| 100% | EGOBOOST | 8 | Result of flattery ... or a phrase describing the rising part of 24 Across |
| 78% | AIRLIFT | 7 | Emergency transport operation ... or a phrase describing the rising part of 47 Across |
| 69% | LETSLIDE | 8 | Ignore ... or a phrase describing the falling part of 105 Across |
| 69% | LEGDROP | 7 | Diving wrestling attack ... or a phrase describing the falling part of 81 Across |
| 42% | BACKFLOW | 8 | Returning movement of water (and a description of the first part of 15 Across) |
| 42% | III | 3 | The third ... or a hint to the rhyming ends of every Across answer |
| 41% | WORDSWITHFRIENDS | 16 | Popular app ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 24- and 49-Across |
| 41% | PLAYINGWITHFIRE | 15 | Doing something risky ... or a hint to the last words of 18-, 24-, 49- and 58-Across |
| 41% | PETAL | 5 | The red part of a rose |
| 41% | ATHLETICCUP | 11 | Protective sportswear ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 41% | PIECEOFCAKE | 11 | Easy-peasy ... or a hint to the start of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 41% | BEARSFRUIT | 10 | Pays off ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, and 47-Across |
| 40% | THEPLOTTHICKENS | 15 | "Now things are getting interesting" ... or a hint to the first words of 17-, 24-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 40% | ASCENT | 6 | The upwards part of a climb or walk |
| 40% | LGBTQ | 5 | Modern movement initialism ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 24-, 40-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 40% | CUETHEMUSIC | 11 | Instruction to start playing ... or a hint to the end of 18-, 24-, 49- and 56-Across |
| 40% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hair problem ... which can describe the last parts of 9 and 11 Across |
| 40% | SAYSAYSAY | 9 | Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson hit ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-. 57- and 65-Across |
| 40% | FACERECOGNITION | 15 | Technology used by smartphones nowadays ... or a hint to the ends of 16-, 24-, 44- and 57-Across |
| 40% | SOLE | 4 | Fish, or a part of the foot |
| 40% | PUPIL | 5 | Student, or a part of the eye |
| 40% | DOWNTHEPIPE | 11 | How a perfect pitch comes ... or a hint to the missing parts of the shaded answers |
| 39% | WELCOMETOMYCRIB | 15 | Catchphrase of a classic MTV show … or a hint for the starts of 16-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across |
| 39% | BREAKABLES | 10 | Extra-care items for movers ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 28-, 44- and 49-Across |
| 39% | IRIS | 4 | Spring flower or a part of the eye |
| 39% | SATURDAYNIGHT | 13 | Popular date time ... or a phrase that can precede the starts of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| 39% | MIDDLEEARTH | 11 | "The Lord of the Rings" setting ... or a feature of 17-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across? |
| 39% | STEM | 4 | Part of a rose or wineglass |
| 39% | EDGE | 4 | The sharp part of a knife, or the boundary of something |
| 39% | SOLE | 4 | Flat fish, or the flat part of a shoe |