| 100% | EROSION | 7 | Natural process illustrated by the last words of 18-, 24-, 37-, 54- and 61-Across |
| 47% | PLAYINGWITHFIRE | 15 | Doing something risky ... or a hint to the last words of 18-, 24-, 49- and 58-Across |
| 45% | WATERCYCLE | 10 | Natural process suggested by the starts of 17-, 24-, 26-, 45- and 47-Across |
| 41% | KEEPSANEYEON | 12 | Looks after, as suggested by the last word of 20-, 29- and 46-Across |
| 40% | BUMPHEADS | 9 | Disagree ... or, literally, what the last words of 18-, 23-, 35-, and 49-Across can be |
| 40% | TWOTRUTHSANDALIE | 16 | Icebreaking party game ... or what can follow the last words of 18-, 28-, and 50-Across |
| 40% | SAUSAGELINK | 11 | Breakfast side order ... or a hint to the last words of 18-, 23-, 34- and 49-Across |
| 39% | IGOTYOUBABE | 11 | 1965 hit by the performers suggested phonetically by the ends of 18-, 24-, 37- and 56-Across |
| 39% | ONTHEWATERFRONT | 15 | Oscar-winning Marlon Brando film, or where the last words of 18-, 23-, 49-, and 57-Across can literally be found |
| 38% | EYE | 3 | With 65-Across, what the last words of 18-, 35- and 56-Across are to each other |
| 38% | MARKETS | 7 | What the last words of 17- and 61-Across and 10- and 25-Down are kinds of |
| 38% | FOLLOWSUIT | 10 | Imitate, and what the last words of 18-, 26-, and 42-Across can do |
| 36% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hair challenge … or a hint to the last words of 17-, 25-, 37- and 51-Across |
| 36% | BUILDINGSPECS | 13 | Parameters for a construction project . . . or, read another way, what the last words of 17-, 23-, 49-, and 54-Across might be used for? |
| 36% | LABCOAT | 7 | Wear for a chemist, or for a canine, as shown by the starts of 18-, 24-, 51- and 61-Across |
| 36% | WHATSTHEBIGDEAL | 15 | "Why so worried?" (and a hint to the last words of 17-, 24-, 51- and 64-Across) |
| 36% | COMICRELIEF | 11 | What the starts of 18-, 24-, 37- and 52-Across can provide? |
| 36% | TAKEANL | 7 | Accept defeat, informally … or what the last words of 19-, 24- and 49-Across do vis-à-vis the first |
| 36% | ICECREAM | 8 | Cold treat that can precede the last word of 18-, 23-, 40- or 50-Across |
| 35% | BUILDABEAR | 10 | What you can do by combining the last words of 17-, 30- and 44-Across |
| 35% | DATINGAPP | 9 | Mobile download for single people, and what the starts of 18-, 24-, 37- and 54-Across have in common |
| 35% | FINE | 4 | Word that can precede the last parts of 18-, 39- and 59-Across and 3- and 26-Down |
| 34% | BURRITOFILLINGS | 15 | What the last words of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across might be |
| 34% | CROSSWORDPUZZLE | 15 | Where to find the last words of 17-, 22-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 34% | MARGHERITAPIZZA | 15 | Dish made using the last words of 17-, 22-, 39-, and 50-Across |
| 34% | OUTOFDANGER | 11 | Safe ... or how the last words of 16-, 23- and 49-Across are made? |
| 34% | BIRDIE | 6 | Term illustrated by the starts of 17- and 20-Across |
| 34% | BOGEY | 5 | Term illustrated by the starts of 39- and 44-Across |
| 34% | STOPTHE | 7 | Words that can precede the last parts of 17- and 61-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 34% | AIR | 3 | Word that can precede the last parts of 17- and 61-Across and 11- and 28-Down |