| 100% | BENDSTHETRUTH | 13 | Is subtly misleading, or what each of 23- and 47-Across does, figuratively and literally |
| 51% | PACKSAPUNCH | 11 | Has a powerful effect, or what each of 17-, 26-, 38- and 49-Across does, literally |
| 50% | TWOHOUSES | 9 | What 17-, 23-, 34-, 40- and 47-Across are each composed of |
| 48% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 48% | ONWARDANDUPWARD | 15 | Aspirant's motto ... or, phonetically, what 18-, 23-, 47- and 57-Across each consist of |
| 47% | BIRDMAN | 7 | Best Picture of 2014 ... or what 18-, 23-, 28-, 34-, 46- and 56-Across each is? |
| 47% | MOVINGPARTS | 11 | Working components of an engine ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 34- and 47-Across are? |
| 46% | BUMPHEADS | 9 | Disagree ... or, literally, what the last words of 18-, 23-, 35-, and 49-Across can be |
| 46% | HITCHINGARIDE | 13 | Getting picked up by the side of the road ... or what 20-, 30- and 39-Across are literally doing? |
| 46% | HIDEINPLAINSIGHT | 16 | What words concealed by the other four longest Across answers do ... and also, what each of them is |
| 45% | MORNINGPERSON | 13 | Early riser ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across is? |
| 45% | TAKESSTOCK | 10 | Assesses the situation, or what each of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50-Across does |
| 44% | HOLLYWOODENDING | 15 | 2002 Woody Allen film ... or what each of the last words of 17-, 25- and 42-Across can be |
| 42% | WORKSHANDINHAND | 15 | Collaborates closely, and a literal hint to what each of 16-, 23-, 45- and 58-Across does |
| 42% | MAKEASCENE | 10 | Be disruptive, or what you can do with the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across |
| 42% | EARLYDAYS | 9 | Beginning stages, and what the starts of 16-, 24-, 38-, and 47-Across literally are? |
| 42% | PUTTHESQUEEZEON | 15 | Coerce, or what can be done to 18-, 23-, 52-, and 58-Across |
| 42% | FITTOBETIED | 11 | Really steamed ... or what the ends of 17-, 26- and 47-Across are? |
| 42% | GETTINGTHEW | 11 | Winning, in sports slang ... and what each of four puzzle answers is doing? |
| 41% | MIXEDRESULTS | 12 | Unclear outcome ... or what can be found literally in 20-, 29- and 47-Across |
| 41% | FINALFAREWELL | 13 | Last parting, or what can literally be found in 20-, 25- and 47-Across |
| 41% | GOCOASTTOCOAST | 14 | Travel cross-country … or a description of what 16-, 23- and 43-Across do? |
| 41% | FUSEBOXES | 9 | Electrical panels found in older homes … or what 18-, 24-, 35- and 53-Across do (regarding each half of each answer)? |
| 41% | STARTAFIRE | 10 | Ignite something ... or what the first words of 17-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do? |
| 41% | HOUSESTYLE | 10 | Publication's unique way of doing things ... or what each of the circled strings is? |
| 41% | HOLDWATER | 9 | Make logical sense ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do |
| 41% | SCARLET | 7 | With 38-Across, symbols of a scandal ... or what 16-, 23-, 47- and 58-Across consist of (in their entirety)? |
| 41% | SNAKEHEAD | 9 | Predatory fish capable of crawling on land, or what each part of 16-, 24-, 37- and 53-Across can be |
| 41% | LOSSLEADER | 10 | Retailer's drawing card, and what the last words of 17-, 23-, 36- and 47-Across can be |
| 41% | ABOUTAFOOT | 10 | How tall Barbie is ... or what the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 47-Across are? |