| 100% | GOOUTSIDE | 9 | Leave the house ... and a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 61% | HOLDMYBEER | 10 | Comment before a stupid stunt ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 61% | GUESTAPPEARANCE | 15 | Talk show drop-by ... and a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 58% | EIEIO | 5 | Refrain in a children's song ... or a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 42- and 55-Across |
| 58% | DOUBLEUP | 8 | Share a single bed ... or a hidden feature of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 54% | ITSTHEPITS | 10 | "Awful!" ... or a hint to the common element of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 54% | FOURALARM | 9 | Hot chili designation, and a literal description of the starts of 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across |
| 52% | BACKUPPLAN | 10 | Safety net, of a sort, and a literal feature of 17-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across |
| 51% | POOLPARTY | 9 | Summertime backyard bash, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 40-, and 50-Across |
| 50% | LEMONWEDGE | 10 | Garnish for a glass of water, or a literal feature of 17-, 29-, 35- and 42-Across |
| 50% | ROYALFLUSH | 10 | Poker player's dream ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 50-Across |
| 50% | BACKTOOTH | 9 | Molar, or a feature of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 50-Across |
| 49% | INCIDENTALMUSIC | 15 | Score that sets the mood, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 50-, and 62-Across? |
| 49% | BARBERSHOP | 10 | Where to find the ends of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 48% | MARKETSHARE | 11 | Measure of a company's dominance (and a literal hint to 17-, 28-, 36- and 45-Across) |
| 48% | ONEANDALL | 9 | Everybody ... or part of the contents of 18-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 48% | THATTRACKS | 10 | “Sounds about right” . . . or a description of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 49-Across |
| 48% | LITTLERED | 9 | Phrase that can precede the starts of 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across |
| 48% | FOILMETHOD | 10 | Technique used to multiply (x+4)(x-5), with the first words of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 44 Across making up its mnemonic |
| 47% | MIDDLEEARTH | 11 | "The Lord of the Rings" setting ... or a feature of 17-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across? |
| 47% | SKATEPARK | 9 | Olympic arena that features the ends of 17-, 25-, 41-, and 52-Across |
| 47% | DOUBLEDAY | 9 | Supposed inventor of baseball ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 46% | SIGNONTHE | 9 | With 60-Across, ink a contract ... or a feature of 17-, 25- and 37-Across |
| 46% | ATHLETICCUP | 11 | Protective sportswear ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 46% | PIECEOFCAKE | 11 | Easy-peasy ... or a hint to the start of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 46% | TASTEMAKERS | 11 | Influential sorts ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 39- and 50-Across |
| 46% | HIDDENFEE | 9 | Feature of some contracts, and a hint to 17-, 25- and 41-Across |
| 46% | SPOONERISM | 10 | Feature of the clues for 17-, 25-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 46% | STROKES | 7 | Pets ... or what the starts of 17-, 25-, 50- and 61-Across are all kinds of |
| 46% | TAUTOLOGICAL | 12 | Like the names of 18-, 25-, 40- and 50- Across vis-à-vis the bracketed languages |