| 100% | ARTLESS | 7 | Ingenuous ... or like 17-, 24-, 50- and 60-Across |
| 59% | LIONHEARTED | 11 | Courageous ... like 17-, 24-, 40- and 50-Across? |
| 59% | CANDYCOATED | 11 | Like M&M's ... or four words to describe 17-, 24-, 35- and 50-Across? |
| 53% | MORNINGPERSON | 13 | Early riser ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across is? |
| 52% | RECCENTER | 9 | Gym locale ... or feature of 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across |
| 52% | BACKTOOTH | 9 | Molar, or a feature of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 50-Across |
| 51% | APPEALING | 9 | Winsome ... or like the ends of 17-, 24-, 51- and 58-Across, to a punster? |
| 50% | ONTHELINE | 9 | At stake ... or where you may find 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across |
| 49% | EASYPEASY | 9 | So simple ... like 17-, 24-, 40- and 52-Across? |
| 49% | WINDQUARTET | 11 | Musical ensemble ... or what the ends of 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across comprise |
| 49% | JAMSESSION | 10 | Impromptu performance ... or what the starts of 17-, 24-, 34- and 50-Across comprise? |
| 49% | IN2D | 4 | Lacking depth ... or like 17-, 23-, 37-, 48- and 58-Across? |
| 48% | FASHIONPOLICE | 13 | Wearers of 17-, 24-, 50- and 59-Across? |
| 47% | MONEYMARKET | 11 | Mutual fund variety, or a punny place to buy 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across |
| 46% | SEASON | 6 | With 41-Across, good time for a cliffhanger ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 63-Across has? |
| 46% | SSS | 3 | Reptilian warning found in 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across |
| 45% | ITSMEAGAIN | 10 | "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| 45% | ELMERFUDD | 9 | Archenemy of Bugs Bunny ... who might say things like 17-, 24-, 32-, 42- and 51-Across |
| 44% | WHATATOOL | 9 | Something you might exclaim when talking about 17-, 24-, 36- or 50-Across? |
| 43% | INTHEMONEY | 10 | Wealthy, and what 17-, 24-, 39-, and 50-Across literally are |
| 43% | FOULLANGUAGE | 12 | Profanity ... or what 17-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across start with? |
| 43% | SIGNONTHE | 9 | With 60-Across, ink a contract ... or a feature of 17-, 25- and 37-Across |
| 42% | INSIDEDOPE | 10 | Lowdown ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 53-Across |
| 42% | SPELLBOUND | 10 | Entranced … or what one can do by reading the starts of 17-, 24-, 34-, 44- and 50-Across in order? |
| 42% | ONA | 3 | With 60-Across, doing great ... or where to find 18-, 24-, 35-, 51- and 57-Across? |
| 42% | MIXEDBAGS | 9 | Assortments ... or what you'll find in 17-, 25-, 30-, 44- and 50-Across? |
| 42% | REDSTARTS | 9 | Boldly patterned warblers ... and a hint to 17-, 24-, 50- and 59-Across |
| 42% | ALLITERATURE | 12 | Portmanteau for a collection containing 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across? |
| 41% | LINES | 5 | Botox targets ... or what 17-, 28-, 45- and 60-Across all have |
| 41% | ZHUZHUP | 7 | Fancify … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 50- and 62-Across |