artist |
| 40% | FAIREST | 7 | Like Aphrodite, according to the Judgment of Paris |
| 40% | HOMOPHONES | 10 | ''Beastly'' feature of nine long answers 108 Across |
| 39% | EATEN | 5 | According to Thomas Fuller, this type of bread is soon forgotten |
| 39% | RIP | 3 | Feature added to a pair of jeans |
| 39% | BUTTHEADS | 9 | Disagree ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, 40- and 49-Across |
| 39% | WHATSPOPPIN | 11 | Slangy question of greeting ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across |
| 39% | THREEPEATS | 10 | Features of the answers to starred clues, from a trademarked sports term |
| 38% | SYNONYM | 7 | Item of interest to 122 Across |