| 100% | AWARD | 5 | Pulitzer or Tony, as for 57-Across |
| 49% | AWARD | 5 | Pulitzer or Tony |
| 41% | SCAVENGE | 8 | Forage, as for food or junk |
| 41% | AWARD | 5 | Grammy or Tony, for example |
| 41% | SEDERUNTS | 9 | Prolonged sittings, as for reading or relaxation |
| 41% | PIPAGE | 6 | Conveyance system, as for water or oil |
| 40% | POD | 3 | Seed vessel, such as for peas or okra |
| 40% | REGIMEN | 7 | Regulated plan, such as for diet or exercise |
| 38% | ABBR | 4 | 5 or 72 Across, for short |
| 38% | POP | 3 | Genre for 23 or 28 Across |
| 38% | PS3 | 3 | Shortened name of a console for 57 Across (and a description of its circled letters) |
| 37% | GETS | 4 | Lead-in for across, along, or around |
| 37% | BUM | 3 | Ask for, as a ride or cigarette |
| 37% | NATURESCENES | 12 | Popular theme for 57-Acrosses |
| 37% | ALANCUMMING | 11 | Tony-winning actor who sings "Somewhere Love Is Waiting for You" as Mayor Menlove on 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SPICERACK | 9 | Shelf for herbs or things such as cinnamon |
| 37% | SPOT | 4 | Provide backup for, as a weightlifter or gymnast |
| 36% | TEAM | 4 | 57-Across, for one |
| 36% | SEQUENCE | 8 | Any of the clues for 17-, 34- or 57-Across |
| 36% | LIL | 3 | First name for many rappers, as Wayne or Kim |
| 35% | ANNESEXTON | 10 | Poet who won a 1967 Pulitzer for "Live or Die" |
| 35% | GUINEAPIG | 9 | Tailless rodent kept as a pet or for lab research |
| 35% | TEND | 4 | Care for, as a garden or a flock of sheep |
| 35% | PAC | 3 | Washington group such as MoveOn or Democracy for America: Abbr. |
| 35% | ANS | 3 | T or F, for many a 19 Across |
| 35% | CLOTHINGSTORE | 13 | Apt retail establishment for 57-Across to own? |
| 35% | LABCOAT | 7 | Wear for a chemist, or for a canine, as shown by the starts of 18-, 24-, 51- and 61-Across |
| 35% | INTEGER | 7 | A whole number such as 1, 53 or 102 for example |
| 35% | GINGER | 6 | Root of a plant used as a spice or for tea |
| 35% | GIG | 3 | Job for a DJ or a band, such as a wedding |