| 100% | PIZZAPARTY | 10 | Social event hinted at by the ends of 18-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 57% | VOLLEYBALL | 10 | Sport hinted at by the ends of 17-, 24-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 56% | PASTIMES | 8 | Diversions ... as hinted at by the ends of 17-, 34- and 52-Across |
| 56% | CHUCKNORRIS | 11 | Celebrity hinted at by the ends of 30-, 32- and 36-Across |
| 55% | WAX | 3 | Spa treatment hinted at by the ends of 17-, 27-, 44- and 55-Across |
| 51% | BANDB | 5 | Quaint lodging hinted at by the outsides of 18-, 20-, 28-, 42-, 51- or 55-Across |
| 50% | FRENCHFLAG | 10 | National symbol hinted at by the ends of 3-, 25- and 9-Down (in order) |
| 50% | DOG | 3 | Animal you might describe by the ends of 21-, 28-, 48- and 54-Across |
| 47% | NBA | 3 | Org. for the ends of 18-, 28-, 47- and 62-Across |
| 47% | DANCING | 7 | Activity exemplified in the '60s by the ends of 17-, 28-, 48- and 64-Across |
| 47% | NOTES | 5 | What the ends of 18-, 28-, 49- and 64-Across may contain |
| 46% | ILIAD | 5 | Work hinted at by the starts of 17-, 26-, 42- and 56-Across |
| 46% | DOH | 3 | Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
| 45% | LAUNDRYLIST | 11 | Extensive enumeration ... or what's formed by the ends of 17-, 23-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 44% | CAL | 3 | Home state for the ends of 18-, 28-, 47- and 62-Acr. |
| 43% | THECHIPMUNKS | 12 | Singing group suggested by the starts of 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 43% | FINISHLINE | 10 | End of a race … or a hint to the conversation closers at 18-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 43% | APPENDAGES | 10 | They're found at the ends of 18-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 43% | CURLINGBONSPIEL | 15 | Athletic tournament hinted at by the first words in 17-, 23-, 48-, and 60-Across |
| 42% | STOPLIGHT | 9 | Signal hinted at by the first parts of 17-, 31- and 46-Acros |
| 42% | NICKELODEON | 11 | Channel for the character named by the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 59-Across |
| 41% | FIGHTCLUB | 9 | 1999 Brad Pitt movie hinted at by the beginnings of 17-, 21-, 39- and 52-Across |
| 40% | ROFL | 4 | Texter's expression spelled out by the starts of 18-, 28-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 40% | TRAP | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 18-, 25-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 39% | IGOTYOUBABE | 11 | 1965 hit by the performers suggested phonetically by the ends of 18-, 24-, 37- and 56-Across |
| 39% | COMPUTERCOMPANY | 15 | What the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across each represent |
| 39% | NEWYORKKNICKS | 13 | Team hinted at by 20-, 28- and 47-Across |
| 39% | THIRTYDAYS | 10 | Feature of the time periods hinted at by the starting letters of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 39% | GROUCHOMARX | 11 | Speaker of the quip revealed by the ends of the answers to 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across |
| 39% | MADAMIMADAM | 11 | Palindromic introduction, and a hint to the ends of 18-, 20-, 53- and 57-Across |