| 100% | BALLOFWAX | 9 | Phrase that can follow “whole,” à la “shebang” or “kit and caboodle” |
| 47% | ATATIME | 7 | Orderly phrase that can follow one, two or three |
| 44% | PEASOUP | 7 | Phrase that can refer to a vegetable dish or a thick fog |
| 43% | TOWN | 4 | Word that can follow Hades or Urine to make the title of a musical |
| 42% | SATURDAYNIGHT | 13 | Popular date time ... or a phrase that can precede the starts of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| 40% | LETSROLL | 8 | "Time to go," and a phrase that could be uttered by a 15-, a 21-, a 32-, or a 48-Across? |
| 40% | ANAGRAM | 7 | A word or phrase that can be formed using the letters of another word |
| 39% | HOP | 3 | Skip or jump...or word that precedes skip and jump, in a phrase |
| 39% | DOUBLENEGATIVES | 15 | Statements that can be seen as positive ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across |
| 38% | IDO | 3 | Phrase that can follow "... to be your lawfully wedded husband?": 2 wds. |
| 38% | BARS | 4 | Signs of cell service ... or a word that can follow both parts of 18-, 23-, 36-, 52- and 58-Across |
| 38% | ALL | 3 | Whole kit and caboodle |
| 38% | THELOT | 6 | Whole kit and caboodle |
| 38% | ZAG | 3 | Turn that could follow a zig |
| 38% | CHAIR | 5 | Head, as a committee ... or a word that can follow the ends of 16-, 29-, 36-, 47- and 61-Across |
| 38% | WALLAH | 6 | Hindustani suffix meaning a person involved in an activity and that can follow punka, dabba, ricksha or chai |
| 38% | BEAM | 4 | Word that can follow "laser" or "balance" |
| 38% | TAPE | 4 | Word that can follow "red" or "duct" |
| 38% | GUM | 3 | Word that can follow "chewing" or "bubble" |
| 38% | SHELTER | 7 | Word that can follow "bomb" or "homeless" |
| 38% | NAME | 4 | Word that can follow "maiden" or "middle" |
| 38% | AGE | 3 | Word that can follow "Stone" or "Bronze" |
| 38% | LENS | 4 | Word that can follow "contact" or "zoom" |
| 38% | EYE | 3 | Word that can follow "eagle" or "evil" |
| 38% | PIN | 3 | Word that can follow "bobby" or "bowling" |
| 38% | WIT | 3 | Word that can follow "half" or "nit" |
| 38% | TAX | 3 | Word that can follow "sales" or "income" |
| 38% | MAIL | 4 | Word that can follow "e" or "junk" |
| 38% | PIN | 3 | Word that can follow "bowling" or "rolling" |
| 38% | SENSE | 5 | Word that can follow "common" or "horse" |