| 100% | DATABACKUP | 10 | Prudent action suggested by last parts of 16-Across and 9- and 24-Down |
| 51% | TRAIL | 5 | Word that can follow the last parts of 16- and 52-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 47% | SCUBA | 5 | Activity suggested by the last parts of 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 44% | LIMIT | 5 | Word that can follow the last parts of 16- and 58-Across and 10- and 34-Down |
| 42% | DIAMOND | 7 | Gem that may precede the first parts of 16- and 62-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 42% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hair problem ... which can describe the last parts of 9 and 11 Across |
| 41% | HOMESTRETCH | 11 | Last part of a race...and what 24, 39 and 51 Across do to some letters contained in 18 Across? |
| 41% | WRINKLEFREE | 11 | Like a shirt condition suggested by the ends of 16-, 27- and 46-Across |
| 40% | WATERCYCLE | 10 | Natural process suggested by the starts of 17-, 24-, 26-, 45- and 47-Across |
| 40% | WOOD | 4 | Object of the actions suggested by the starts of 17-, 30-, 47- and 66-Across |
| 39% | CLEANENERGY | 11 | "Green" topic suggested by the starts of 20-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 39% | OFFTOAGOODSTART | 15 | Having initial success … as suggested by the beginnings of 17-, 24-, 47- and 60-Across? |
| 39% | DESIGNATED | 10 | Word that can precede the last parts of 17-Across and 10- and 25-Down |
| 38% | OFCOURSETHATS | 13 | End of every opinion piece by 24 Down on his old live show (continues at 71 and 81 Across) |
| 38% | EROSION | 7 | Natural process illustrated by the last words of 18-, 24-, 37-, 54- and 61-Across |
| 38% | VEGETABLES | 10 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 37% | SNAKEHEAD | 9 | Predatory fish capable of crawling on land, or what each part of 16-, 24-, 37- and 53-Across can be |
| 37% | CHILDSTOYS | 10 | Bearers of a phrase suggested by saying the starts of 17-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 37% | DOSOMETHING | 11 | Call to action at times heard after the starts of 16-, 24-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 37% | KEEPSANEYEON | 12 | Looks after, as suggested by the last word of 20-, 29- and 46-Across |
| 37% | WESTCOAST | 9 | U.S. region suggested by the first parts of 17-, 31- and 46-Across |
| 36% | IGOTYOUBABE | 11 | 1965 hit by the performers suggested phonetically by the ends of 18-, 24-, 37- and 56-Across |
| 36% | ALLTHETRIMMINGS | 15 | What Thanksgiving turkey may come with ... as suggested by parts of 17-, 22-, 38- and 51-Across? |
| 36% | COLLECTORSITEMS | 15 | Things gathered by aficionados ... or what the ends of 16-, 24-, 49- and 59-Across can be? |
| 36% | WORKMATE | 8 | Colleague ... and, when preceded by "the," what the end of 16-, 24-, 37- or 50-Across is |
| 36% | LINE | 4 | Synonym of the last parts of 17- and 66-Across and 10- and 30-Down |
| 36% | POOR | 4 | Start of a word ladder whose first and last words are suggested by 36-Across |
| 36% | DAVID | 5 | With 43-Across, singer of the lyric formed by the first parts of 20-, 24-, 40-, 51- and 58-Across |
| 36% | FACERECOGNITION | 15 | Technology used by smartphones nowadays ... or a hint to the ends of 16-, 24-, 44- and 57-Across |
| 35% | FALSE | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 16- and 59-Across and 10- and 27-Down |