| 100% | MIDASTOUCH | 10 | Moneymaking skill ... or, when read as three words, what happens in 17-, 21-, 35-, 45- and 54-Across |
| 49% | CANDY | 5 | Checkout counter staple ... or, when read as three words, what 20-, 31-, 47- and 55-Across have in common |
| 34% | ARTOO | 5 | ___-Detoo ... or, when read in three parts, a hint to 17-, 31-, 47- and 63-Across |
| 33% | THELETTERS | 10 | When read as three words, suitable sponsor for "Sesame Street" and an alternate answer for 18-, 20-, 30-, 36-, 46-, and 53-Across |
| 31% | INANE | 5 | Foolish ... or, when read as three words, how this puzzle's other four "foolish" answers are arranged |
| 31% | MAKECONCESSIONS | 15 | Compromise, or what solvers do when filling in the first words of 17-, 23-, 40-, and 51-Across? |
| 31% | AFTERLIFE | 9 | The great beyond ... or where each word in 17-, 24-, 35- and 45-Across might be found? |
| 31% | RINGLEADER | 10 | Mastermind, and what the first word of 16-, 23-, 35-, or 45-Across can be |
| 30% | STOCKHOLDER | 11 | Certain investor ... and, based on the word hidden in each, what 17-, 26-, 37- or 50-Across is? |
| 30% | BREAKINGTHEBANK | 15 | Making a killing in Vegas ... or what happens in 17-, 28- and 47-Across |
| 29% | MIDDLENAME | 10 | What 50-Across is ... or a clue to 17-, 29-, 35- and 45-Across |
| 29% | TEE | 3 | End of each word in 17-, 27-, 43- and 54-Across - as well as every clue (and that's a fact!) |
| 29% | LETTERDROP | 10 | Opening at the post office ... or, when read as three words, a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 29% | OREO | 4 | It's "sandwiched" in 17-, 23-, 35-, 45- and 56-Across |
| 28% | BAR | 3 | Word defined by 17-, 25-, 35-, 45- and 58-Across |
| 28% | WEGOWAYBACK | 11 | "I've known them forever!"... or what 17-, 28- and 45-Across can collectively claim? |
| 28% | HIGH | 4 | With 37-Across, leave quickly ... or what both words in 17-, 21-, 26-, 49-, 56- and 61-Across could be? |
| 28% | BODIESOFWATER | 13 | What 17-, 21-, 55- and 60-Across end in |
| 28% | DISAPPEARED | 11 | Faded away, and what happened in 17-, 26-, and 42-Across? |
| 28% | SECRETAGENTS | 12 | Undercover operatives ... or what are hiding in 17-, 20-, 35- and 58-Across? |
| 28% | FALSESTARTS | 11 | What 17-Across, 11 and 35-Down all have in common |
| 27% | BEFOREHAND | 10 | Earlier ... or a hint to the words circled in 17-, 21-, 37- and 51-Across |
| 27% | HATTRICKS | 9 | Three-goals-in-one-game hockey scoring feats ... or what the ends of 17-, 28- and 46-Across are when they're rearranged? |
| 27% | SOUNDADVICE | 11 | Words of wisdom, and what 17-, 30-, and 45-Across could be called? |
| 27% | LIVESOFEASE | 11 | Carefree existences ... or, punnily, what 17-, 27- and 45-Across have |
| 27% | GENRE | 5 | What the start of 17-, 29-, 45- or 61-Across is, in a bookstore |
| 26% | PARAPHRASES | 11 | Puts in other words, or, if read as three pieces, a hint to the starred answers |
| 26% | TURNTOSTONE | 11 | Petrify ... or what five alternating words in 17-, 23-, 29-, 43- and 50-Across can do? |
| 26% | SEASONOPENERS | 13 | Much-anticipated sporting events ... or, when spoken, what 20-, 28-, 35- and 43-Across have? |
| 26% | HAVETHEFINALSAY | 15 | Hold ultimate authority . . . or what 17-, 29-, 36-, and 45-Across do, phonetically |