| 100% | RINGO | 5 | Rock star whose name is spelled out by the middle letters of 16-, 18-, 39-, 61- and 64-Across |
| 45% | BADGUY | 6 | Hit song by the 1-Across winner whose name is spelled out by the final three letters of 21-, 25-, 47- and 52-Across |
| 41% | BINGO | 5 | Cry spelled out by the first syllables of 16-, 18-, 32-, 50- and 53-Across |
| 37% | WHATSMYNAME | 11 | Fairy tale question whose answer is spelled out in the starts of 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 35% | ROFL | 4 | Texter's expression spelled out by the starts of 18-, 28-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 33% | CHRISTMASEVE | 12 | Apt phrase spelled out by the first letters of the answers to the starred clues |
| 33% | ZZTOP | 5 | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |
| 32% | TWEEZERS | 8 | Tool whose name is a rock band if you remove the first and last letters |
| 31% | AYCE | 4 | Bottomless buffet acronym spelled out by the ends of 17-, 31-, 43- and 60-Across |
| 31% | SCREAMO | 7 | '90s musical subgenre whose name is a portmanteau of the volume of the vocals and an angsty style of rock |
| 31% | PEZ | 3 | Tablet-shaped candy whose name was derived from the first, middle, and last letters in the German word for peppermint |
| 30% | LETSGROOVE | 10 | Top 20 song by the band whose name includes the first words of the answers to 18-Across, 26-Across, and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | THENIGHTAGENT | 13 | Netflix action thriller series starring 18-Across and Luciane Buchanan based on the novel of the same name by 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 29% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish band whose name is spelled the same backward and forward |
| 29% | ELLE | 4 | Fashion magazine whose name is spelled the same forward and backward |
| 29% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 29% | KLM | 3 | Airline whose name is consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 29% | GOAT | 4 | Superlative acronym spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 29% | PHONETIC | 8 | Apt word spelled out by the first letters of eight answers in this puzzle |
| 29% | STENNIS | 7 | Former U.S. senator John C. ___, whose name can be formed by combining 44 Down and 22 Across and reversing the whole thing |
| 29% | ABC | 3 | Network whose name is three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 28% | YOLO | 4 | "Carpe diem" acronym spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 28% | CIVILRIGHTS | 11 | Cause championed by the figures named at the ends of 16-, 22- and 47-Across |
| 28% | PERU | 4 | Country whose name becomes that of a currency when its second letter is doubled and its last two letters are moved to the front |
| 28% | KLM | 3 | Netherlands airline whose name is three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 28% | SPOONERISMS | 11 | What 18-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across all are (whose circled letters name something used with the base phrases) |
| 28% | CHER | 4 | Singer/actress whose name can be found at the ends of 17-, 31-, and 43-Across |
| 28% | CREE | 4 | Northern tribe whose name is one letter short of a rock band |
| 28% | JASON | 5 | Name spelled by the first letters of consecutive calendar months |
| 28% | ALLAH | 5 | God whose name is seen on the flags of Iran and Saudi Arabia |