| 100% | NTEST | 5 | N. Korean experiment of 9/3/17 |
| 39% | PARADOX | 7 | What 3- and 9-Down are an example of |
| 39% | ODDNUMBER | 9 | 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 are examples of this |
| 38% | MASH | 4 | Premiere of 9/17/72 |
| 38% | TOOTALL | 7 | Nickname of 6' 9" N.F.L. great Ed Jones |
| 37% | BELLBOTTOMS | 11 | '70s fashion trend ... and features of 3-, 5- and 9-Down |
| 36% | LOWHANGINGFRUIT | 15 | Easy pickings, and a feature of 4-, 9-, 17- and 23-Down |
| 36% | IPHONEX | 7 | Apple unveiling of 9/12/17 |
| 34% | FRENCHFLAG | 10 | National symbol hinted at by the ends of 3-, 25- and 9-Down (in order) |
| 34% | RAISECAIN | 9 | Cause a commotion, and a hint to a feature of 3-, 6- and 9-Down |
| 34% | HIGHHOLIDAYS | 12 | Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur . . . and a feature of 3-, 7-, 9-, and 20-Down? |
| 33% | ITSNOTTHATDEEP | 14 | "You're overthinking this" ... or what might be said about 3-, 9-, 17- and 34-Down? |
| 33% | CHARLES | 7 | With 9-Across, N.B.A. Hall-of-Famer known as "the Round Mound of Rebound" |
| 33% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Author born 9/21/1947 who penned the starts of 17-, 24-, 38- and 52-Across |
| 33% | NEWSPAPERCOLUMN | 15 | Place to express an opinion ... or a literal description of 3-, 7-, 9- and 21-Down? |
| 33% | RUNDOWN | 7 | Seedy, and an apt description of a word hidden in 3-, 9-, 29- and 33-Down |
| 33% | ACUTABOVE | 9 | Superior to ... and what can go with the starts of 3-, 7-, 9- and 24-Down |
| 33% | DROPSHOTS | 9 | Tricky tennis returns, and a hint to the starts of 3-, 7-, 9- and 24-Down |
| 33% | FIRST | 5 | Word that may precede the initial parts of 17- and 62-Across and 9- and 33-Down |
| 33% | SNOWCAPPED | 10 | Like alpine peaks ... or what each half of 3-, 7-, 9-, 37- and 44-Down can be? |
| 33% | DOWNWARDDOG | 11 | Popular yoga pose ... or a literal hint to the ends of 3-, 7-, 9- and 21-Down |
| 33% | DANZA | 5 | Tony, of Netflix' "The Good Cop", who also boasted a 9 and 3 winning pro boxing record |
| 32% | SAAB | 4 | Maker of the 9-3 convertible |
| 32% | MICH | 4 | Neighbor of 9-Down |
| 32% | SHERATON | 8 | Subsidiary of 9-Down |
| 32% | COLDFEET | 8 | Opposite of 9-Down? |
| 32% | ODES | 4 | Works of 9-Down |
| 32% | EGG | 3 | Sample of 9-Across |
| 32% | NAY | 3 | Opposite of 9-Down |
| 32% | PECS | 4 | Neighbors of 9-Down |