| 100% | HIDDENVALLEY | 12 | Salad dressing brand, and a feature of 19-, 29-, and 47-Across? |
| 57% | DEADENDS | 8 | Fruitless pursuits, and a feature of 14-, 19-, 32-, 39- and 47-Across |
| 50% | ROUGHSTART | 10 | Inauspicious beginning, or a feature of 17-, 24, and 47-Across |
| 47% | SIDEOFBEEF | 10 | Slab in a meat locker, and a feature of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 46% | FASTFOODS | 9 | Fares at McDonald's and KFC … or a literal description of 17-, 29- and 47-Across |
| 46% | GOODPOINT | 9 | "Your argument makes sense," and a feature of the ends of four Across answers |
| 46% | HIDDENVALLEY | 12 | Salad dressing brand ... and what each set of circles reveals |
| 45% | STARTINGQB | 10 | Key member of a football team, in brief ... or a feature of 16-, 29-, 35- and 42-Across? |
| 45% | EIEIO | 5 | "Old MacDonald" refrain, and a feature of the five longest Across answers |
| 44% | ITISWHATITIS | 12 | "That's life" ... and a summing-up of 20-, 29- and 47-Across |
| 43% | FSTOP | 5 | Camera lens setting, and a feature of both ends of 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57- Across? |
| 42% | UGLYDOLLS | 9 | Animated film featuring a brand of plush toys and the voices of 15-Across and 33-Across |
| 42% | LEMONWEDGE | 10 | Garnish for a glass of water, or a literal feature of 17-, 29-, 35- and 42-Across |
| 42% | INNERMONOLOGUE | 14 | Narrator in your head, and a feature of 20-, 25- and 45-Across |
| 42% | MIDDLEPART | 10 | Woman's hairstyle option, and a feature of 17-, 27- and 45-Across |
| 42% | MOUSE | 5 | With 67-Across, desktop accessories, and a description of 19-, 36-, and 54-Across? |
| 42% | RUNAWAYBRIDE | 12 | Rom-com starring Julia Roberts, and a feature of 20-, 32-, and 41-Across? |
| 42% | DNASAMPLE | 9 | Crime lab specimen, and a part of 17-, 28- and 47-Across |
| 42% | FRIENDSTOTHEEND | 15 | Lifelong companions, and a feature of 17-, 27-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 42% | FINISHINGTOUCH | 14 | Concluding detail, and a feature of 16-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across |
| 42% | FINISHINGTOUCH | 14 | Grace note, and a feature of 20-, 28-, 37- and 46-Across |
| 41% | PLAYSWITHFIRE | 13 | Tempts fate . . . or a description of 19-, 22-, and 39-Across |
| 41% | BEANDIP | 7 | Nacho accompaniment ... or a feature of 17-, 35- and 52-Across? |
| 41% | CHAIR | 5 | Head, as a committee ... or a word that can follow the ends of 16-, 29-, 36-, 47- and 61-Across |
| 41% | TOUCANS | 7 | Birds phonetically suggested by a feature of 17-, 27- and 51-Across |
| 40% | SIXWAYSTOSUNDAY | 15 | Completely ... with a summation of 17-, 30- and 47-Across |
| 40% | ONEEYE | 6 | Feature of 20-Across … and, when sounded out, a feature of today's puzzle (clues and all!) |
| 40% | STUFFEDANIMAL | 13 | Tot's plaything ... and a feature of 17-, 25-, 48- and 59-Across |
| 40% | REPEATAFTERME | 13 | Instruction before an oath, and a feature of 20-, 31-, 43-, and 54-Across |
| 40% | SEPARATE | 8 | With 68-Across, 1958 David Niven film, and a feature of the starred answers |