| 100% | LOWHANGINGFRUIT | 15 | Simple things to pick ... or what 5-, 11-, 29- and 38-Down have? |
| 36% | PIECEOFCAKE | 11 | Simple thing to do ... and what each starred clue's answer ends with? |
| 35% | LIFTGATE | 8 | Rear device for an SUV, or what the answers to 3-, 9-, 17- and 27-Down all have |
| 35% | FRESHSTART | 10 | New beginning ... or what 16-, 23-, 31-, 38- and 45-Across each have? |
| 35% | BIGBREAK | 8 | Opportunity for success, or what 17-, 29-, 45-, and 61-Across each have |
| 34% | DOUBLETREE | 10 | Hilton hotel chain ... or what 18-, 29- and 49-Across each have |
| 34% | ALLWISE | 7 | Like King Solomon ... or an oral hint to 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 33% | INNERTUBE | 9 | Inflatable river float, or what the answers to 16-, 23-, 35-, and 46-Across have |
| 33% | ONANDONANDON | 12 | How a motormouth talks ... or what 20-, 29- and 43-Across literally have in common |
| 32% | BREAK | 5 | Intermission ... or what you can do to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 32% | MAKETHECUT | 10 | Survive elimination ... or what one may do to the ends of 17-, 31-, 38- and 50-Across? |
| 32% | FEEDINGFRENZY | 13 | Mad rush for spoils ... or what the answers to 17-, 25-, 51-, and 60-Across have descended into? |
| 32% | GETPLAYED | 9 | Fall for it, or what can happen to the last words of 17-, 25-, 38- and 56-Across |
| 31% | DRAWCONCLUSIONS | 15 | Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have |
| 31% | FINALTOUCH | 10 | Last detail that makes things perfect ... and what each answer to a starred clue has? |
| 30% | WORDOFMOUTH | 11 | What rumors are spread by … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 29-, 35-/37- and 45-Across |
| 30% | FLOSS | 5 | Dentist's advice … or a hint to 20-Across, 51-Across, 11-Down and 29-Down |
| 30% | THESTAIRS | 9 | Things to take up or down |
| 30% | ANAGRAM | 7 | 17-Across or 11- or 29-Down, to 61-Across |
| 29% | HIGHHORSE | 9 | Arrogant person's place ... or what the answers to 3-, 7-, and 16-Down share? |
| 29% | AAA | 3 | Clue to 20- and 55-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 29% | ANEYEFORANI | 11 | Punny hint to answering 20-Across, 11-Down and 29-Down |
| 29% | STRAIGHTEDGES | 13 | Rulers, e.g. ... or what the letters in 3-, 7-, 27- and 34-Down all have |
| 29% | BOWLS | 5 | What the starts of 20- and 53-Across and 11- and 29-Down are |
| 29% | GETS | 4 | Picks up or has down |
| 29% | TWOHANDS | 8 | Things a clock has ... or, literally, what 17-, 25-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 29% | LATENESS | 8 | Result of pushing things back, and what's spelled out by eight letters that have been literally pushed to the back |
| 28% | FORTHEFIRSTTIME | 15 | "Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to witness something extraordinary that has never been seen or attempted before!" (go to 34-Down) |
| 28% | SEEINGSTARS | 11 | In pain, and what you're doing for the answers to 17- and 38-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 28% | FALSESTARTS | 11 | What 17-Across, 11 and 35-Down all have in common |