| 100% | LAVER | 5 | Grand Slammer of '62 and '69 |
| 46% | CANYONS | 7 | Biggest of these are Grand and Fish River |
| 46% | JEEP | 4 | Maker of Wranglers and Grand Cherokees |
| 46% | JEEP | 4 | Maker of Wrangler and Grand Cherokee |
| 45% | LASPALMAS | 9 | City and largest settlement of Grand Canary, Canary Islands |
| 45% | TRADITIONAL | 11 | With 49- and 69-Across, a hint to the meanings of the bracketed clues |
| 44% | STATE | 5 | ___ of matter (something indirectly referenced in 17-, 38- and 62-Across) |
| 44% | BENNETT | 7 | Arnold —, author of novels Clayhanger and The Grand Babylon Hotel |
| 44% | NOUN | 4 | A type of one ends 17-, 37- and 62-Across |
| 43% | NBA | 3 | Org. for the ends of 18-, 28-, 47- and 62-Across |
| 42% | TAIL | 4 | Apt attachment to the ends of 30-, 37-, 59- and 62-Across |
| 42% | USPS | 4 | Org. suggested by the starts of 17-, 31-, 41- and 62-Across |
| 42% | CAL | 3 | Home state for the ends of 18-, 28-, 47- and 62-Acr. |
| 42% | WES | 3 | Director of films such as "The Royal Tenenbaums" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" |
| 42% | FLAVIAN | 7 | Dynasty of Roman emperors from 69-96 AD including Vespasian, Titus and Domitian |
| 42% | MAN | 3 | Word that can follow each half of 17-, 27-, 45- and 62-Across |
| 41% | DEL | 3 | "Guillermo ___ Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities," anthology series with Gothic and Grand Guignol elements |
| 41% | NAP | 3 | What's described by the ends of 17-, 24-, 38-, 50- and 62-Across |
| 40% | TENNIS | 6 | Grand Slam sport that is the premise of the films at 20a, 36a, 48a, 4d, and 8d |
| 40% | RBIS | 4 | Grand slammer's rewards |
| 40% | HOPTOIT | 7 | "Get going!," and a hint for the starts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 40% | EVIL | 4 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17-, 39- and 62-Across and "no" |
| 40% | WES | 3 | Director, producer and screenwriter Anderson, of the multi-award-winning "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014) |
| 40% | THREE | 5 | With 68- or 69-Across, what 16-, 32-, 42- and 60-Across each consists of |
| 40% | SMACK | 5 | With 33-Down, precisely, as in the middle of 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 39% | CAMARGUE | 8 | Region of southern France between the Mediterranean and the channels of the Grand and Petit Rhone |
| 39% | HOLY | 4 | Blessed, and a word that can precede the starts of 18-, 28-, 48- and 62-Across |
| 39% | INCIDENTALMUSIC | 15 | Score that sets the mood, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 50-, and 62-Across? |
| 39% | VICTORIAN | 9 | Architectural style characterized by steep roofs and grand staircases, as seen in the Palace of Westminster |
| 39% | NADAL | 5 | Rafael ___, tennis star and Grand Slam winner who lent his name to a species of wasps |