| 100% | BLARE | 5 | Loudspeaker sound (and a letter bank for 60-Across) |
| 58% | FIELD | 5 | Football locale (and a letter bank for 47-Across) |
| 58% | PURSE | 5 | Derby prize (and a letter bank for 30-Across) |
| 58% | ANTIC | 5 | Ludicrous (and a letter bank for 17-Across) |
| 46% | AAA | 3 | Sound of the letter "A" that stands for "affectionate" and "attentive" (qualities of a dad) |
| 41% | MONEY | 5 | A slang term for this starts 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 38% | RHO | 3 | Greek letter that resembles a "P" and sounds like "row" |
| 38% | NOFEES | 6 | Certain bank policy for A.T.M. withdrawals and wire transfers |
| 38% | TATA | 4 | Father, in Xhosa, and a nickname for 36-Across |
| 37% | ASICS | 5 | Shoe brand that sounds like a letter and a number |
| 37% | PURR | 4 | Sound of a happy 60-Across |
| 37% | TRI | 3 | Starter for 60 Across |
| 37% | DJSET | 5 | Track mix for a party, and what the five longest Across answers comprise |
| 36% | CROSSPARTYLINES | 15 | Act in a bipartisan way, and what the circled letters do Across and Down |
| 36% | MP3 | 3 | Potential audio file format for 78 Across (and a description of its circled letters) |
| 35% | MADAM | 5 | Palindromic and respectful title for a lady that begins and ends with the letter "M" |
| 35% | TOOTHEXTRACTIONS | 16 | AND A FOR A |
| 35% | ATE | 3 | Word that sounds like a number ... and is a letter backward |
| 35% | ATE | 3 | Verb that sounds like a number ... and is a letter backward |
| 35% | ASICS | 5 | Running shoe brand that sounds like a letter and a number |
| 35% | ERRAND | 6 | Whipping down to the mailbox to stick a letter in and stopping at the corner store for bread, for example |
| 35% | EAU | 3 | Word for a liquid that sounds like a letter |
| 35% | NIGHTTABLE | 10 | Place for a 60-Across |
| 35% | TOAST | 5 | Base for a 60-Across |
| 35% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Certain TV intro ... or a description of each of 12 letters in the grid (the starts of six Across entries and then six Down entries) that spell out an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 34% | LIMO | 4 | Car for a 60-Across, often |
| 34% | PS3 | 3 | Shortened name of a console for 57 Across (and a description of its circled letters) |
| 34% | ZITI | 4 | Tubular pasta ... and a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 34% | RYE | 3 | New York city on Long Island Sound...and a homophone of 11 Across |
| 34% | H2O | 3 | Chemical formula for a liquid found in a 23 Across (and a description of its circled letters) |