| 100% | SECURITY | 8 | Mall cop's job ... or a word that can precede the starts of 19-, 32-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 62% | GHOST | 5 | Word game ... or a word that can precede the starts of 18-, 26-, 43- and 54-Across |
| 57% | FRENCH | 6 | Word that can precede the start of 20-, 35-, 43- or 58-Across |
| 55% | JELLY | 5 | What quivering legs feel like ... or a word that can precede the starts of 17-, 27-, 45- and 60-Across |
| 53% | SOMETHING | 9 | Word that can precede the starts of 18-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 53% | VANITY | 6 | Unappealing personal trait ... or a word that can precede the start of 17-, 28-, 46- or 60-Across |
| 50% | HOLY | 4 | Blessed, and a word that can precede the starts of 18-, 28-, 48- and 62-Across |
| 49% | PICKUP | 6 | Learn ... or a word that can precede the ends of 20-, 29-, 44- and 53-Across |
| 48% | SATURDAYNIGHT | 13 | Popular date time ... or a phrase that can precede the starts of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| 48% | GREATWHITE | 10 | Words that can precede the starts of 20-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 47% | FRENCH | 6 | Word that can precede the starts of 20-, 28-, 46- and 57-Across |
| 47% | BRAIN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17-, 35- and 54-Across and 16-Down |
| 47% | BROWN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 47% | CORN | 4 | Word that can precede the start of 17- or 54-Across or 11- or 27-Down |
| 46% | LUCK | 4 | Word that can follow the starts of 20-, 26-, 43- and 52-Across |
| 45% | TRAP | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 18-, 25-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 45% | BALL | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 45% | CLEAR | 5 | With 64-Across, words that can precede the starts of 18-, 31-, 38- and 55-Across |
| 45% | BAR | 3 | It can precede the starts of 16-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across and 10- and 33-Down |
| 44% | LUCKY | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 21- and 49-Across and 3- and 32-Down |
| 44% | BAD | 3 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17-, 36- and 57-Across, and 11- and 32-Down |
| 44% | BALLS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 21-, 58- and 64-Across and 3- and 40-Down |
| 42% | NUMBERS | 7 | 5, 3/4, pi, square root of -1 ... or a word that follows the starts of 17-, 27-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 42% | SPARE | 5 | Extra, and a word that can precede the last parts of 17- and 59-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 41% | BALLOON | 7 | Word that can follow the first parts of 16- and 58-Across and 10- and 32-Down |
| 40% | DAS | 3 | Word that can precede EFX or Racist to create the name of a hip-hop group |
| 40% | COW | 3 | Animal that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |
| 40% | PIG | 3 | Animal that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |
| 40% | DUCK | 4 | Bird that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |
| 40% | FARM | 4 | Place that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |