| 100% | DEADENDS | 8 | Fruitless pursuits, and a feature of 14-, 19-, 32-, 39- and 47-Across |
| 53% | HIDDENVALLEY | 12 | Salad dressing brand, and a feature of 19-, 29-, and 47-Across? |
| 49% | RSVPING | 7 | Acknowledging an invitation ... or a hint to the starts of 19-, 32-, 39- and 49-Across |
| 49% | STAYINYOURLANE | 14 | "Keep out of my business," and a hint to 19-, 32- and 39-Across |
| 46% | SECRETSANTA | 11 | Holiday gift-giving pool … or a feature of 14-, 17-, 24-, 46- and 60-Across? |
| 46% | MIXEDRESULTS | 12 | Ambiguous outcomes ... or a feature of 1-, 20-, 32-, 42-, and 69-Across |
| 45% | DOUBLEBACK | 10 | Turn around and return … or a feature of 17-, 24-, 32-, 45- and 51-Across? |
| 44% | RUNAWAYBRIDE | 12 | Rom-com starring Julia Roberts, and a feature of 20-, 32-, and 41-Across? |
| 44% | SIDEOFBEEF | 10 | Slab in a meat locker, and a feature of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 44% | ROUGHSTART | 10 | Inauspicious beginning, or a feature of 17-, 24, and 47-Across |
| 44% | BACKTOOTH | 9 | Molar, or a feature of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 50-Across |
| 43% | BUTDOCTOR | 9 | With 14 and 19 Across, punchline of a joke about a clown |
| 43% | PLAYSWITHFIRE | 13 | Tempts fate . . . or a description of 19-, 22-, and 39-Across |
| 43% | BACKUPPLAN | 10 | Safety net, of a sort, and a literal feature of 17-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across |
| 42% | MIXEDBAG | 8 | Assortment ... or a description of 32-, 39- and 42-Across? |
| 41% | EIEIO | 5 | "Old MacDonald" refrain, and a feature of the five longest Across answers |
| 41% | PAPERPRODUCTS | 13 | Print material, and a hint to the starts of 19-, 34- and 39-Across |
| 41% | GOODPOINT | 9 | "Your argument makes sense," and a feature of the ends of four Across answers |
| 40% | PRINCEWILLIAM | 13 | Kate Middleton's spouse who was a schoolmate of 32-Across and 47-Across at Eton College: 2 wds. |
| 40% | OPENSEAS | 8 | Clear sailing areas … or, homophonically, a feature of 16-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across (and every clue in this puzzle!) |
| 40% | FSTOP | 5 | Camera lens setting, and a feature of both ends of 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57- Across? |
| 39% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | 1993 Steven Speilberg film starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, 19-Across, 32-Across, and a lot of CGI dinosaurs (2 wds.) |
| 39% | SECURITY | 8 | Mall cop's job ... or a word that can precede the starts of 19-, 32-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 39% | AUPAIRS | 7 | Live-in workers ... or a hint to 14, 18, 32, and 51 Across |
| 38% | BONEYM | 6 | "Rasputin" band... or a description of 6 and 14 Across? |
| 38% | STUFFEDANIMAL | 13 | Tot's plaything ... and a feature of 17-, 25-, 48- and 59-Across |
| 38% | INNERMONOLOGUE | 14 | Narrator in your head, and a feature of 20-, 25- and 45-Across |
| 38% | MIDDLEPART | 10 | Woman's hairstyle option, and a feature of 17-, 27- and 45-Across |
| 38% | THESANDMAN | 10 | 2022 Netflix adaptation of a Neil Gaiman comic book series starring 14-Across and 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | FRIENDSTOTHEEND | 15 | Lifelong companions, and a feature of 17-, 27-, 37- and 45-Across |