| 100% | OREO | 4 | It's "sandwiched" in 17-, 23-, 35-, 45- and 56-Across |
| 54% | ONEPLUSONE | 10 | Basic math operation found in 17-, 23-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 46% | INTEGRA | 7 | Bygone Acura that's involved in a crackup at 17-, 23-, 45- and 55-Across? |
| 45% | MIDASTOUCH | 10 | Moneymaking skill ... or, when read as three words, what happens in 17-, 21-, 35-, 45- and 54-Across |
| 44% | HERBS | 5 | Things hidden in 17-. 23-, 49- and 57-Across |
| 44% | AFTERLIFE | 9 | The great beyond ... or where each word in 17-, 24-, 35- and 45-Across might be found? |
| 44% | ITCOUPLE | 8 | Tabloid pair found in 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 43% | THESHIFTKEY | 11 | What is being held in 17-, 32-, 38- and 45-Across |
| 43% | SOUNDSGOOD | 10 | "It's a plan" … and what might be said of 17-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across |
| 43% | SEVENCONSONANTS | 15 | What can be found consecutively in 17-, 23-, 40-, and 50-Across |
| 41% | HIDDENCOST | 10 | Unexpected expense ... or a feature of 17-, 23-, 35- and 49-Across? |
| 41% | BAR | 3 | Word defined by 17-, 25-, 35-, 45- and 58-Across |
| 41% | CURLINGBONSPIEL | 15 | Athletic tournament hinted at by the first words in 17-, 23-, 48-, and 60-Across |
| 40% | TOSSEDSALAD | 11 | Common first course ... or what's literally contained in 17-, 23-, 32-, 44- and 49-Across? |
| 40% | NYE | 3 | Initialism found in 17-, 29-, 45- and 59-Across |
| 40% | EASYDOESIT | 10 | "Not too hard now" ... or a homophonic hint to 17-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across |
| 40% | BREAKITUPYOUTWO | 15 | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |
| 40% | COUNTEREXAMPLES | 15 | They disprove claims ... or 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across, in a way? |
| 40% | FALSESTARTS | 11 | What 17-Across, 11 and 35-Down all have in common |
| 39% | OTANNENBAUM | 11 | Seasonal song with a hint to the last words in 17-, 25-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 39% | OPPOSITE | 8 | Like the prepositions in 23-, 35- and 46-Across |
| 38% | STATE | 5 | Name hidden in 17- and 56-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 38% | AMESSAGEIN | 10 | With 38- and 56-Across, what's hidden in this puzzle |
| 38% | SYNDROME | 8 | It's the S in AIDS, IBS and PMS |
| 38% | CHRISTMAS | 9 | With 63-Across, extra holiday pay ... or what's in 17-, 22-, 34- and 45-Across? |
| 38% | THEBLUES | 8 | Something to sing ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 45-Across's starts |
| 38% | ALPHABETQUARTET | 15 | There's one in 17-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 38% | CANTWALKAND | 11 | With 35 and 56 Across, is quite uncoordinated |
| 37% | THERESAMAY | 10 | With 39 and 56 Across, how a Tory and a pundit might differ in decisiveness |
| 37% | SECRETAGENTS | 12 | Undercover operatives ... or what are hiding in 17-, 20-, 35- and 58-Across? |