| 100% | GED | 3 | Many a H.S. dropout's goal ... and what's added to 17-, 25-, 36-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 46% | PARTWO | 6 | Common miniature golf goal ... or a hint to what's found in 17-, 39- and 60-Across |
| 44% | FEEDINGFRENZY | 13 | Mad rush for spoils ... or what the answers to 17-, 25-, 51-, and 60-Across have descended into? |
| 44% | PEOPLEFOOD | 10 | What a dog desires from the dinner table ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 43% | JUSTSAYNO | 9 | Slogan popularized in the 1980s ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 28-, 48-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 42% | EMPTYCALORIES | 13 | What many junk foods contain ... with a hint to the initials of 17-, 25-, 48- and 56-Across |
| 41% | FETCH | 5 | What a dog may do to the last parts of 17- and 51-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 41% | SWIPERIGHT | 10 | Show interest on a dating app … or what 16-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across must do to be successful? |
| 41% | AGEDIFFERENCE | 13 | 83, for the creators of this puzzle ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 41% | ECOWARRIORS | 11 | Based on a common feature of their names, what 17-, 23-, 36- and 51-Across are well-suited to be? |
| 40% | MEATOFTHEMATTER | 15 | Issue's most important element ... and a hint to 17-, 30-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 40% | MILDSALSA | 9 | What 17-, 25-, 39-, 49- and 60-Across and 3-Down combine to make |
| 40% | HOS | 3 | Sounds from Santa (and what's been added to 17, 39, and 63 Across) |
| 40% | ESSAY | 5 | Kind of test ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 25-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across |
| 39% | ISMELLARAT | 10 | Suspicious comment ... and a hint to what's hidden in 18-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 39% | ALL | 3 | Everything, and what's "held" in 17-, 25-, 39-, 49 and 60-Across |
| 39% | PACKANIMAL | 10 | Beast of burden, and a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 39% | LETSPUTAPININIT | 15 | Suggestion to defer discussion ... and what might be said of 17-, 25, 46- and 60-Across |
| 38% | MISSINGLINK | 11 | What separates man from beast ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 32-, 46-, and 51-Across? |
| 38% | BREAKALEG | 9 | "Good luck!" ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 38% | REARWINDOW | 10 | Hitchcock classic, and a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across |
| 38% | FRANGLAIS | 9 | Hybrid linguistic term that hints at the answers to 17-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 37% | ZITI | 4 | Tubular pasta ... and a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 37% | SPLIT | 5 | With 51-Across, nitpick ... or a hint to 17-, 37- and 60-Across |
| 37% | BODYDOUBLE | 10 | Actor's stand-in, or a hint to what can precede both parts of 17-, 25-, 35-, and 48-Across |
| 37% | GED | 3 | Goal for many a H.S. dropout |
| 37% | BODYDOUBLE | 10 | Stand-in during a film shoot ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across |
| 37% | FUZZYMATH | 9 | It doesn't add up ... except as a hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 37% | MULTIHYPHENATES | 15 | Ones with many talents ... and a hint to 17-, 24-, 35- and 51-Across |
| 36% | AFFIX | 5 | Add-on to the start or end of a word stem (as in 17-, 25-, 35-, 49- and 57-Across) |