| 100% | THESECRETGARDEN | 15 | Frances Hodgson Burnett kid-lit novel ... and a hint to 21-, 26- and 45-Across |
| 51% | WINDBREAKER | 11 | Lightweight jacket, and a hint to 21-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 48% | BYEBYEBYE | 9 | 2000 'N Sync hit ... or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across |
| 46% | COLLEGESTATION | 14 | Texas city ... and a hint to the starts of 21-, 27-, 45- and 56-Across |
| 45% | ONTHEBEACH | 10 | 1957 novel, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 27- and 45-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 44% | WOOD | 4 | With 68-Across, a hint to the ends of 21-, 25-, 45- and 52-Across |
| 43% | HEADPHONES | 10 | They bring music to one's ears ... or a hint to 17-, 21-, 33-, 45- and 54-Across |
| 42% | HORSEPLAY | 9 | Roughhousing ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 21-, 26-, 33-, 40-, 43-, 47- and 56-Across |
| 42% | MIDDLEAGE | 9 | Time of life … and a hint to 17-, 28- and 45-Across |
| 42% | FATHERSANDSONS | 14 | Ivan Turgenev novel ... and a hint to 20-, 31- and 40-Across |
| 42% | PRIMEREALESTATE | 15 | Asset that's all about "location, location, location" ... with a hint to the starts of 21-, 26- and 49-Across |
| 41% | ONOFFSWITCH | 11 | Toggle ... or a hint to 18-, 29- and 45-Across? |
| 41% | CLOUT | 5 | Influence ... and a hint to 20-, 26-, 46- and 56-Across |
| 41% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hairy issue, or a hint to 20-, 26- and 51-Across |
| 41% | PGRATED | 7 | Like many animated films ... and a hint to 21-, 31-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 41% | FROMMETOYOU | 11 | 1963 Beatles hit ... or a hint to 16-, 26-, and 42-Across |
| 41% | THEPRICEISRIGHT | 15 | Classic game show … or a hint to 17-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 40% | ENTOMBMENTS | 11 | Burials for pharaohs, and a hint to 17-, 26-, 40- and 52-Across |
| 40% | ONTHEDOUBLE | 11 | Quickly … and a hint to 17-, 24-, 45- and 55-Across |
| 40% | MIDDLEAMERICA | 13 | Heartland, and a hint to 20-, 27-, 35- and 45-Across |
| 40% | MMM | 3 | "Delicious!" ... and a hint to every Across answer in this puzzle |
| 40% | SPLITPEAS | 9 | Soup vegetables … and a hint to 20-, 30-, 45- and 52-Across |
| 40% | DOUBLETALK | 10 | Evasive communication, and a hint to 18-, 27-, 36- and 45-Across |
| 39% | ROADMOVIES | 10 | "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Thelma & Louise" ... or a hint to 18-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 39% | CATCHMEIFYOUCAN | 15 | 2002 Spielberg film ... and a hint to the start of 17-, 26- and 48-Across |
| 39% | LETSEAT | 7 | "Dinner!" ... and a hint to the first word of 21-, 27-, 44- and 53-Across |
| 39% | TRIMMINGTHETREE | 15 | Yuletide undertaking, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 21-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 39% | STARTINGQB | 10 | Brady or Mahomes, and a hint to 17-, 31-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 39% | DOUBLEPLAY | 10 | Diamond feat ... and a hint to 17-, 21-, 35-, 47- and 59-Across |
| 39% | LIQUORSTORE | 11 | Where to purchase the starts of 21-, 26- and 45-Across |