| 100% | MAKINGARUNFORIT | 15 | Fleeing, and activity by 17-, 21-, 55- and 64-Across |
| 56% | DANCING | 7 | Activity exemplified in the '60s by the ends of 17-, 28-, 48- and 64-Across |
| 51% | MUCKRAKERS | 10 | What 17, 21, 37, and 55 Across are all examples of |
| 48% | OATH | 4 | Promise "kept" by 17-, 31-, 39- and 55-Across |
| 48% | BODIESOFWATER | 13 | What 17-, 21-, 55- and 60-Across end in |
| 47% | AFAREWELLTOARMS | 15 | W.W. I novel ... hinted at by 17-, 24-, 52- and 64-Across |
| 45% | TENNIS | 6 | With 41-Across, question associated with the last words of 17-, 26-, 55- and 64-Across |
| 45% | WORKPORTFOLIO | 13 | Collection that demonstrates job skills ... as suggested by 17-, 24-, 48- and 55-Across |
| 45% | AIRPORTTERMINALS | 16 | Arrival and departure locales hinted at by 17-, 21- and 50-Across |
| 44% | BALLS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 21-, 58- and 64-Across and 3- and 40-Down |
| 43% | NEWSPAPER | 9 | Answer to an old riddle alluded to by the starts of 17-, 32-, 42- and 64-Across |
| 43% | ONAUTO | 6 | Running by itself, and where the first words of 17-, 35-, 42- and 64-Across can be placed |
| 43% | TYPEOFSCULPTURE | 15 | 17, 21, and 51 Across all finish with one |
| 43% | FIGHTCLUB | 9 | 1999 Brad Pitt movie hinted at by the beginnings of 17-, 21-, 39- and 52-Across |
| 43% | WAX | 3 | Spa treatment hinted at by the ends of 17-, 27-, 44- and 55-Across |
| 43% | VERVE | 5 | Characteristic suggested by the first words of 17-, 20-, 36-, 55- and 60-Across |
| 42% | CURRENCIES | 10 | What the ends of 17-, 21-, 37-, 39- and 55-Across are |
| 42% | NATIONALS | 9 | D.C. baseball players … or what the ends of 17-, 21-, 39- and 55-Across sound like |
| 42% | DANCE | 5 | Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 21-, 36-, 44-, 54- and 64-Across |
| 41% | SCUBA | 5 | Activity suggested by the last parts of 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 41% | AFISHOUTOFWATER | 15 | Misfit ... or what you get after the sequence described by the ends of 17-, 21-, 57- and 63-Across? |
| 41% | FRUIT | 5 | Type of food whose outsides are suggested by the outsides of 17-, 29-, 43- and 55-Across |
| 41% | ZENERCARDS | 10 | ESP research tools, featuring the shapes that start 17-, 21-, 33-, 42- and 55-Across |
| 41% | KEEPYOURPANTSON | 15 | "Be patient!" ... or advice seemingly ignored by 17-, 24-, 52- and 62-Across |
| 40% | BEATBOXING | 10 | Percussive activity you can imitate by reading the starts of 17-, 23-, 37-, and 49-Across in a loop |
| 40% | ROYALFLUSH | 10 | Combination of 55- and 64-Across |
| 39% | THEENDISINSIGHT | 15 | "We're almost there!," and what can be said about 17-, 25-, 51-, and 64-Across? |
| 38% | ROOTS | 5 | Concern of 17-, 27-, 48- and 64-Across |
| 38% | FURCOAT | 7 | Wrap "worn" by 17-, 22-, 37- and 48-Across? |
| 38% | SEPTEMBERSONG | 13 | Hit by Maxwell Anderson and 64-Across |