| 100% | MATINEEIDOL | 11 | Figure described by the first words of 17-, 28- and 45-Across |
| 62% | TWENTYQUESTIONS | 15 | Game suggested by the first words of 17-, 25- and 42-Across |
| 60% | VERVE | 5 | Characteristic suggested by the first words of 17-, 20-, 36-, 55- and 60-Across |
| 59% | DOUBLE | 6 | It can precede the first words of 17-, 28-, 35-, 47- and 61-Across |
| 58% | CREAM | 5 | It can follow the first word of 17- and 58-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 57% | COMETOTERMS | 11 | Reach an agreement ... and what the first words of 17, 32, and 45 Across are? |
| 56% | THEPLOTTHICKENS | 15 | "Now things are getting interesting" ... or a hint to the first words of 17-, 24-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 56% | FIGUREHEAD | 10 | Carved decoration on a ship's prow ... or a hint to the first word of 17-, 25-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 53% | ARCHSUPPORT | 11 | Service provided by item named in first words of 17-, 28- and 48-Across? |
| 52% | BANG | 4 | Sound suggested by the first letters of the words in 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across |
| 52% | HERBGARDEN | 10 | Where the first words of 17-, 26- and 47-Across may be found |
| 51% | HAND | 4 | Word that may precede the first parts of 17-, 37- and 61-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 51% | FOILMETHOD | 10 | Technique used to multiply (x+4)(x-5), with the first words of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 44 Across making up its mnemonic |
| 51% | ONAUTO | 6 | Running by itself, and where the first words of 17-, 35-, 42- and 64-Across can be placed |
| 51% | MATCHMAKERS | 11 | Facilitators of love connections, and a hint to the first words of 17-, 28- and 47-Across |
| 51% | TRICK | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 51% | RANGE | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 57-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 51% | ROUND | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 51% | ERODED | 6 | Eaten away, like the first words of 17-, 31-, 48- and 65-Across in order? |
| 51% | STARTAFIRE | 10 | Ignite something ... or what the first words of 17-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do? |
| 50% | GETTINGCLOSER | 13 | Parlor game encouragement suggested by the starts of 17-, 28-, 45- and 60-Across |
| 50% | HOLDIT | 6 | "Stop right there!" … or a hint to the first words of 17-, 23-, 47- and 59-Across |
| 50% | FIRESAFETY | 10 | Subject in which the first words of 17-, 29- and 46-Across are sage advice |
| 50% | THEWIZARDOFOZ | 13 | Provider of the first words of 29-, 38- and 45-Across |
| 50% | BAIN | 4 | Donald who wrote a 1963 "memoir" seen in the first words of 17-, 30-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 50% | MAKECONCESSIONS | 15 | Compromise, or what solvers do when filling in the first words of 17-, 23-, 40-, and 51-Across? |
| 49% | PERRYWHITE | 10 | Character known for exclaiming the first words of 20-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 48% | FINISHINGSECOND | 15 | Placing (and a hint to the first words of 17-, 24-, 47- and 60-Across) |
| 48% | NAP | 3 | What's described by the ends of 17-, 24-, 38-, 50- and 62-Across |
| 47% | DOG | 3 | Animal you might describe by the ends of 21-, 28-, 48- and 54-Across |