| 100% | WOODSTOCK | 9 | Iconic August 1969 music festival, four of whose performers appear in the answers to 17-, 36-, 46- and 55-Across |
| 39% | BROADWAY | 8 | Where the answers to 20-, 24-, 36- and 46-Across have appeared in lights |
| 33% | ELF | 3 | Christmas figure seen in the answers to 18, 29, 46, and 60 Across |
| 32% | DONUT | 5 | Treat whose varieties appear at the starts of four long answers and are represented a dozen times in this puzzle |
| 31% | ITSNOTHING | 10 | "Just a scratch, really" ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 27-, 36- and 46-Across |
| 31% | VARIABLE | 8 | In the answers to 17-, 34- and 57-Across, it was replaced in turn by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... |
| 31% | STRINGSATTACHED | 15 | What some favors and one part of the answers to 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57-Across come with? |
| 31% | ROLLWITHIT | 10 | Be willing to accept whatever ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 36- and 46-Across |
| 30% | FASHIONDESIGNER | 15 | One can be found in each of the answers to 17-, 24-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 30% | FRANGLAIS | 9 | Hybrid linguistic term that hints at the answers to 17-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 30% | BESIDES | 7 | Also ... and, in three parts, a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 30% | CANDY | 5 | Sweets ... and, in three parts, a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 29% | STALEMATERIAL | 13 | Dated jokes ... and what the ends of four Across answers are, in a way |
| 29% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | Raucous frat film, and a hint to the starts of the other four long Across answers |
| 28% | END | 3 | With 72-Across, evasive strategy ... and a hint to the last several letters of the four longest Across answers |
| 28% | SITONIT | 7 | Hold in abeyance, and what you can do to the ends of 17-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 28% | DOSEQUIS | 8 | Beer brand whose logo hints at the answers to 17-, 19-, 38-, 43- and 61-Across |
| 28% | USEFOWLLANGUAGE | 15 | What the starts of the answers to 17-, 24-, 48- and 60-Across do, punnily? |
| 28% | SEEMEAFTERCLASS | 15 | Ominous message at the top of a returned assignment ... and a hint to the beginning of four answers in this puzzle? |
| 28% | VET | 3 | November honoree who can be found in the middle of 17, 29, 46, and 62 Across |
| 28% | SALT | 4 | Theme of this puzzle, found in the answers to 21-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across |
| 27% | COUNTERFEITCOIN | 15 | Slug, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 27% | DANCE | 5 | Hint to the start of 17-, 31-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 27% | TONGUETWISTER | 13 | The starts of 20-, 29-, 36- and 46-Across, e.g., when repeated quickly in order |
| 27% | KICKSTARTER | 11 | Crowdfunding site ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 27% | QUITEAFEW | 9 | Many ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 34-, 40- and 46-Across |
| 27% | FIRESAFETY | 10 | Subject in which the first words of 17-, 29- and 46-Across are sage advice |
| 27% | WHATABREEZE | 11 | "Piece of cake!" ... and apt description of the starts of 17-, 22-, 36- and 46-Across? |
| 27% | ITSATRAP | 8 | Warning to the answers to the three starred clues regarding the word hidden in 17-, 34- and 43-Across |
| 26% | THERES | 6 | With 36-Across, "This has strings attached," and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |