| 100% | SHOWERTHOUGHTS | 14 | Mundane musings, or what the last words of 20-, 32-, and 39-Across have in common? |
| 44% | TAKEANL | 7 | Accept defeat, informally … or what the last words of 19-, 24- and 49-Across do vis-à-vis the first |
| 43% | HORSETRAILERS | 13 | Equestrian transport vehicles, and what the last words of 20-, 25-, and 45-Across can be |
| 43% | BALLPARKFIGURES | 15 | Estimates, and what the last parts of 20-, 28- and 48-Across are, in different ways |
| 41% | TAKEFIVE | 8 | Go on a break, or what the starts of 16-, 20-, 32-, 43-, and 57-Across can be called |
| 41% | BURRITOFILLINGS | 15 | What the last words of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across might be |
| 40% | BUMPHEADS | 9 | Disagree ... or, literally, what the last words of 18-, 23-, 35-, and 49-Across can be |
| 40% | DRESSINGS | 9 | What the last words in 16-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across are |
| 40% | MARKETS | 7 | What the last words of 17- and 61-Across and 10- and 25-Down are kinds of |
| 40% | BELOWTHEBELT | 12 | Grossly unfair, or where you find the last words of 20-, 29-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 39% | FOREFATHER | 10 | Ancestor ... or what the first word of seven answers in this puzzle can have? |
| 39% | FILMDIRECTOR | 12 | Speaker of the last words of 20-, 28- and 44-Across |
| 39% | PAPERBACK | 9 | Softcover book, and what the last words of the answers to starred clues can have |
| 39% | CYCLE | 5 | What hitting the starts of 20-, 32-, 43- and 55-Across comprises, in baseball lingo |
| 39% | CROSSWORDPUZZLE | 15 | Where to find the last words of 17-, 22-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 39% | MARGHERITAPIZZA | 15 | Dish made using the last words of 17-, 22-, 39-, and 50-Across |
| 38% | KEEPSANEYEON | 12 | Looks after, as suggested by the last word of 20-, 29- and 46-Across |
| 38% | SPOILERALERT | 12 | Movie reviewer's warning ... or what the last words of each starred answer can be? |
| 38% | EYE | 3 | With 65-Across, what the last words of 18-, 35- and 56-Across are to each other |
| 38% | ENDGAME | 7 | Chess match climax, and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can have |
| 38% | FOLLOWSUIT | 10 | Imitate, and what the last words of 18-, 26-, and 42-Across can do |
| 37% | HOLDWATER | 9 | Be logical ... or what the last words of the answers to the five starred clues can do? |
| 37% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech ... or a hint to the endings of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across |
| 37% | SNAPDECISION | 12 | Thing made in haste, or perhaps after the first words of 20-, 34- and 40-Across |
| 37% | DEPART | 6 | What the last words of eight key answers in this puzzle are slangy synonyms of |
| 37% | TWOTRUTHSANDALIE | 16 | Icebreaking party game ... or what can follow the last words of 18-, 28-, and 50-Across |
| 37% | COMETOTERMS | 11 | Reach an agreement ... and what the first words of 17, 32, and 45 Across are? |
| 37% | OUTOFDANGER | 11 | Safe ... or how the last words of 16-, 23- and 49-Across are made? |
| 37% | FITTINGENDING | 13 | Satisfying close ... or what 20- and 55-Across have in common? |
| 36% | BELTLOOP | 8 | Waistband sight ... or what 20-, 39- and 55-Across each have? |