| 100% | SPLITDECISION | 13 | Outcome of many a boxing match ... or 38- and 36-Down |
| 44% | FOODCOURT | 9 | Feature of many a mall ... or a place for 20-Across and 26- and 30-Down? |
| 40% | RIG | 3 | Predetermine the outcome of, like a boxing match |
| 39% | QUEEN | 5 | Outcome of many a chess promotion |
| 38% | JAW | 3 | Target of many a boxing blow |
| 38% | HEARTSHAPE | 10 | Feature of many a box of chocolates |
| 37% | TWENTYQUESTIONS | 15 | "Which weighs more - a pound of feathers or a pound of lead?" and others |
| 37% | KAONS | 5 | Particles consisting of a strange quark and an up or down antiquark |
| 37% | ARENA | 5 | Venue for a boxing match or rock concert |
| 37% | CRASHSITES | 10 | Focal points of many F.A.A. investigations ... or a description of 18-, 24- and 40-Across? |
| 37% | MIXEDRESULTS | 12 | Ambiguous outcomes ... or a feature of 1-, 20-, 32-, 42-, and 69-Across |
| 37% | DEVIOUS | 7 | Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across |
| 37% | FORAYS | 6 | Sudden attacks, or a phonetic feature of 1-, 21-, 36- and 52-Across |
| 36% | PLANTMANAGERS | 13 | Factory supervisors ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 36- and 42-Across |
| 36% | PRIVATEHOUSES | 13 | Most suburban residences... or, in a military sense, the ends of 17-, 24-, 46- and 55-Across |
| 36% | LOBBY | 5 | Destination of many a down elevator |
| 36% | QUITEAFEW | 9 | Many ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 34-, 40- and 46-Across |
| 36% | ATHLETICCUP | 11 | Protective sportswear ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 36% | PIECEOFCAKE | 11 | Easy-peasy ... or a hint to the start of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 36% | ITSTHEPITS | 10 | "Awful!" ... or a hint to the common element of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 35% | SOFTTOP | 7 | Feature of many a convertible or Jeep |
| 35% | TKO | 3 | Result of a boxing or MMA match when one fighter can't continue: Abbr. |
| 35% | BEACHFRONT | 10 | Property along the ocean ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 35% | DOUBLEUP | 8 | Share a single bed ... or a hidden feature of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 35% | BOYMEETSGIRL | 12 | Beginning of a rom-com ... or a description of 20-, 36- and 41-Across? |
| 35% | STRIKETHAT | 10 | Words of correction ... or a hint to 16-, 20-, 36- and 54-Across |
| 35% | DOTDOTDOT | 9 | Indication of more to come … or a hint to a feature of three consecutive letters in 18-, 20-, 59- and 61-Across |
| 35% | ROLLWITHIT | 10 | Be willing to accept whatever ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 36- and 46-Across |
| 34% | ARAB | 4 | Many a native of Syria or Libya |
| 34% | ARAB | 4 | Many a native of Bahrain or Qatar |