| 100% | FOURF | 5 | Not suitable for military service ... or an apt description of 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across |
| 54% | INSTAGRAM | 9 | Social networking service ... or an apt portmanteau for the starts of 17-, 27- and 45-Across |
| 46% | SOUNDBITES | 10 | Broadcast news snippets ... or an apt description for 17-, 28- and 46-Across? |
| 44% | SOUNDSRIGHT | 11 | "That tracks," and an apt description of 17-, 27-, and 43-Across? |
| 44% | SCRAMBLETHEJETS | 15 | Spring into action ... or an apt directive for 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 44% | NOMDEPLUME | 10 | Literary alias, and an apt description of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 43% | CANDYCOATED | 11 | Like M&M's, and an apt description of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 41% | TRASHTALK | 9 | Taunts between teams, or an apt description of 16-, 29-, and 48-Across? |
| 41% | ROYAL | 5 | With 39-Down, defenders over London, or an apt description of 19-, 29-, and 52-Across? |
| 41% | NOSEJOBS | 8 | Rhinoplasties, or an apt description of 16-, 25-, 37-, and 53-Across? |
| 41% | TOTALLYRIPPED | 13 | Shredded, or an apt description of 20-, 29-, 36-, and 44-Across |
| 41% | MISSING | 7 | Lost ... or, in two words, an apt description of 17-, 24-, 47- and 59-Across |
| 40% | CLAY | 4 | Potter's material associated with the end of 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across |
| 40% | GREATDANE | 9 | Popular pet … or an apt description for 17-, 28- or 45-Across |
| 38% | PASSINGCOMMENTS | 15 | Offhand remarks, and an apt description of 17-, 23-, 35- and 53-Across |
| 38% | HEROSANDWICH | 12 | Sub, and an apt description of 20-, 34-, or 42-Across |
| 36% | ONEANDDONE | 10 | Never to be repeated ... or an apt pronouncement after following the instructions sequentially in 17-, 25-, 39- and 49-Across? |
| 36% | INCIDENTALMUSIC | 15 | Score that sets the mood, and an apt description of 17-, 25-, 50-, and 62-Across? |
| 35% | SLIPONS | 7 | Loafers, e.g., or a lighthearted description of 17-, 28-, 49- and 65-Across |
| 35% | GREENNEWDEAL | 12 | Proposed climate legislation ... or an apt description for the first five letters of the answers to the starred clues |
| 35% | ANIMALSPIRITS | 13 | Keynesian term for emotional factors that affect financial decision-making . . . or an apt description of 18-, 24-, 50-, and 57-Across |
| 34% | ROOTS | 5 | Concern of 17-, 27-, 48- and 64-Across |
| 34% | PHASESOFTHEMOON | 15 | Starts of 17-, 27- and 49-Across |
| 33% | HALFBAKED | 9 | Description of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across, in different senses? |
| 33% | GAMESEVEN | 9 | Playoff series finale ... or an apt title for this puzzle considering the number and length of its theme entries |
| 33% | STOPLIGHTCOLORS | 15 | Starts of 17-, 27- and 49-Across, collectively |
| 33% | BOARDMEETING | 12 | High-level get-together, or an apt description of the pairing found in 19-, 25-, 30-, 48-, or 56-Across? |
| 33% | BLOCKBUSTER | 11 | Hugely successful film … or an apt description of a 59-Down player? |
| 32% | SWINGSET | 8 | Playground fixture, or an apt description of the beginnings of the starred clues |
| 32% | BUILDUP | 7 | Create high expectations for, or an apt description of the first part of the answer to each starred clue |