| 100% | INTERNALAFFAIRS | 15 | Investigative department, and what 17-, 24-, 52-, and 64-Across have? |
| 57% | CLOSINGCEREMONY | 15 | Olympics event, and what 17-, 24-, 47- and 57-Across have |
| 56% | DUSTJACKET | 10 | Book protector ... and what 17- 24-, 39-, and 53-Across each has |
| 54% | AFAREWELLTOARMS | 15 | W.W. I novel ... hinted at by 17-, 24-, 52- and 64-Across |
| 54% | FOULLANGUAGE | 12 | Profanity ... or what 17-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across start with? |
| 52% | JUICYPART | 9 | Movie role with range ... or what 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across each have? |
| 51% | RIGHTLANE | 9 | Highway segment for slower traffic ... and, literally, what 17-, 24-, 37- and 47-Across each has |
| 51% | BALLPARKFIGURES | 15 | Rough estimates ... or what the ends of 17-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across are? |
| 50% | INNERCITY | 9 | Densely populated area ... or what 17-, 24-, 32-, 43- and 51-Across each have? |
| 50% | TECHSTARTUP | 11 | New venture that may collaborate with Y Combinator, and what 18-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across each literally has? |
| 49% | SEASON | 6 | With 41-Across, good time for a cliffhanger ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 63-Across has? |
| 48% | DARKCIRCLES | 11 | Signs of fatigue, and what can be found in 17-, 24-, 35-, and 52-Across |
| 47% | NOTHINGINCOMMON | 15 | What 17-, 23-, 38- and 55-Across have |
| 47% | THINGSTHATBREAK | 15 | What 17-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across are |
| 47% | COCKTAILS | 9 | What 17-, 24-, 34- and 51-Across are |
| 47% | LOOKINGBACK | 11 | Reminiscing, and what 17-, 22-, 35-, and 49-Across all have |
| 47% | INTHEMONEY | 10 | Wealthy, and what 17-, 24-, 39-, and 50-Across literally are |
| 47% | TOOKTHEL | 8 | Accepted defeat, and what 17-, 24-, 40-, and 51-Across did? |
| 47% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Grandmaster's last word ... and what the last word in 17-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across can be |
| 46% | THEYCANBEROLLED | 15 | What 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across have in common |
| 46% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | What 17-, 26-, 38-, and 52-Across contain |
| 46% | FIVESTARS | 9 | What 17-, 23-, 33- and 47-Across each have |
| 45% | THEYCANBESPIKED | 15 | What 18-, 23-, 52- and 61-Across have in common |
| 45% | OPENINGPRESENTS | 15 | Christmas morning activity, and what 17-, 25-, 47-, and 61-Across all have? |
| 45% | THANKSGIVINGDAY | 15 | Setting for the starts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 45% | DOGTAGS | 7 | Military IDs ... or what 17-, 23-, 51- and 61-Across have |
| 45% | INSIDEINFO | 10 | Dirt ... or what 17-, 25-, 36- and 48-Across all have? |
| 44% | BIGFINISH | 9 | Concert crescendo, and what 16-, 24-, 49- and 59-Across all have |
| 44% | LATINLOVERS | 11 | What 17- and 52-Across and 11-Down all were |
| 44% | VAPORTRAILS | 11 | What airplanes leave in the sky ... or what 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across have? |