| 100% | OFFCENTER | 9 | Out of whack, as shown in 18-, 24-, 41- and 51-Across |
| 54% | LABCOAT | 7 | Wear for a chemist, or for a canine, as shown by the starts of 18-, 24-, 51- and 61-Across |
| 42% | HOMESTRETCH | 11 | Last part of a race...and what 24, 39 and 51 Across do to some letters contained in 18 Across? |
| 41% | FOURCORNERS | 11 | Landmark in the Southwest, and collective description of the beginnings of 18-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 38% | WHATSMYNAME | 11 | Fairy tale question whose answer is spelled out in the starts of 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 36% | HOMEMADEMEAL | 12 | Sequence of dishes such as 18-, 25-, 38-, and 55-Across, in more ways than one |
| 35% | THEGAP | 6 | Something to mind ... in 18-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across |
| 34% | STATEABBRS | 10 | Makeup of 18-, 24-, 53- and 64-Across |
| 34% | COMMISSIONERS | 13 | NBA positions of 18- and 41-Across |
| 34% | LARRYMCMURTRY | 13 | 18-Across, 44-Across, and "The Last Picture Show" novelist/screenwriter who lived his whole life in the small Texas town of Archer City (1936-2021) (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BEERCHASER | 10 | Half a boilermaker ... and what's aptly hidden in 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 33% | HEADSTART | 9 | What each word in 18-, 20-, 34- and 51-Across could be considered |
| 33% | FUSEBOXES | 9 | Electrical panels found in older homes … or what 18-, 24-, 35- and 53-Across do (regarding each half of each answer)? |
| 33% | DATINGAPP | 9 | Mobile download for single people, and what the starts of 18-, 24-, 37- and 54-Across have in common |
| 33% | ANDREW | 6 | With 40- and 51-Across, composer of 29-Down/60-Across, as well as 63-Across |
| 33% | SMACK | 5 | With 33-Down, precisely, as in the middle of 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 32% | DISUNION | 8 | State of division, and what the first letters of the states divided across black squares in this puzzle spell out |
| 32% | MADONNA | 7 | American singer and actress referred to as the "Queen of Pop" whose debut self-titled album came out in 1983 |
| 32% | ISMELLARAT | 10 | Suspicious comment ... and a hint to what's hidden in 18-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 32% | BACKWARDDAY | 11 | Time to do things out of order, or what appears in 21-, 26-, and 43-Across |
| 32% | SPLICEDGENES | 12 | What 20-, 27- and 41-Across contain, in a manner of speaking |
| 32% | PRANKSTER | 9 | Speaker of the clues for 18-, 24-, 38- and 51-Across |
| 32% | NIGHTLIVE | 9 | "Saturday ___," American live variety show that is regarded as one of the best, and is in its 43rd season: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JUKES | 5 | Fakes out of position, as in football |
| 32% | HIJACKS | 7 | Commandeers ... or a friendly hello to the people starting 18-, 24-, 51- and 62-Across? |
| 31% | BESTPICTURE | 11 | What the starts of 18-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across each won |
| 31% | COMICRELIEF | 11 | What the starts of 18-, 24-, 37- and 52-Across can provide? |
| 31% | CASHFLOW | 8 | Ins and outs of finance? |
| 31% | COMICBOOK | 9 | Setting for each of the places in 15-, 21-, and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | NONEOFTHEMIS | 12 | With 62-Across, surprising fact about 18-, 24-, 33- and 41-Across |