| 100% | BROKENCLOCK | 11 | It's right twice a day, and it can be found at 18-, 28- and 51-Across |
| 46% | SKIPPINGTOWN | 12 | Leaving in a hurry . . . or what can be found in each of 18-, 25-, 38-, and 51-Across? |
| 45% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| 42% | III | 3 | It can be found right on a clock |
| 42% | MARTIANMISSIONS | 15 | NASA endeavors whose vehicles can be found at the ends of 17-, 22-, 51- and 57-Across |
| 41% | SOCIALDISTANCING | 16 | Strategy for combatting a pandemic ... or what can be found in 18-, 25-, 31-, 49-, and 55-Across? |
| 41% | SIMPLEMACHINE | 13 | Force-multiplying device that can be found at the beginning of 18-, 33-, and 39-Across |
| 41% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 40% | FOURQUARTERS | 12 | Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 39% | STOCKHOLDER | 11 | Typical annual meeting attendee ... or what 18-, 24- and 51-Across each can be, in a way |
| 39% | WILDFLOWERS | 11 | Colorful elements of a meadow, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 39% | DATABACKUP | 10 | System administrator's task ... and a hint to what can be found in 17-, 30- and 47-Across |
| 39% | ATEFORTWO | 9 | Dined with a bun in the oven, or what can be found in 17-, 26-, 40-, and 51-Across |
| 38% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the man (born 2/12/1809) who gave the address at 18-Across, issued the 28-Across/45-Across, was the first elected president of the 60-Across Party, and whose name can be found in this puzzle's main diagonal |
| 38% | TEAMSMEETING | 12 | Microsoft virtual work gathering, and what can be found in 20-, 28-, and 49-Across |
| 37% | SECRETMENU | 10 | Where a grilled cheese can be found at McDonald's |
| 37% | BALLPARKFIGURES | 15 | Rough estimates, and what can be found at the ends of 17-, 25-, 52-, and 62-Across |
| 37% | HIGHDEFINITION | 14 | Like most televisions, and what can be found at the start of 20-, 36-, or 46-Across |
| 37% | HEADSTART | 9 | Advantage in a race, and what can be found in 16-, 33-, or 40-Across |
| 37% | STOPALONGTHEWAY | 15 | Break during a road trip, and what can be found in 17-, 26-, and 46-Across |
| 37% | TWISTEDMIND | 11 | Trait for an evil genius ... and a hint to what can literally be found in 17-, 23-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 36% | USATODAYSECTION | 15 | One can be found at the starts of 17-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 36% | AGE | 3 | *Birthday candle count...or a word that can be found at the end of 16a, 18a, 21a, 31a, 43a, 35d, and 40d |
| 36% | FIVEGUYS | 8 | Hamburger franchise, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 24-, 30-, 41-, and 48-Across |
| 36% | AFEWCHOICEWORDS | 15 | Euphemism for rude expressions, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across |
| 36% | BROKEN | 6 | A __ clock is right twice a day |
| 36% | LINEAGE | 7 | It can be found in a tree |
| 36% | BOOK | 4 | It can be found in a library |
| 36% | SALAMI | 6 | It can be found inside a hero |
| 36% | CUR | 3 | It can be found in a pound |