| 100% | DROPTHETHE | 10 | Sean Parker's famous advice to Mark Zuckerberg in naming The Facebook ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 46-Across |
| 46% | HEADFAKE | 8 | Basketball feint ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 46-Across? |
| 42% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Start of each "S.N.L." episode ... or a hint to the initials of the words in 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across |
| 42% | ATHLETICCUP | 11 | Protective sportswear ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 42% | PIECEOFCAKE | 11 | Easy-peasy ... or a hint to the start of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 42% | INSIDEDOPE | 10 | Lowdown ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 53-Across |
| 41% | ROLLWITHIT | 10 | Be willing to accept whatever ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 36- and 46-Across |
| 41% | PRIMETIME | 9 | When TV viewership peaks ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 53-Across |
| 41% | WHATSBUGGINGYOU | 15 | "Why the troubled look?" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 48- and 58-Across |
| 40% | STICKEMUP | 9 | "Hands in the air!" ... or a literal hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 46-Across |
| 40% | PEOPLEFOOD | 10 | What a dog desires from the dinner table ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 39% | YES | 3 | "That's correct" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 28-, 45- and 59-Across, in different languages |
| 39% | ITSMEAGAIN | 10 | "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| 39% | REVERSEENGINEER | 15 | Take apart in order to reproduce ... or a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 23-, 34- and 46-Across |
| 38% | COUNTERFEITCOIN | 15 | Slug, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 38% | KICKSTARTER | 11 | Crowdfunding site ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 38% | QUITEAFEW | 9 | Many ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 34-, 40- and 46-Across |
| 38% | ITSTHEPITS | 10 | "Awful!" ... or a hint to the common element of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 38% | BEARSFRUIT | 10 | Pays off ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, and 47-Across |
| 38% | BEFOREHAND | 10 | Earlier ... or a hint to the words circled in 17-, 21-, 37- and 51-Across |
| 38% | FRENCHTWIST | 11 | Classic hairstyle ... or a hint to the puns in 17-, 25-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 38% | LETSHAVESOMEFUN | 15 | "It's party time!" ... or a hint to 17-, 24- and 40-Across |
| 37% | MIXEDGREENSALAD | 15 | Dieter's fare ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 49- and 62-Across and 10- and 26-Down |
| 37% | LATEBLOOMER | 11 | One who catches up eventually ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 37% | HALFTIME | 8 | Game break … or a hint to interpreting the first parts of 17-, 26-, 36-, and 52-Across? |
| 37% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech ... or a hint to the endings of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across |
| 37% | HOLDMYBEER | 10 | Comment before a stupid stunt ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 37% | SAYSAYSAY | 9 | Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson hit ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-. 57- and 65-Across |
| 37% | KEYWEST | 7 | Florida island ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across |
| 37% | ITSGROWINGONME | 14 | "I'm starting to like this" ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across, in order |