| 100% | PLUGS | 5 | Power connectors, or a way to describe 17-, 22-, 55- and 61-Across | 
| 47% | REPEATAFTERME | 13 | Swearing-in words … or a hint to 17-, 22-, 48- and 55-Across | 
| 43% | GROUPTHINK | 10 | Intellectual conformity ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 22- and 51-Across | 
| 42% | DEEJAYS | 7 | Record spinners ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 38-, 48- and 61-Across | 
| 42% | MIDDLEC | 7 | Starting point for a piano student, or a phonetic hint to 17-, 18-, 22-, 33-, 41-, 49- and 55-Across | 
| 42% | ELLEWOODS | 9 | "Legally Blonde" protagonist... or a phonetic hint to 12 Across and 17 Across | 
| 42% | FALLINGBEHIND | 13 | Lagging ... or a hint to 17-, 19-, 56- and 61-Across | 
| 41% | OHGEEZ | 6 | "Yikes!" ... or, phonetically, a hint to 17-, 28-, 46- and 61-Across | 
| 41% | HUMBLE | 6 | Word for "modest" or a way to describe Disney's beloved Cinderella | 
| 41% | BRAVE | 5 | Word for "courageous" or a way to describe Disney's beloved Simba | 
| 40% | ITSMEAGAIN | 10 | "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across | 
| 39% | CLUMSY | 6 | Word for "butter-fingered" or a way to describe Disney's beloved Goofy | 
| 39% | TRIPLEX | 7 | Three-screen cinema ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 46- and 61-Across | 
| 38% | CARDHOLDER | 10 | One with credit ... or a literal hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across | 
| 38% | HOLYTRINITY | 11 | Central Christian belief … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across | 
| 38% | PARFORTHECOURSE | 15 | Average ... or a literal hint to 17-, 26- and 42-Across | 
| 37% | NOWAY | 5 | "Forget it!" ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 46- and 62-Across | 
| 37% | ITSTHEPITS | 10 | "Awful!" ... or a hint to the common element of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across | 
| 37% | NOGO | 4 | Canceled ... or a hint to answering 17-, 27-, 34-, 45- and 57-Across | 
| 37% | COUNTERFEITCOIN | 15 | Slug, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 28- and 46-Across | 
| 37% | TEASEAPART | 10 | Carefully distinguish ... or a phonetic hint to the first and last letters of 17-, 26-, 48-, and 61-Across | 
| 36% | CHIPSIN | 7 | Contributes to a group gift … or a hint to 17-, 22-, 48- and 54-Across | 
| 36% | ESSAY | 5 | Kind of test ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 25-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across | 
| 36% | CROPCIRCLES | 11 | Mysterious phenomena … or a clue to solving 17-, 24-, 33- and 45-Across | 
| 36% | HUEANDCRY | 9 | Public uproar … or a phonetic hint to the two words in 17-, 28- and 48-Across? | 
| 36% | STOUT | 5 | Kind of beer ... or a multi-word hint to 18-, 22-, 37-, 51- and 57-Across | 
| 36% | LOOT | 4 | To raid and take valuables, or a way to "plunder" (rhymes with "boot") | 
| 36% | LETSHAVESOMEFUN | 15 | "It's party time!" ... or a hint to 17-, 24- and 40-Across | 
| 36% | WEREALLSET | 10 | "Ready to go!" ... or a description of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across? | 
| 36% | INSIDEDOPE | 10 | Lowdown ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 53-Across |