| 100% | SILENTPARTNER | 13 | Nonactive member of a firm ... or what G, H and W each have in 20-, 29- and 49-Across? |
| 43% | ONANDONANDON | 12 | How a motormouth talks ... or what 20-, 29- and 43-Across literally have in common |
| 42% | PACKSAPUNCH | 11 | Has a powerful effect, or what each of 17-, 26-, 38- and 49-Across does, literally |
| 39% | DOUBLETREE | 10 | Hilton hotel chain ... or what 18-, 29- and 49-Across each have |
| 39% | SKIPPINGTOWN | 12 | Leaving in a hurry . . . or what can be found in each of 18-, 25-, 38-, and 51-Across? |
| 38% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Victoria and David Beckham, e.g. ... or what 17-, 26-, 47- and 57-Across each have, in a way |
| 37% | DELIVERANCE | 11 | 1972 thriller set in the backwoods of Georgia … or a plot point in 18-, 29- and 49-Across? |
| 37% | ONEND | 5 | Without a break ... or what each word in 18-, 28-, 46- and 62-Across has |
| 37% | STARTINGQB | 10 | Key member of a football team, in brief ... or a feature of 16-, 29-, 35- and 42-Across? |
| 36% | SHOWERTHOUGHTS | 14 | Mundane musings, or what the last words of 20-, 32-, and 39-Across have in common? |
| 36% | SEASON | 6 | With 41-Across, good time for a cliffhanger ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 63-Across has? |
| 36% | PAPERCARRIERS | 13 | Morning news deliverers ... or based on a hidden word in each, what 20-, 27- and 43-Across are? |
| 34% | LETTERSTOSANTA | 14 | Certain holiday mail ... or what 20-, 25- and 43-Across have in common |
| 34% | FLIP | 4 | With 65-Across, part of a record ... or what each of this puzzle's five long Across answers has? |
| 34% | METALBAND | 9 | Wedding ring, for example ... or a hint to 20-, 29-, and 49-Across? |
| 34% | BELTLOOP | 8 | Waistband sight ... or what 20-, 39- and 55-Across each have? |
| 34% | RUNNINGSTART | 12 | Early advantage ... or what 20-, 28- and 45-Across each have? |
| 34% | MMI | 3 | New millennium year, or a part of 20-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 33% | STOCKOPTIONS | 12 | Noncash corporate benefits, or what a cook would call the starts of 20-, 28-, and 43-Across? |
| 33% | SPLICEDGENES | 12 | What 20-, 27- and 41-Across contain, in a manner of speaking |
| 33% | PERMUTATIONS | 12 | What 20-, 29-, 44- and 53-Across are of each other |
| 33% | FITTINGENDING | 13 | Satisfying close ... or what 20- and 55-Across have in common? |
| 32% | AFFIX | 5 | Add-on to the start or end of a word stem (as in 17-, 25-, 35-, 49- and 57-Across) |
| 32% | FUSEBOXES | 9 | Electrical panels found in older homes … or what 18-, 24-, 35- and 53-Across do (regarding each half of each answer)? |
| 32% | STOCKHOLDER | 11 | Typical annual meeting attendee ... or what 18-, 24- and 51-Across each can be, in a way |
| 32% | BIGBREAK | 8 | Opportunity for success, or what 17-, 29-, 45-, and 61-Across each have |
| 32% | MIXEDRESULTS | 12 | Unclear outcome ... or what can be found literally in 20-, 29- and 47-Across |
| 32% | ZIP | 3 | Nothing ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 35- and 52-Across |
| 32% | UNITEDNATIONS | 13 | Organization founded in 1945 ... or a literal description of 20-, 24- and 44-Across? |
| 31% | FRESHSTART | 10 | What a new year can give you ... or what 17-, 23-, 34-, and 49-Across can have? |