| 100% | SSS | 3 | Reptilian warning found in 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across |
| 50% | DBA | 3 | Corp. alias found in 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 49% | MIXEDBAGS | 9 | Assortments ... or what you'll find in 17-, 25-, 30-, 44- and 50-Across? |
| 49% | CAPITAL | 7 | Any of the cities found in 17- and 56-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| 49% | ABC | 3 | They're "easy" to find in 17- and 53-Across and 3- and 24-Down |
| 44% | ANIMALSHELTER | 13 | Place to adopt a new pet, or what is found in 17-, 24-, 49-, and 59-Across? |
| 43% | AFTERLIFE | 9 | The great beyond ... or where each word in 17-, 24-, 35- and 45-Across might be found? |
| 43% | USB | 3 | Connection port, and the connections found in 17-, 24-, 40-, 52-, and 66-Across |
| 43% | SPELLBOUND | 10 | Entranced … or what one can do by reading the starts of 17-, 24-, 34-, 44- and 50-Across in order? |
| 42% | ONTHELINE | 9 | At stake ... or where you may find 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across |
| 42% | ITCOUPLE | 8 | Tabloid pair found in 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 42% | THERATPACK | 10 | Group with members hidden in 17-, 24- and 46-Across |
| 42% | NYE | 3 | Initialism found in 17-, 29-, 45- and 59-Across |
| 42% | DARKCIRCLES | 11 | Signs of fatigue, and what can be found in 17-, 24-, 35-, and 52-Across |
| 41% | NOTESOFTHESCALE | 15 | Features found in 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 41% | SEVENCONSONANTS | 15 | What can be found consecutively in 17-, 23-, 40-, and 50-Across |
| 41% | GIFTRETURNS | 11 | Post-Christmas take-backs, as found in 17-, 26- and 41-Across |
| 41% | STATECAPITALS | 13 | They're hidden in 17-, 25-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 41% | AUTOMOBILES | 11 | They're hidden in 17-, 25-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 41% | YOU | 3 | Object of affection in 17-, 25-, 47- and 61-Across |
| 41% | FASHIONPOLICE | 13 | Wearers of 17-, 24-, 50- and 59-Across? |
| 41% | NUCLEARFAMILY | 13 | Members of this can be found in the centers of 17-, 24-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 41% | FASHIONDESIGNER | 15 | One can be found in each of the answers to 17-, 24-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 40% | FLATS | 5 | Road trip troubles ... and what can be found in 17-, 24-, 43- and 57-Across |
| 40% | ONEPLUSONE | 10 | Basic math operation found in 17-, 23-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 40% | ARTLESS | 7 | Ingenuous ... or like 17-, 24-, 50- and 60-Across |
| 39% | TOUCHBASE | 9 | Stay in contact, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 24-, 39- and 50-Across |
| 39% | SOFTG | 5 | Sound heard in 17- and 58-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| 39% | LONE | 4 | Synonym for "solitary" confined in 17-, 30-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 39% | THEYCANBEROLLED | 15 | What 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across have in common |