| 100% | OUTOFORDERSIGNS | 15 | Some bathroom postings ... or what the clues to 16-, 21-, 46- and 59-Across are? |
| 45% | INNERTUBE | 9 | Inflatable river float, or what the answers to 16-, 23-, 35-, and 46-Across have |
| 44% | PIE | 3 | Dessert choice, and what the starts of 16-, 25-, 46- and 59-Across are types of |
| 42% | COLLECTORSITEMS | 15 | Things gathered by aficionados ... or what the ends of 16-, 24-, 49- and 59-Across can be? |
| 40% | BREAK | 5 | Intermission ... or what you can do to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 40% | TUCKEDINBED | 11 | Put to rest, or what the answers to the clues at 17-, 23-, 37- and 49-Across are |
| 38% | TRADEMARKS | 10 | Intellectual property protection ... or what the starts of 17-, 21-, 39- and 57-Across once were |
| 38% | NUTSANDBOLTS | 12 | Essentials, or what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are |
| 38% | SEE | 3 | With 46-Across, be angry ... or what you can do inside the answers to the six starred clues |
| 37% | GARDENVARIETY | 13 | Ordinary ... or what the beginning of the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 37% | BREAKDANCE | 10 | Debut sport at the Paris Olympics, or what 16-, 22-, 36-, and 46-Across do to their circled letters |
| 37% | LETSUNPACKTHAT | 14 | Therapist's statement, or what can be said about the first parts of 20-, 28-, and 46-Across? |
| 37% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Without a doubt ... or what the starts of the answers to starred clues are? |
| 37% | CLOSECALL | 9 | Narrow escape ... or what the end of the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 37% | CATCHPHRASE | 11 | Popular expression ... or what the opposite of the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 37% | HATTRICKS | 9 | Three-goals-in-one-game hockey scoring feats ... or what the ends of 17-, 28- and 46-Across are when they're rearranged? |
| 37% | IRISHCOUNTIES | 13 | What the answers to the seven starred clues all are or contain |
| 37% | TRAILHEADS | 10 | Hikers' starting points ... or what the ends of the answers to starred clues can be? |
| 37% | SINGINGTHEBLUES | 15 | What the artists of 16-, 27- and 49-Across are doing (in reference to the last words of their hits)? |
| 36% | ITSGROWINGONME | 14 | "I wasn't sure at first, but ...," or what could be said about the ends of 16-, 26-, and 44-Across? |
| 36% | HIGHDEFINITION | 14 | Like most televisions, and what can be found at the start of 20-, 36-, or 46-Across |
| 36% | UPSELL | 6 | What the clues for 4-, 8-, 10-, 28- and 39-Down are trying to do, and what their answers feature |
| 36% | TURNDOWNANOSCAR | 15 | What 18 and 52 Across were the only performers to do |
| 36% | WHITEHOUSEDOGS | 14 | What the starts of 21-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across are, for the presidents in their clues |
| 36% | YEARONYEAR | 10 | Like some annual accounting comparisons, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | RINGLEADER | 10 | Mastermind, and what the first word of 16-, 23-, 35-, or 45-Across can be |
| 36% | COUNTRIES | 9 | Sovereign lands ... or what are hidden in the answers to the six starred clues |
| 35% | TAKETHEWRONGWAY | 15 | Misinterpret, or what is hidden in each of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 35% | MESSYBUNS | 9 | Casual updos, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 35% | WILDHORSES | 10 | 1971 Stones hit, or what can be found in the answers to starred clues |