| 100% | INSTITCHES | 10 | See 17-, 25- and 38-Across |
| 67% | BOUNCEBACK | 10 | Recover ... or what 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across do? |
| 64% | DEEJAYS | 7 | Record spinners ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 38-, 48- and 61-Across |
| 64% | PRIMENUMBER | 11 | 17- and 38-Across and 11- and 25-Down all start with one |
| 63% | NIGHT | 5 | Word that can precede either part of 17-, 25-, 38-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 62% | JOBOPENING | 10 | Want ad heading ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 62% | ABOUTAFOOT | 10 | How tall Barbie is ... or what the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 47-Across are? |
| 62% | BODYDOUBLE | 10 | Stand-in during a film shoot ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across |
| 62% | CHEESEBOARD | 11 | Cocktail party staple that may contain the ends of 17-, 25-, 38-, 42- and 55-Across |
| 62% | PRESIDENT | 9 | See 17-, 24- and 36-Across |
| 62% | LIFTONESSPIRITS | 15 | See 17-, 27-, and 47-Across |
| 61% | WHATARACKET | 11 | "Boy, is that loud!" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 60% | GETPLAYED | 9 | Fall for it, or what can happen to the last words of 17-, 25-, 38- and 56-Across |
| 60% | ANAGRAM | 7 | See 17- and 57-Across |
| 60% | PAULSMITH | 9 | See 17- and 41-Across |
| 59% | REARWINDOW | 10 | Hitchcock classic, and a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across |
| 58% | WYATTEARPPLAYER | 15 | See 17-, 23-, 48- and 57-Across |
| 58% | MIDDLEINITIAL | 13 | See 17-, 21-, 53- and 61-Across |
| 57% | ACADEMYAWARD | 12 | See 17-, 23-, 31-, 41- and 63-Across |
| 56% | COMMAND | 7 | See 17- and 64-Across, and 11- and 34-Down |
| 56% | GET | 3 | See 17- and 58-Across and 3- and 29-Down |
| 54% | DOUBLEPLAYCOMBO | 15 | What 17-, 25- and 43-Across were, famously |
| 54% | WELLROUNDED | 11 | Like 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across? |
| 54% | UNDER | 5 | See 20-, 38- and 54-Across |
| 54% | BREAKTHINGS | 11 | See 17-Across … or a hint to 23-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 54% | CRUSOE | 6 | See 17 Across |
| 54% | BUNNY | 5 | See 17 Across |
| 54% | UIST | 4 | See 17 Across |
| 54% | BOTHNIA | 7 | See 17 Across |
| 54% | PUNCH | 5 | See 17 Across |