| 100% | DANCE | 5 | Hint to the start of 17-, 31-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 75% | COUNTERFEITCOIN | 15 | Slug, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 72% | MAKEUP | 6 | Reconcile after a quarrel … or a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 66% | STEWEDPEARS | 11 | Cooked fruit dessert ... and a cryptic hint to the start of 17-, 31- and 38-Across |
| 66% | OPENINGBELL | 11 | Sound of capitalism? ...or a hint to the starts of 17-, 22-, 35- and 46-Across |
| 65% | PENCILMEIN | 10 | Tentative "It's a date" ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across |
| 65% | THATWASCOOL | 11 | "Neato!" (and a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across) |
| 65% | BUTTHEADS | 9 | Disagree ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, 40- and 49-Across |
| 65% | MUSCLES | 7 | They're subject to the starts of 17-, 26-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 64% | BREAKABLES | 10 | Extra-care items for movers ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 28-, 44- and 49-Across |
| 64% | PIECEOFCAKE | 11 | Easy-peasy ... or a hint to the start of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 64% | TASTEMAKERS | 11 | Influential sorts ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 39- and 50-Across |
| 64% | BEARSFRUIT | 10 | Pays off ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, and 47-Across |
| 64% | ITSNOTHING | 10 | "Just a scratch, really" ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 27-, 36- and 46-Across |
| 63% | LGBTQ | 5 | Modern movement initialism ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 24-, 40-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 63% | BREAK | 5 | Intermission ... or what you can do to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 63% | MONEYMONEYMONEY | 15 | 1976 Abba song ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 50-Across |
| 63% | JOBOPENING | 10 | Want ad heading ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 63% | RENTACARS | 9 | Some vacation expenses ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 54-Across |
| 62% | DOUBLEHEADERS | 13 | Baseball rarities nowadays ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, 48- and 57-Across |
| 62% | THATSMYJAM | 10 | “I love this song!” . . . or a hint to the starts of 17-, 27-, 39-, and 52-Across |
| 61% | SAYSAYSAY | 9 | Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson hit ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-. 57- and 65-Across |
| 61% | DIAMONDJIMBRADY | 15 | Early railroad tycoon whose nickname is a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 61% | TRIMMINGTHETREE | 15 | Yuletide undertaking, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 21-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 61% | FIVEIRONS | 9 | Fairway clubs ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to 17-, 24- and 45-Across and 10- and 37-Down |
| 60% | IAMAROCK | 8 | Simon & Garfunkel hit, and hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 48- ... and 35-Across, too! |
| 60% | APRILFOOL | 9 | Cry for today, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 37- and 54-Across |
| 59% | ODDSANDENDS | 11 | Hint to the starts of 20-, 27- and 50-Across |
| 59% | EATINAHURRY | 11 | Gobble down food, and hint to the ends of 17-, 31- and 45-Across |
| 59% | ACASEOFTHEBLUES | 15 | Out of sorts feeling (and a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, 49- and 59-Across) |