| 100% | CROWN | 5 | Royal topper ... or part of the logos of 16-, 21-, 38- and 53-Across |
| 49% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| 47% | USOPENS | 7 | Annual tournaments ... or a description of the starts of 16-, 20-, 37-, 53- and 60-Across? |
| 46% | GOSPELS | 7 | Writings of the first parts of 21- and 53-Across and 3- and 31-Down |
| 45% | MIDAUGHTS | 9 | Part of the George W. Bush era ... or a hint to part of 18-, 26-, 38- and 46-Across |
| 45% | ONEANDALL | 9 | Everybody ... or part of the contents of 18-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 44% | THATSAWRAP | 10 | "Aaand ... scene!" ... or an observation about the end of 16-, 22-, 36-, and 46-Across |
| 44% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 43% | LITTLEGIRLS | 11 | What the starts of 16-, 24-, 38- and 47-Across make? |
| 42% | WHATARACKET | 11 | "Boy, is that loud!" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 42% | SNAKEHEAD | 9 | Predatory fish capable of crawling on land, or what each part of 16-, 24-, 37- and 53-Across can be |
| 41% | EARLYDAYS | 9 | Beginning stages, and what the starts of 16-, 24-, 38-, and 47-Across literally are? |
| 41% | DOSOMETHING | 11 | Call to action at times heard after the starts of 16-, 24-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 41% | SMARTSET | 8 | Fashionable group ... and what the starts of 18-, 21-, 38- and 52-Across form |
| 41% | NOSEJOBS | 8 | Rhinoplasties, or an apt description of 16-, 25-, 37-, and 53-Across? |
| 40% | BOREFRUIT | 9 | Turned out successfully ... or what the parents of 16-, 19-, 52- and 57-Across did? |
| 40% | WINDQUARTET | 11 | Musical ensemble ... or what the ends of 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across comprise |
| 40% | SOUNDSLIKEAPLAN | 15 | "Let's do it!" ... or comment on the last words of 16-, 26- and 47-Across, when said together out loud |
| 40% | RINGS | 5 | Olympics event ... or parts of the Olympics logo |
| 39% | BUZZWORDS | 9 | Trendy, much-used lingo ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across |
| 39% | COLLECTORSITEMS | 15 | Things gathered by aficionados ... or what the ends of 16-, 24-, 49- and 59-Across can be? |
| 39% | WHATATOOL | 9 | Common put-down that hints at the ends of 17-, 21-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 39% | BEARSFRUIT | 10 | Pays off ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, and 47-Across |
| 39% | OUTOFORDERSIGNS | 15 | Some bathroom postings ... or what the clues to 16-, 21-, 46- and 59-Across are? |
| 39% | HOLDWATER | 9 | Make logical sense ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do |
| 39% | WESTERNMEDICINE | 15 | Allopathy ... or a hint to the beginnings of 16-, 25-, and 47-Across |
| 39% | MAIL | 4 | With 37-Across, perform perfunctorily … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 25-, 41- and 55-Across |
| 39% | FACERECOGNITION | 15 | Technology used by smartphones nowadays ... or a hint to the ends of 16-, 24-, 44- and 57-Across |
| 39% | YOULLPAYFORTHIS | 15 | Cry from someone seeking revenge … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 22-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 39% | PICKUP | 6 | Learn ... or a word that can precede the ends of 20-, 29-, 44- and 53-Across |