| 100% | WEATHERFORECAST | 15 | Local news feature suggested by the answers to 17-, 23-, 48- and 60-Across |
| 47% | USEFOWLLANGUAGE | 15 | What the starts of the answers to 17-, 24-, 48- and 60-Across do, punnily? |
| 44% | CURLINGBONSPIEL | 15 | Athletic tournament hinted at by the first words in 17-, 23-, 48-, and 60-Across |
| 44% | FOLLOW | 6 | Word missing from the answers to 17-, 23-, 29-, 40-, 47- and 62-Across |
| 42% | VERVE | 5 | Characteristic suggested by the first words of 17-, 20-, 36-, 55- and 60-Across |
| 41% | TWOPARTYSYSTEMS | 15 | Political configurations suggested by the answers (and their circled letters) at 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across? |
| 41% | BABYSTEPS | 9 | Small advances ... or the progression suggested by the ends of 17-, 23-, 33-, 41- and 48-Across |
| 40% | VARIABLE | 8 | In the answers to 17-, 34- and 57-Across, it was replaced in turn by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... |
| 40% | BIGEASY | 7 | Nickname for New Orleans, celebrated by the answers to the starred clues and suggested by the shaded squares |
| 40% | GETTINGCLOSER | 13 | Parlor game encouragement suggested by the starts of 17-, 28-, 45- and 60-Across |
| 40% | FEEDINGFRENZY | 13 | Mad rush for spoils ... or what the answers to 17-, 25-, 51-, and 60-Across have descended into? |
| 39% | GROUCHOMARX | 11 | Speaker of the quip revealed by the ends of the answers to 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across |
| 38% | ALLRISE | 7 | "On your feet!" courtroom command, and a hint to the ends of the answers to 17-, 23-, 48-, and 59-Across |
| 37% | ELF | 3 | Christmas figure seen in the answers to 18, 29, 46, and 60 Across |
| 37% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Next number in a series suggested by the starts of 17-, 27-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 37% | OFFTOAGOODSTART | 15 | Having initial success … as suggested by the beginnings of 17-, 24-, 47- and 60-Across? |
| 37% | THEMEANINGOFLIFE | 16 | Profound philosophical subject, as defined by the answers to 21-, 32-, and 42-Across? |
| 36% | STRINGSATTACHED | 15 | What some favors and one part of the answers to 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57-Across come with? |
| 36% | CUTITOUT | 8 | "Stop that!" ... and a hint to the answers to 17-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across |
| 36% | BRINGEMON | 9 | Fighter's dare … or a hint to answering 17-, 23-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 36% | EVERYTHINGBAGEL | 15 | Breakfast order suggested by the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | AANDE | 5 | "Ghost Hunters" channel suggested by the answers to starred clues |
| 36% | FLYINGSTART | 11 | What the answers to 17-, 26-, 37-, 39- and 52-Across are all off to? |
| 35% | DOSEQUIS | 8 | Beer brand whose logo hints at the answers to 17-, 19-, 38-, 43- and 61-Across |
| 35% | WESTCOAST | 9 | U.S. region suggested by the first parts of 17-, 31- and 46-Across |
| 35% | FLIPFLOPS | 9 | Questionable political moves suggested by the answers to the nine starred clues |
| 35% | DOG | 3 | ___ days (time of summer suggested by the answers to the starred clues) |
| 35% | THECHIPMUNKS | 12 | Singing group suggested by the starts of 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 35% | TWENTYQUESTIONS | 15 | Game suggested by the first words of 17-, 25- and 42-Across |
| 34% | PUTONASHOW | 10 | Go over the top, or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37-, and 48-Across |