| 100% | AUPAIRS | 7 | Some household helpers ... or an oral hint to 17-, 24-, 51- and 63-Across |
| 53% | ALLWISE | 7 | Like King Solomon ... or an oral hint to 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 47% | ITSMEAGAIN | 10 | "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| 45% | IFIWEREYOU | 10 | Start of some advice … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 24-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 41% | FORGONE | 7 | Relinquished ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 41% | INSIDEDOPE | 10 | Lowdown ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 53-Across |
| 41% | ATHLETICCUP | 11 | Protective sportswear ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 40% | KEYWEST | 7 | Florida island ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across |
| 40% | HEADFAKE | 8 | Basketball feint ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 46-Across? |
| 40% | PIECEOFCAKE | 11 | Easy-peasy ... or a hint to the start of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 40% | GLOSS | 5 | Some makeup ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 39% | OUTERMOST | 9 | Farthest from the center, and a hint to 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 39% | SIUNITS | 7 | Basic physical measures ... or a hint to 17-, 27-, 48- and 63-Across |
| 39% | COMEDYCENTRAL | 13 | Popular cable network ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 47- and 56-Across |
| 38% | ALLTUCKEDIN | 11 | Comfily ready to sleep ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 37- and 47-Across |
| 38% | WITHINCOST | 10 | Reasonably priced ... or a hint to 17-, 19-, 26-, 34-, 42- and 51-Across |
| 38% | PRIMETIME | 9 | When TV viewership peaks ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 53-Across |
| 38% | PARTYON | 7 | Repeated "Wayne's World" cry ... or a hint to each half of 17-, 26-, 51- and 63-Across |
| 38% | BREAKIN | 7 | Burglary ... or a hint to 17/18-, 26/29-, 47/51- and 62/63-Across |
| 38% | WINDOWDRESSINGS | 15 | Storefront merchandise displays, or what the starts of 17-, 24-, 51-, and 63-Across are |
| 38% | MULTIHYPHENATES | 15 | Ones with many talents ... and a hint to 17-, 24-, 35- and 51-Across |
| 38% | ADDTOCART | 9 | Message clicked on by an online buyer ... or a hint for 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 38% | APPEALING | 9 | Winsome ... or like the ends of 17-, 24-, 51- and 58-Across, to a punster? |
| 38% | WHATSBUGGINGYOU | 15 | "Why the troubled look?" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 48- and 58-Across |
| 37% | THINKTANKS | 10 | Bodies of advisory experts … or, when reinterpreted as an imperative, a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 52-Across |
| 37% | WHATSTHEBIGDEAL | 15 | "Why so worried?" (and a hint to the last words of 17-, 24-, 51- and 64-Across) |
| 37% | PAIRSOFCARDS | 12 | Some poker holdings ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 30-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 37% | ILLGOFIRST | 10 | Trailblazer's declaration ... or a hint to 17-, 19-, 34- and 51-Across |
| 37% | MIXEDGREENSALAD | 15 | Dieter's fare ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 49- and 62-Across and 10- and 26-Down |
| 37% | GROUPTHINK | 10 | Intellectual conformity ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 22- and 51-Across |