| 100% | CHER | 4 | Singer/actress whose name can be found at the ends of 17-, 31-, and 43-Across |
| 64% | MARTIANMISSIONS | 15 | NASA endeavors whose vehicles can be found at the ends of 17-, 22-, 51- and 57-Across |
| 56% | BALLPARKFIGURES | 15 | Rough estimates, and what can be found at the ends of 17-, 25-, 52-, and 62-Across |
| 53% | USATODAYSECTION | 15 | One can be found at the starts of 17-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 50% | OBAMA | 5 | President born on August 4, whose name can be found backward in 17-, 31-, 47- and 63-Across |
| 49% | GOLFBALL | 8 | Sports item that can be found at the starts of 17-, 21-, 32-, 42- and 54-Across |
| 49% | PRETZEL | 7 | Salty snack whose varieties are found at the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 49% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| 48% | AGE | 3 | *Birthday candle count...or a word that can be found at the end of 16a, 18a, 21a, 31a, 43a, 35d, and 40d |
| 48% | FIVEGUYS | 8 | Hamburger franchise, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 24-, 30-, 41-, and 48-Across |
| 47% | CLUBS | 5 | Items found at the ends of 17-, 23-, 53- and 64-Across |
| 47% | ROYALFLUSH | 10 | What's hidden at the ends of 17-, 23-, 29-, 43- and 47-Across--if all are in, say, 38-Across |
| 47% | AFEWCHOICEWORDS | 15 | Euphemism for rude expressions, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across |
| 47% | MARIOBROS | 9 | Video game franchise with characters found at the ends of 17-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 46% | GARDENHOSE | 10 | Backyard item with settings found at the ends of 17-, 25-, 37-, and 47-Across |
| 45% | ICH | 3 | German pronoun that can be found at the end of "which" or "ostrich" |
| 45% | VET | 3 | November honoree who can be found in the middle of 17, 29, 46, and 62 Across |
| 45% | CHORALGROUP | 11 | What the ends of 17-, 31-, 37- and 48-Across are, collectively |
| 45% | TVDETECTIVE | 11 | What each of the characters named at the ends of 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across is |
| 44% | AYCE | 4 | Bottomless buffet acronym spelled out by the ends of 17-, 31-, 43- and 60-Across |
| 44% | DOGTAGS | 7 | Military IDs on chains, and what can be found at the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 44% | RIGHTOFCENTER | 13 | Somewhat conservative, politically ... and where the first word of 17-, 31-, 43- and 60-Across can literally be found |
| 43% | SIA | 3 | Singer found at the ends of five country names |
| 43% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 43% | NBA | 3 | Org. whose only members with nonplural names appear at the ends of 17-, 25-, 41- and 56-Across |
| 42% | NUCLEARFAMILY | 13 | Members of this can be found in the centers of 17-, 24-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 42% | FASHIONDESIGNER | 15 | One can be found in each of the answers to 17-, 24-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 42% | SIMPLEMACHINE | 13 | Force-multiplying device that can be found at the beginning of 18-, 33-, and 39-Across |
| 42% | KEYS | 4 | PC things, which can be found at the starts of 14-, 22-, 37-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 41% | FISH | 4 | Use the items found at the ends of the answers to 20-, 31-, 47- and 56-Across |