| 100% | CLOSESHAVE | 10 | Near miss, and what the ends of 17-, 27- and 44-Across may provide |
| 62% | COMPUTERCOMPANY | 15 | What the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across each represent |
| 56% | WAX | 3 | Spa treatment hinted at by the ends of 17-, 27-, 44- and 55-Across |
| 54% | DELIORDER | 9 | What the ends of 17-, 30-, and 49-Across spell |
| 54% | MAKETHECUT | 10 | Survive elimination ... or what one may do to the ends of 17-, 31-, 38- and 50-Across? |
| 54% | THEWHOLESHEBANG | 15 | What the ends of 17-, 29- and 46-Across figuratively comprise |
| 54% | CLEARTHEAIR | 11 | Talk things out . . . or what to do to make sense of the clues for 17-, 27-, and 44-Across |
| 52% | FITTOBETIED | 11 | Really steamed ... or what the ends of 17-, 26- and 47-Across are? |
| 52% | MUSIC | 5 | What the ends of 17-, 23-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across make |
| 52% | CURRENCIES | 10 | What the ends of 17-, 21-, 37-, 39- and 55-Across are |
| 52% | DIRTYWORDS | 10 | Curses ... or the starts of 17-, 27- and 44-Across? |
| 52% | SUGARSUBSTITUTE | 15 | Artificial sweetener ... and what the end of 17-, 26-, 48- and 58-Across is, literally |
| 51% | TURNONADIME | 11 | Change abruptly, or what the insides of 17-, 27- and 43-Across do? |
| 51% | SPRINGAHEAD | 11 | Make an annual clock adjustment ... and what the end of 20-, 36- and 42-Across may literally have |
| 51% | PIZZA | 5 | Popular pie, and what the ends of 17-, 30-, 45- and 61-Across have in common |
| 51% | FOLLOWSUIT | 10 | Carry on the same way ... and what the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across do |
| 50% | HOMEFRONT | 9 | Civilian activity site during wartime ... and what the end of 17-, 25-, 49- and 59-Across can be |
| 50% | SEATCHANGE | 10 | Irritated passenger's request, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 50% | BALLPARKFIGURES | 15 | Rough estimates ... or what the ends of 17-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across are? |
| 50% | WINDQUARTET | 11 | Musical ensemble ... or what the ends of 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across comprise |
| 50% | AIRPORT | 7 | Where to find the ends of 17-, 27-, 50- and 65-Across |
| 50% | HOPPERS | 7 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across all are |
| 50% | NOTES | 5 | What the ends of 18-, 28-, 49- and 64-Across may contain |
| 50% | CHIP | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 27-, 43- and 57-Across |
| 49% | YELLOWBRICKROAD | 15 | Path taken by 37-Across to find the ends of 17-, 26- and 44-Across in [circled letters] |
| 49% | SHARKTANK | 9 | Emmy-winning reality series for entrepreneurs ... and a place for the ends of 17-, 27- and 42-Across? |
| 49% | GOONAHEAD | 9 | "I'll catch up!" ... or what the ends of 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across do? |
| 49% | ABOUTAFOOT | 10 | How tall Barbie is ... or what the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 47-Across are? |
| 49% | NAP | 3 | What's described by the ends of 17-, 24-, 38-, 50- and 62-Across |
| 49% | CLAY | 4 | Potter's material associated with the end of 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across |