| 100% | DAD | 3 | Robbie Rogers or Greg Berlanti, to Caleb and Mia |
| 28% | SWALLOW | 7 | To gulp and ingest food or drink |
| 28% | IFS | 3 | Alternatives to ands or buts |
| 27% | SONS | 4 | Greg, Peter, and Bobby, to Mike Brady |
| 27% | STEPSONS | 8 | Greg, Peter, and Bobby, to Carol Brady |
| 27% | STEPMOM | 7 | Carol Brady, to Greg, Peter and Bobby |
| 27% | SIMIAN | 6 | Relating to or resembling apes and monkeys |
| 27% | VACUUM | 6 | To suck the air and dirt from carpets or rugs |
| 26% | BOTH | 4 | A and B, as opposed to A or B |
| 26% | PESTLE | 6 | Mortar and __, stone device to make paste or powder |
| 26% | RASHES | 6 | Pimples and redness due to an allergy or shaving |
| 26% | SIDEBOARD | 9 | Used to serve food and display or store dishes |
| 26% | FARROW | 6 | Mia —, actress formerly married to Frank Sinatra, Andre Previn and Woody Allen |
| 25% | TOP{HAT} | 8 | Film in which Astaire and Rogers danced “Cheek to Cheek” |
| 25% | RETREAT | 7 | Sanctuary or secluded place to go and relax |
| 25% | LOOT | 4 | To raid and take valuables, or a way to "plunder" (rhymes with "boot") |
| 25% | STEPMOM | 7 | Carol Brady to Greg, Peter and Bobby on "The Brady Bunch" |
| 25% | RIGHTONTHEMONEY | 15 | Exactly ... or where to find 17-, 25-, 43- and 57-Across? |
| 25% | SPIN | 4 | Twirl ... or a cryptic hint to 20-, 36- and 51-Across? |
| 25% | PARFORTHECOURSE | 15 | Average ... or a literal hint to 17-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 25% | HEROSANDWICH | 12 | Sub ... or a literal hint to 20-, 34- and 43-Across |
| 25% | THEBOMB | 7 | Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love ___ |
| 25% | TENANT | 6 | Lucy or Ricky, to Fred and Ethel |
| 25% | SON | 3 | Cain or Abel, to Adam and Eve |
| 25% | SON | 3 | George or Louis, to William and Kate |
| 25% | SACK | 4 | To pillage and destroy a place, or a way to "plunder" (rhymes with "back") |
| 24% | STORY | 5 | Level ... or a three-word hint to 20-, 38- and 60-Across |
| 24% | CUTTHATOUT | 10 | "Stop!" ... or what you do to 18-, 24-, 40- and 54-Across |
| 24% | PREMEDITATED | 12 | Calculated ... or a punny hint to 18-, 24-, 32- and 44-Across |
| 24% | HEARTOFSTONE | 12 | Unfeeling nature ... or a literal hint to 19-, 31- and 38-Across |