| 100% | GIFTRETURNS | 11 | Post-Christmas take-backs, as found in 17-, 26- and 41-Across |
| 55% | ARTOODETOO | 10 | "Star Wars" droid ... or a phonetic hint to what's found in 17-, 26-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 47% | YELLOWBRICKROAD | 15 | Path taken by 37-Across to find the ends of 17-, 26- and 44-Across in [circled letters] |
| 41% | NYE | 3 | Initialism found in 17-, 29-, 45- and 59-Across |
| 41% | ITCOUPLE | 8 | Tabloid pair found in 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 41% | SSS | 3 | Reptilian warning found in 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across |
| 41% | GETTOGETHER | 11 | Informal meeting, and what can be found in 17-, 26-, 38-, and 51-Across? |
| 40% | ONEPLUSONE | 10 | Basic math operation found in 17-, 23-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 40% | VET | 3 | November honoree who can be found in the middle of 17, 29, 46, and 62 Across |
| 40% | NOTESOFTHESCALE | 15 | Features found in 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 40% | GREEK | 5 | Kind of letters hidden in 17-, 26-, 36-, 48- and 60-Across |
| 40% | ALPHABETQUARTET | 15 | There's one in 17-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 39% | DBA | 3 | Corp. alias found in 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 39% | JAR | 3 | Where you might find the thematic parts of 17-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across |
| 39% | SOS | 3 | Mayday call, or a pattern found in 17-, 27-, 45-, and 60-Across |
| 39% | TRAILMIX | 8 | Hiker's snack that's literally found in 17-, 29-, 39- and 47-Across |
| 39% | MIXEDBAGS | 9 | Assortments ... or what you'll find in 17-, 25-, 30-, 44- and 50-Across? |
| 38% | CAPITAL | 7 | Any of the cities found in 17- and 56-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| 38% | ABC | 3 | They're "easy" to find in 17- and 53-Across and 3- and 24-Down |
| 38% | STOPALONGTHEWAY | 15 | Break during a road trip, and what can be found in 17-, 26-, and 46-Across |
| 38% | DIR | 3 | Any of the four words hidden in 17-, 26-, 43- and 56-Across: Abbr. |
| 38% | THEYCANBEROLLED | 15 | What 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across have in common |
| 37% | REGAIN | 6 | Take back, as a lead in a race |
| 37% | ANIMALSHELTER | 13 | Place to adopt a new pet, or what is found in 17-, 24-, 49-, and 59-Across? |
| 37% | ROPEBRIDGE | 10 | Rudimentary span suspended over a river, or a span found in 17-, 25-, 37-, and 49-Across |
| 37% | PHOTOFINISH | 11 | Very close race, and what 17-, 26- and 41-Across have in common |
| 37% | JEANS | 5 | Article of apparel with styles found at the starts of 17- 26-, 41-, 51- and 66-Across |
| 37% | JEANS | 5 | Article of apparel with styles found at the starts of 17-, 26-, 41-, 51- and 66-Across |
| 37% | BANG | 4 | Sound suggested by the first letters of the words in 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across |
| 37% | POLICE | 6 | They can be found in 20- and 55-Across and 10- and 26-Down |