| 100% | ACADEMYAWARD | 12 | See 17-, 23-, 31-, 41- and 63-Across |
| 57% | WYATTEARPPLAYER | 15 | See 17-, 23-, 48- and 57-Across |
| 55% | PAULSMITH | 9 | See 17- and 41-Across |
| 52% | BREAKTHINGS | 11 | See 17-Across … or a hint to 23-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 52% | ITSALLGREEKTOME | 15 | What you might say upon seeing 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across? |
| 48% | TAIL | 4 | What 17-Across, 31-Across and 41-Across all wag when happy |
| 46% | LANDBRIDGE | 10 | Continental connection … and a hint to 17-, 24-, 31-, 41- and 48-Across |
| 46% | AESOP | 5 | A storyteller from ancient Greece, credited with writing 17-Across, 31-Across and 41-Across |
| 46% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of 17 and 63 Across |
| 45% | USPS | 4 | Org. suggested by the starts of 17-, 31-, 41- and 62-Across |
| 44% | PRESIDENT | 9 | See 17-, 24- and 36-Across |
| 44% | INSTITCHES | 10 | See 17-, 25- and 38-Across |
| 44% | LIFTONESSPIRITS | 15 | See 17-, 27-, and 47-Across |
| 44% | MIDDLEINITIAL | 13 | See 17-, 21-, 53- and 61-Across |
| 44% | THEBLUES | 8 | Something to sing ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 31-, 40- and 45-Across's starts |
| 44% | HOTSTUFF | 8 | 1979 Donna Summer song, and a description of 17-, 23-, 31-, 43- and 49-Across |
| 43% | ANAGRAM | 7 | See 17- and 57-Across |
| 41% | FINDTHELOSTDOGS | 15 | Instruction for 17-, 23-, 46- and 58-Across |
| 41% | BABYSTEPS | 9 | Small advances ... or the progression suggested by the ends of 17-, 23-, 33-, 41- and 48-Across |
| 41% | FORTYFOUR | 9 | See 18-, 23-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 41% | FULLOFHOLES | 11 | Like 17-, 23-, 33- and 48-Across |
| 40% | CRUSOE | 6 | See 17 Across |
| 40% | BUNNY | 5 | See 17 Across |
| 40% | UIST | 4 | See 17 Across |
| 40% | BOTHNIA | 7 | See 17 Across |
| 40% | PUNCH | 5 | See 17 Across |
| 40% | GILMORE | 7 | See 17 Across |
| 40% | SUSPICION | 9 | See 17 Across |
| 40% | HUDSON | 6 | See 17 Across |
| 40% | ONAPLANE | 8 | See 17 Across |