| 100% | PRIZEDRAW | 9 | Raffle or lottery with a winner chosen at random |
| 37% | RAFFLE | 6 | Lottery with tickets, to win prizes at a fair |
| 34% | PROFESSOR | 9 | Teacher with tenure at a university or college |
| 33% | UNSELECTED | 10 | Chosen at random |
| 33% | DREW | 4 | Chose at random |
| 33% | ULSTER | 6 | Man's heavy double-breasted overcoat with a belt or half-belt at the back |
| 32% | LUMPSUM | 7 | Full payment made all at once to a lottery winner: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture winner at the 2013 Oscars, or a brand of cornstarch |
| 32% | SCOFF | 5 | Speak with a sneer, or mock (with "at") |
| 32% | ZIP | 3 | With 14-Across, five or nine digits at the end of a snail mail address |
| 31% | CONTEST | 7 | Competitive match with a winner |
| 31% | TAPAS | 5 | Spanish dish of light snacks or appetisers usually eaten with drinks at a bar |
| 30% | CHEESE | 6 | Dairy product like Gouda or Mozzarella that might be enjoyed with crackers at a picnic |
| 30% | DIP | 3 | Accompaniment like hummus or ranch, that might be enjoyed with carrot sticks at a picnic |
| 30% | GOBBLE | 6 | With 16-Down, something a 14-Across says ... or something you do at a 14-Across 4-Down |
| 30% | MEGAMILLIONS | 12 | Multi-state lottery with a huge jackpot |
| 30% | COOKIE | 6 | Baked treat with chocolate chips, or oatmeal and raisins, that might be enjoyed at a picnic |
| 30% | INBIG | 5 | With a lot at stake |
| 29% | HAND | 4 | Body part with fingers or a unit used to measure the height of the animal at 44a |
| 29% | MATCHING | 8 | With a corresponding pattern or design |
| 29% | PALATABLE | 9 | With a pleasant taste or aroma |
| 29% | ION | 3 | Particle with a " " or "-" |
| 29% | ION | 3 | Particle with a + or - |
| 29% | TOP | 3 | With 39-Across, refill to capacity ... or a hint to interpreting the clues at 17-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 29% | PAR | 3 | On a ___ with (at the same level or standard) |
| 29% | NUTTY | 5 | With a taste like cashews or pecans |
| 29% | OBESE | 5 | With a BMI of 30 or higher |
| 29% | FISH | 4 | Seek at random, with "for" |
| 29% | RAFFLE | 6 | Fundraiser with a random drawing |
| 29% | ION | 3 | Particle with a + or - charge |