| 100% | PAIRSOFCARDS | 12 | Some poker holdings ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 30-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 58% | SOAPS | 5 | Afternoon fare ... or a hint to the ends of 20-, 33-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 56% | INBUD | 5 | About to bloom ... or a hint to 20-, 33-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 55% | FINISHINGTOUCH | 14 | Icing on the cake ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 35- and 43-Across |
| 55% | UNDERCOVERCOP | 13 | Sting operative ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 39- and 55-Across |
| 55% | MIXEDFEELINGS | 13 | Ambivalence ... or a hint to 20-, 25- and 41-Across |
| 52% | ORCHESTRA | 9 | Musical group, or a hint to the ends of 20-, 37- and 52-Across |
| 52% | ZIP | 3 | Nothing ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 35- and 52-Across |
| 52% | KEYWEST | 7 | Florida island ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across |
| 52% | ROCKYSTART | 10 | Bumpy beginning ... or a hint to 18-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across |
| 51% | UPTHEANTE | 9 | Increase what is at stake ... or a hint to answering 20-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 51% | YOUVEGOTMAIL | 12 | 1998 Hanks/Ryan rom-com ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across |
| 51% | LGBTQ | 5 | Modern movement initialism ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 24-, 40-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 50% | TAKEOUTANAD | 11 | Promote one's business, maybe ... or a hint to 16-, 23-, 30-, 41- and 47-Across |
| 49% | CHANGEDIRECTION | 15 | Take a new path ... or a hint to 20-, 36-, 41- and 57-Across |
| 48% | SPLITPEAS | 9 | Soup vegetables … and a hint to 20-, 30-, 45- and 52-Across |
| 48% | THEENDISNEAR | 12 | Apocalyptic warning ... or a hint to 20-, 33- and 42-Across |
| 48% | OUTSIDECHANCE | 13 | Remote possibility ... or a hint to 20-, 29- and 44-Across |
| 48% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hairy issue, or a hint to 20-, 26- and 51-Across |
| 47% | ITSMEAGAIN | 10 | "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| 47% | INNKEEPER | 9 | Accommodating person? ... or a hint to 20-, 28-, 48- and 57-Across |
| 47% | SPLITTHEBILL | 12 | Go Dutch ... or a hint to 20-, 28-, 37- and 44-Across |
| 47% | GRADEINFLATION | 14 | Modern educational phenomenon ... or a hint to 20-, 29-, 38- and 45-Across |
| 47% | METALBAND | 9 | Wedding ring, for example ... or a hint to 20-, 29-, and 49-Across? |
| 46% | COCO | 4 | Hit 2017 computer-animated film ... or a hint to 20-, 27-, 49- and 58-Across |
| 46% | AHOUSEDIVIDED | 13 | It "cannot stand" per 1-Down ... or a hint to 20-, 25- and 47-Across |
| 46% | DEFENSIVELINES | 14 | Spots for some tackles, or a description of 20-, 24- and 41-Across |
| 46% | GOBETWEEN | 9 | Intermediary ... or a hint to 23-, 35-, 42- and 52-Across |
| 46% | FLOSS | 5 | Dentist's advice … or a hint to 20-Across, 51-Across, 11-Down and 29-Down |
| 46% | JACKSTOOPEN | 11 | Five-card draw variation ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 36- and 44-Across |