| 100% | WATERSHEDMOMENT | 15 | Historical turning point ... and, as three words, a literal description of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 45% | ITMEANSALOT | 11 | “That’s so nice of you” . . . and a literal description of the last word in 17-, 21-, 39-, or 57-Across |
| 44% | FASTFOODS | 9 | Fares at McDonald's and KFC … or a literal description of 17-, 29- and 47-Across |
| 43% | CANDYCOATED | 11 | Like M&M's, and an apt description of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 43% | TALEOFTWOCITIES | 15 | Classic novel, following "A," with a literal hint to 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 42% | SWITCHPOSITIONS | 15 | Trade places ... or a hint to parts of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 41% | FALLINGSTA | 10 | Wishful things? ... or a literal description of 16-, 17-, 32-, 44- and 60-Across |
| 41% | TEE | 3 | End of each word in 17-, 27-, 43- and 54-Across - as well as every clue (and that's a fact!) |
| 41% | AUTOTUNE | 8 | Modern music staple that's a punny description of 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across |
| 41% | SEATCHANGE | 10 | Irritated passenger's request, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 41% | WATERMUSIC | 10 | Handel composition, and a description of 17-, 25-, 33- and 48-Across |
| 40% | FOURALARM | 9 | Hot chili designation, and a literal description of the starts of 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across |
| 40% | WEREALLSET | 10 | "Ready to go!" ... or a description of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across? |
| 39% | CARRIESNOWEIGHT | 15 | Has little significance ... and to all intents and purposes, what the first word of 17-, 27- and 48-Across does |
| 39% | TURNINGAPROPHET | 15 | Punny description of the circled letters in 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 38% | IMONYOURSIDE | 12 | Words of full support, or a hint to the ends of 20-, 27-, 35- and 48-Across |
| 38% | BEASTIEBOYS | 11 | Rap group with the classic 1986 album "Licensed to Ill" … or a description of 17-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across? |
| 38% | ITSONTHEHOUSE | 13 | Words from a friendly bartender, and a description of the ends of 17-, 25-, 51- and 59-Across |
| 37% | MULTIPLECHOICE | 14 | Kind of test ... and a hint to a word hidden three times each in 16-, 22-, 38- and 48-Across |
| 37% | JELLY | 5 | What quivering legs feel like ... or a word that can precede the starts of 17-, 27-, 45- and 60-Across |
| 37% | DOESNTHOLDWATER | 15 | Isn't credible, or a literal description of 17-, 22-, 35-, or 46-Across? |
| 37% | UNITEDNATIONS | 13 | Organization founded in 1945 ... or a literal description of 20-, 24- and 44-Across? |
| 37% | SOUNDSRIGHT | 11 | "That tracks," and an apt description of 17-, 27-, and 43-Across? |
| 37% | TAROTCARDREADER | 15 | One examining the starts of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 36% | CARDHOLDER | 10 | One with credit ... or a literal hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across |
| 36% | NUMBERS | 7 | 5, 3/4, pi, square root of -1 ... or a word that follows the starts of 17-, 27-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 36% | COMPUTERCOMPANY | 15 | What the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across each represent |
| 36% | NOTMYFIRSTRODEO | 15 | "Done this before, you know!" ... or a hint to the last words of 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 48-Across |
| 36% | CLOTHESLINE | 11 | Where duds are draped to dry … or a literal description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across? |
| 36% | GAMECHANGER | 11 | Cause of a major paradigm shift, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 37-, and 51-Across as well as their sets of circled letters |