| 100% | MOON | 4 | It has phases that are represented by the starts of 18-, 29-, 47- and 61-Across ... and by 1-Down |
| 42% | MOON | 4 | Its cycle is indicated by the starts of 20-, 32-, 40- and 55-Across |
| 39% | TREASUREMAP | 11 | Pirate's guide that's hinted at phonetically by the starts of 17-, 29- and 44-Across |
| 38% | WORLDSFAIR | 10 | International exposition that has been hosted by the United States in 18-Across, 28-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | BESTMUSICAL | 11 | Award won by the starts of 17-, 25-, 39- and 52-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 37% | COLLEGEEXPENSES | 15 | What tuition and the starts of 17-, 22-, 37-(?) and 47-Across are |
| 36% | CLEANENERGY | 11 | "Green" topic suggested by the starts of 20-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 36% | RESTORATION | 11 | Handyman's work suggested by the starts of 18-, 20-, 38- and 57-Across |
| 36% | ROFL | 4 | Texter's expression spelled out by the starts of 18-, 28-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 36% | THEMONTHOFMARCH | 15 | Period described by the clues and answers to 1- and 72-Across (which are the start and end of a word ladder formed by the answers to the 10 asterisked clues) |
| 36% | BOWLS | 5 | What the starts of 20- and 53-Across and 11- and 29-Down are |
| 36% | EYES | 4 | What the starts of 18-, 27-, 43- and 57-Across all have |
| 35% | RINGO | 5 | Rock star whose name is spelled out by the middle letters of 16-, 18-, 39-, 61- and 64-Across |
| 35% | ALPHABET | 8 | Series whose first seven members are sung to the starts of 18-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across |
| 35% | WOOD | 4 | Object of the actions suggested by the starts of 17-, 30-, 47- and 66-Across |
| 35% | THEBIGBADWOLF | 13 | Villain in the story named by the starts of 17-, 25-, 47- and 57-Across |
| 35% | SOMETHING | 9 | Word that can precede the starts of 18-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 35% | CHAIR | 5 | Head, as a committee ... or a word that can follow the ends of 16-, 29-, 36-, 47- and 61-Across |
| 35% | CALLS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17- and 61-Across and 10- and 30-Down |
| 35% | LOUISAMAYALCOTT | 15 | Author who created the characters named by the starts of 17-, 24-, 49- and 61-Across |
| 35% | FASTBREAK | 9 | Dynamic basketball sequence represented by the starts of 17-, 23-, 30-, 40- and 49-Across |
| 35% | IRON | 4 | Element that can precede the starts of 20-, 31-, 47- and 54-Across |
| 35% | USATODAYSECTION | 15 | One can be found at the starts of 17-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 34% | CLEAR | 5 | With 64-Across, words that can precede the starts of 18-, 31-, 38- and 55-Across |
| 34% | WORLDPEACE | 10 | Ancient dream of humanity that's hinted at by the starts of 17-, 24-, 37- and 53-Across (in Hawaiian, Hebrew, Latin and Russian, respectively) |
| 34% | STOPTHE | 7 | Words that can precede the last parts of 17- and 61-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 34% | GHOST | 5 | Word game ... or a word that can precede the starts of 18-, 26-, 43- and 54-Across |
| 34% | PING | 4 | With 57-Across, game that includes the starts of 17-, 29-, 48- and 64-Across |
| 34% | WHATSMYNAME | 11 | Fairy tale question whose answer is spelled out in the starts of 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 34% | STROKES | 7 | Pets ... or what the starts of 17-, 25-, 50- and 61-Across are all kinds of |