| 100% | LASTRITES | 9 | Priest's duty, and a fitting final answer after 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 42% | INTHEHOLE | 9 | Having debts ... or where to find a golf ball after 17-, 30-, 37- and 48-Across's starts? |
| 42% | KICKSTARTER | 11 | Crowdfunding site ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 41% | ONTHEHOUSE | 10 | Welcome words from a bartender, and where to find the ends of 17-, 30-, and 46-Across? |
| 41% | LATEBLOOMER | 11 | One who catches up eventually ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 39% | NOWAY | 5 | "Forget it!" ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 46- and 62-Across |
| 39% | UPTHEANTE | 9 | Increase what is at stake ... or a hint to answering 20-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 38% | BRINGEMON | 9 | Fighter's dare … or a hint to answering 17-, 23-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 38% | ONETWOTHREEFOUR | 15 | Start of a count ... or the letter frequencies in 17-, 30-, 46- and 64-Across |
| 36% | BAIN | 4 | Donald who wrote a 1963 "memoir" seen in the first words of 17-, 30-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 35% | FSTOP | 5 | Camera lens setting, and a feature of both ends of 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57- Across? |
| 35% | ESSAYCOLLECTION | 15 | Anthology of personal writings ... and a phonetic hint to what is literally comprised by the answers of 17-, 23-, 46- and 56-Across |
| 35% | EASYDOESIT | 10 | "Careful now" ... and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 27- and 46-Across |
| 35% | MEATOFTHEMATTER | 15 | Issue's most important element ... and a hint to 17-, 30-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 35% | FISH | 4 | A part of this starts 17-, 30-, 48- and 63-Across |
| 35% | SECRETSANTA | 11 | Gift-giver at a certain office party ... and what's hidden inside the answers of 17-, 27-, and 43-Across |
| 35% | DATABACKUP | 10 | System administrator's task ... and a hint to what can be found in 17-, 30- and 47-Across |
| 34% | FLOWERGIRLS | 11 | Certain wedding participants ... or a hint to 17-, 28- and 46-Across? |
| 34% | SIXWAYSTOSUNDAY | 15 | Completely ... with a summation of 17-, 30- and 47-Across |
| 34% | THATSMYJAM | 10 | "I love this song!" … or a doubly apt description of 17-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 34% | COUNTERFEITCOIN | 15 | Slug, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 34% | OBEDIENCESCHOOL | 15 | Where a puppy may learn the starts of 17-, 29- and 46-Across |
| 34% | REVERSEENGINEER | 15 | Take apart in order to reproduce ... or a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 23-, 34- and 46-Across |
| 34% | STOPALONGTHEWAY | 15 | Break during a road trip, and what can be found in 17-, 26-, and 46-Across |
| 33% | TOOCLEVERBYHALF | 15 | Overly inventive ... or a hint to the answers to 17-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 33% | APPENDAGE | 9 | Wing, e.g. ... or a hint to answering 17-, 23-, 49- and 56-Across |
| 33% | HEADFAKE | 8 | Basketball feint ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 46-Across? |
| 33% | SHAKESHAKESHAKE | 15 | Start of a KC and the Sunshine Band title, and 17-, 29-, and 46-Across |
| 33% | CLAPBACK | 8 | Respond quickly and sharply to criticism ... or a hint to 17-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 33% | FIFTYPERCENTOFF | 15 | A good deal, and a hint to 17-, 23-, 46- and 57-Across |