| 100% | FALLCLASSIC | 11 | Nickname for the World Series … or what you might call 17-, 28- or 45-Across? |
| 43% | OBEDIENCESCHOOL | 15 | Command center? ... or where you might hear the starts of 17-, 28- and 49-Across |
| 42% | JACKOFALLTRADES | 15 | Handy sort, or what you might call the character holding Jobs #1-3 |
| 40% | CHANGELANES | 11 | What you might do to pass on an Interstate ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 18-, 28- and 50-Across |
| 40% | NAMEDROPS | 9 | Shows off one's connections, or what you'll do by speaking the starts of 17-, 28- and 43-Across |
| 38% | GOOD | 4 | With 65-Across, comment that might be heard after the start of 17-, 28-, 45- or 59-Across |
| 38% | ROLL | 4 | "Rock and ___," song by Led Zeppelin or what you might do to shape snow into the perfect base for a snowman |
| 37% | GREATDANE | 9 | Popular pet … or an apt description for 17-, 28- or 45-Across |
| 37% | IMOKYOUREOK | 11 | What 17-, 26- or 45-Across might say upon meeting 17-, 26- or 45-Across? |
| 37% | PETNAME | 7 | What you might call your sweetie ... or your cat (2 wds.) |
| 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% | LOVE | 4 | Romantic subject or what grandma may call you endearingly |
| 36% | BABY | 4 | Crib dweller or what grandma may call you endearingly |
| 36% | DRAFT | 5 | What you may open the door for |
| 36% | POSE | 4 | What you may strike for the cameras? |
| 36% | HONEY | 5 | What bees store in hives or what grandma may call you endearingly |
| 35% | CAB | 3 | What you may queue for at the airport |
| 35% | ZEROG | 5 | What you may experience when going around the world? |
| 35% | LINES | 5 | Botox targets ... or what 17-, 28-, 45- and 60-Across all have |
| 35% | AFTERLIFE | 9 | The great beyond ... or where each word in 17-, 24-, 35- and 45-Across might be found? |
| 34% | MAKETHECUT | 10 | Survive elimination ... or what one may do to the ends of 17-, 31-, 38- and 50-Across? |
| 34% | BREAK | 5 | Intermission ... or what you can do to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 34% | MAKEASCENE | 10 | Be disruptive, or what you can do with the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across |
| 34% | BIGBREAK | 8 | Opportunity for success, or what 17-, 29-, 45-, and 61-Across each have |
| 34% | DEAR | 4 | Opening word of grandma's letter or what she may call you endearingly |
| 34% | SUGAR | 5 | Sweetening cube in grandma's kitchen or what she may call you endearingly |
| 34% | NEAREST | 7 | Like the pen or pencil you might reach for |
| 34% | FEEDINGFRENZY | 13 | Mad rush for spoils ... or what the answers to 17-, 25-, 51-, and 60-Across have descended into? |
| 34% | COOKIE | 6 | "Choco-chip" treat that grandma may bake or what she may call you endearingly |
| 34% | GENRE | 5 | What the start of 17-, 29-, 45- or 61-Across is, in a bookstore |