| 100% | QUARK | 5 | Particle whose six flavors form the starts of 16-, 23-, 35-, 37-, 46-, and 57-Across |
| 43% | BUZZWORDS | 9 | Trendy, much-used lingo ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across |
| 37% | KEYS | 4 | Typically lost items that are "found" in the starts of 16-, 24-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 36% | TAKEFIVE | 8 | Go on a break, or what the starts of 16-, 20-, 32-, 43-, and 57-Across can be called |
| 36% | BRAIN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17-, 35- and 54-Across and 16-Down |
| 35% | MONOPOLY | 8 | Game whose tokens have included the starts of 16-, 20-, 26-, 49- and 55-Across |
| 34% | WORKSLIKEACHARM | 15 | Functions perfectly, and what can be said about the starts of 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57-Across |
| 34% | WOODY | 5 | With 63-Across, name associated with the starts of 17-, 23-, 36-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 34% | EIEIO | 5 | Children's song refrain found at the starts of 17-, 26-, 35-, 50- and 57-Across |
| 33% | FRENCH | 6 | Word that can precede the starts of 20-, 28-, 46- and 57-Across |
| 33% | PIE | 3 | Dessert choice, and what the starts of 16-, 25-, 46- and 59-Across are types of |
| 33% | LITTLEGIRLS | 11 | What the starts of 16-, 24-, 38- and 47-Across make? |
| 33% | PRIMECUTS | 9 | The starts of 18-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across |
| 32% | RAINRAINGOAWAY | 14 | Start of a hopeful rhyme about bad weather, and a hint to what the first word of 16-, 24- and 46-Across may describe |
| 32% | BEATBOXING | 10 | Percussive activity you can imitate by reading the starts of 17-, 23-, 37-, and 49-Across in a loop |
| 32% | DOSOMETHING | 11 | Call to action at times heard after the starts of 16-, 24-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 32% | USOPENS | 7 | Annual tournaments ... or a description of the starts of 16-, 20-, 37-, 53- and 60-Across? |
| 31% | THEOLYMPICGAMES | 15 | Event suggested by the starts of 17-, 35- and 40-Across |
| 31% | THINGSDRAWN | 11 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across are |
| 31% | DANCE | 5 | Hint to the start of 17-, 31-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 31% | BABY | 4 | Word before the starts of 16-, 36- and 58-Across and 10-, 14- and 33-Down |
| 31% | CONMEN | 6 | People who target the starts of 17-, 30-, 40- and 57-Across |
| 31% | EYES | 4 | What the starts of 18-, 27-, 43- and 57-Across all have |
| 31% | COMICRELIEF | 11 | What the starts of 18-, 24-, 37- and 52-Across can provide? |
| 31% | BAR | 3 | It can precede the starts of 16-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across and 10- and 33-Down |
| 31% | KEYS | 4 | PC things, which can be found at the starts of 14-, 22-, 37-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 31% | HERESJOHNNY | 11 | Classic TV intro ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 22-, 30-, 42- and 47-Across |
| 31% | COUNTERFEITCOIN | 15 | Slug, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 31% | MUSCLES | 7 | They're subject to the starts of 17-, 26-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 31% | OBEDIENCESCHOOL | 15 | Where a puppy may learn the starts of 17-, 29- and 46-Across |