| 100% | LOOKINGBACK | 11 | Reminiscing, and what 17-, 22-, 35-, and 49-Across all have |
| 64% | FALSESTARTS | 11 | What 17-Across, 11 and 35-Down all have in common |
| 56% | OPENINGPRESENTS | 15 | Christmas morning activity, and what 17-, 25-, 47-, and 61-Across all have? |
| 54% | INSIDEINFO | 10 | Dirt ... or what 17-, 25-, 36- and 48-Across all have? |
| 54% | BIGFINISH | 9 | Concert crescendo, and what 16-, 24-, 49- and 59-Across all have |
| 54% | LINES | 5 | Botox targets ... or what 17-, 28-, 45- and 60-Across all have |
| 53% | FRESHSTART | 10 | What a new year can give you ... or what 17-, 23-, 34-, and 49-Across can have? |
| 52% | TWOHANDS | 8 | Things a clock has ... or, literally, what 17-, 25-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 51% | NAMEOFTHEGAME | 13 | Essential part necessary for fulfilling a goal ... or what 17-, 25-, 48- and 57-Across all have? |
| 51% | DOUBLEHEADERS | 13 | Ballpark events, or what 17-, 31- and 48-Across all have |
| 51% | PACKSAPUNCH | 11 | Has a powerful effect, or what each of 17-, 26-, 38- and 49-Across does, literally |
| 50% | SHOWOFHANDS | 11 | Quick polling method, and what 17-, 29-, and 49-Across all are, in different ways |
| 49% | CHANGEOFHEART | 13 | Decision reversal ... or, literally, what can be found inside 17-, 22-, 49- and 58-Across |
| 49% | MUCKRAKERS | 10 | What 17, 21, 37, and 55 Across are all examples of |
| 49% | WATERBREAK | 10 | Time for a drink at the gym... or what can literally be seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 48% | DRAWCONCLUSIONS | 15 | Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have |
| 48% | TOOLSOFTHETRADE | 15 | Objects needed for pursuing one’s occupation . . . and what 17-, 25-, and 43-Across have with them at all times |
| 46% | CLOSINGCEREMONY | 15 | Olympics event, and what 17-, 24-, 47- and 57-Across have |
| 46% | INTERNALAFFAIRS | 15 | Investigative department, and what 17-, 24-, 52-, and 64-Across have? |
| 46% | FIVESTARS | 9 | What 17-, 23-, 33- and 47-Across each have |
| 46% | BATONWIELDERS | 13 | What 17-, 28-, 43- and 55-Across all are |
| 46% | DUSTJACKET | 10 | Book protector ... and what 17- 24-, 39-, and 53-Across each has |
| 46% | NOTHINGINCOMMON | 15 | What 17-, 23-, 38- and 55-Across have |
| 46% | PITS | 4 | What 20-, 41-, and 56-Across all have |
| 45% | CARRIESNOWEIGHT | 15 | Has little significance ... and to all intents and purposes, what the first word of 17-, 27- and 48-Across does |
| 45% | FIVETOOLPLAYERS | 15 | Term for people who can do all the actions at the starts of 17-, 22-, 35-, 42- and 48-Across |
| 45% | THEYCANBEROLLED | 15 | What 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across have in common |
| 44% | COVERSONGS | 10 | Musical remakes, and what 17-, 26-, 40-, and 50-Across all are, in a way |
| 44% | FINISHINGSCHOOL | 15 | Where social graces are taught, and what 17-, 23-, 38-, and 55-Across each has |
| 44% | ALL | 3 | Everything, and what's "held" in 17-, 25-, 39-, 49 and 60-Across |