| 100% | WINDBREAKER | 11 | Lightweight jacket, and a hint to 21-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 68% | THESECRETGARDEN | 15 | Frances Hodgson Burnett kid-lit novel ... and a hint to 21-, 26- and 45-Across |
| 64% | ROADMOVIES | 10 | "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Thelma & Louise" ... or a hint to 18-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 62% | LETSEAT | 7 | "Dinner!" ... and a hint to the first word of 21-, 27-, 44- and 53-Across |
| 60% | THREEON | 7 | Bases loaded ... or a hint to the contents of 17-, 26-, 44- and 56-Across |
| 58% | SOUNDSRIGHT | 11 | "Seems correct," and a hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across |
| 58% | HORSEPLAY | 9 | Roughhousing ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 21-, 26-, 33-, 40-, 43-, 47- and 56-Across |
| 57% | CLOUT | 5 | Influence ... and a hint to 20-, 26-, 46- and 56-Across |
| 57% | FINISH | 6 | With 44-Down, go out with a bang ... or a hint to 16-, 21-, 29-, 34-, 46- and 54-Across |
| 57% | PRIMEREALESTATE | 15 | Asset that's all about "location, location, location" ... with a hint to the starts of 21-, 26- and 49-Across |
| 56% | BURYTHELEDE | 11 | Postpone an article's essential points ... and a hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across |
| 56% | FOURHCLUBS | 10 | Youth groups ... with a hint to 17-, 28- and 44-Across |
| 56% | OUTSIDECHANCE | 13 | Remote possibility ... or a hint to 20-, 29- and 44-Across |
| 56% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hairy issue, or a hint to 20-, 26- and 51-Across |
| 56% | PGRATED | 7 | Like many animated films ... and a hint to 21-, 31-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 55% | FROMMETOYOU | 11 | 1963 Beatles hit ... or a hint to 16-, 26-, and 42-Across |
| 55% | THEPRICEISRIGHT | 15 | Classic game show … or a hint to 17-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 55% | ENTOMBMENTS | 11 | Burials for pharaohs, and a hint to 17-, 26-, 40- and 52-Across |
| 55% | BYEBYEBYE | 9 | 2000 'N Sync hit ... or a hint to 17-, 26- and 45-Across |
| 55% | MMM | 3 | "Delicious!" ... and a hint to every Across answer in this puzzle |
| 54% | SORRYNORETURNS | 14 | Sign in some clothing stores ... or a hint to 19-, 25- and 44-Across |
| 54% | WINWINSITUATION | 15 | Circumstance that's good for everyone ... with a hint to 17-, 25- and 44-Across |
| 54% | BUSINESSEND | 11 | Functional bit, colloquially, and a hint to 17-, 28-, 35- and 44-Across |
| 54% | DOUBLEPLAY | 10 | Diamond feat ... and a hint to 17-, 21-, 35-, 47- and 59-Across |
| 54% | PARFORTHECOURSE | 15 | Average ... or a literal hint to 17-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 53% | GLOSS | 5 | Some makeup ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 53% | PUTINAGOODWORD | 14 | Recommend, with "for," and a hint to the start of 20-, 25- and 44-Across |
| 53% | GETTINGTOYES | 12 | 1981 bestseller on principled negotiation, and a hint to 20-, 28-, 35- and 44-Across |
| 53% | CATCHMEIFYOUCAN | 15 | 2002 Spielberg film ... and a hint to the start of 17-, 26- and 48-Across |
| 53% | COLLEGESTATION | 14 | Texas city ... and a hint to the starts of 21-, 27-, 45- and 56-Across |