| 100% | NPR | 3 | Network that's "broken" in 20-, 28-, 45- and 53-Across |
| 43% | ACTINGAWARDS | 12 | They're "presented" in 20-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 42% | JAPANESEIMPORTS | 15 | 20-, 25-, 45- and 50-Across, in a way |
| 42% | PLANETS | 7 | Names hidden in 20-, 28-, 46- and 54-Across |
| 42% | SHARKINFESTED | 13 | Like the waters in 1 Across...and 20, 28, and 45 Across? |
| 41% | CHANGEOFPACE | 12 | Welcome break in one's routine, or the progression found at the starts of 20-, 33-, and 43-Across |
| 41% | CRYPT | 5 | Resting place hinted at by 28-, 5-, 45-, 9- and 31-Down, in that order |
| 41% | DUCKDUCKGOOSE | 13 | Children's game ... or the circled words in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 40% | THINGSWITHHOLES | 15 | What 20-, 28-, 36- and 45-Across are |
| 40% | YES | 3 | "That's correct" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 28-, 45- and 59-Across, in different languages |
| 40% | RUNNINGSTART | 12 | Early advantage ... or what 20-, 28- and 45-Across each have? |
| 39% | CODESWITCHING | 13 | Speaking Spanglish, say ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 39% | PLAYWITHMYFOOD | 14 | What I shouldn't do at the dinner table, except in 20-, 28-, and 44-Across? |
| 39% | INTEGRA | 7 | Bygone Acura that's involved in a crackup at 17-, 23-, 45- and 55-Across? |
| 39% | NSEW | 4 | Compass points (seen spelled out in 20-, 26-, 43- and 53-Across) |
| 39% | ION | 3 | Network that airs "Bones" and "FBI" in syndication |
| 38% | PARADOX | 7 | Logical contradiction ... or an aural hint to what are found in 20-, 25- and 45-Across |
| 38% | JUSTFORKICKS | 12 | Why the buyers of 20-, 28- and 42-Across are in the shoe store? |
| 38% | GREATWHITE | 10 | Words that can precede the starts of 20-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 38% | NBC | 3 | Network that aired "Friends" and "Seinfeld" in their original runs |
| 37% | NYC | 3 | Song from 65-Across that's hidden in 20- and 54-Across and 10- and 35-Down |
| 36% | GENDERNEUTRAL | 13 | Like 20-, 28- and 45-Across vis-à-vis the female-sounding phrases they're based on? |
| 36% | BREAKITUPYOUTWO | 15 | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |
| 36% | FISH | 4 | Something hidden in 20-, 28-, 43- and 52-Across ... or landed with the help of 1-, 10-, 37- and 63-Across |
| 36% | BBC | 3 | Network that's aired "Luther" and "Sherlock" |
| 36% | THEGODFATHER | 12 | Oscar-winning film starring 14-Across and 28-Across that debuted in March 1972 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | INNERMONOLOGUE | 14 | Narrator in your head, and a feature of 20-, 25- and 45-Across |
| 35% | DONTBIGEMPTY | 12 | With 45 Across, a query put to Bob Hope in 1939's The Cat and the Canary |
| 35% | CAR | 3 | There's one garaged in 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 35% | LAST | 4 | Which words to read in 20-, 38- and 53-Across to get a warm welcome |