| 100% | SCRAMBLETHEJETS | 15 | Spring into action ... or an apt directive for 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 50% | SHESAWOMAN | 10 | 1964 Beatles song, and an apt clue for 17-, 23-, 36- and 46-Across |
| 49% | NOMDEPLUME | 10 | Literary alias, and an apt description of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 43% | FOURF | 5 | Not suitable for military service ... or an apt description of 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across |
| 41% | SOUNDBITES | 10 | Broadcast news snippets ... or an apt description for 17-, 28- and 46-Across? |
| 38% | INSTAGRAM | 9 | Social networking service ... or an apt portmanteau for the starts of 17-, 27- and 45-Across |
| 37% | TOTALLYRIPPED | 13 | Shredded, or an apt description of 20-, 29-, 36-, and 44-Across |
| 36% | GREATDANE | 9 | Popular pet … or an apt description for 17-, 28- or 45-Across |
| 35% | ONEANDDONE | 10 | Never to be repeated ... or an apt pronouncement after following the instructions sequentially in 17-, 25-, 39- and 49-Across? |
| 33% | PASSINGCOMMENTS | 15 | Offhand remarks, and an apt description of 17-, 23-, 35- and 53-Across |
| 32% | COUNTRYSTAR | 11 | Grand Ole Opry performer ... or a hint to 17-/18-Across and 23- and 36-Down |
| 32% | ATTACHE | 7 | Embassy staffer ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 49- and 59-Across? |
| 32% | ITCOUPLE | 8 | Tabloid pair found in 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 31% | ITSTHEPITS | 10 | "Awful!" ... or a hint to the common element of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 31% | FINDTHELOSTDOGS | 15 | Instruction for 17-, 23-, 46- and 58-Across |
| 31% | BUILDINGSPECS | 13 | Parameters for a construction project . . . or, read another way, what the last words of 17-, 23-, 49-, and 54-Across might be used for? |
| 31% | RINGSABELL | 10 | Sounds familiar … or performs an action associated with 16-, 23-, 35- and 47-Across? |
| 30% | TRASHTALK | 9 | Taunts between teams, or an apt description of 16-, 29-, and 48-Across? |
| 30% | BURRITOFILLINGS | 15 | What the last words of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across might be |
| 29% | CENTER | 6 | With 38-Across, feature of an upscale kitchen ... or of 17-, 23-, 47- and 58-Across? |
| 29% | METALMUSIC | 10 | Genre for Slayer and Iron Maiden ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 29% | LADYBUGS | 8 | Insects known for their distinctive spots ... or a hint to 15-, 23-, 36-, and 48-Across |
| 29% | HERBS | 5 | Things hidden in 17-. 23-, 49- and 57-Across |
| 29% | ROLLWITHIT | 10 | Be willing to accept whatever ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23-, 36- and 46-Across |
| 29% | ROYAL | 5 | With 39-Down, defenders over London, or an apt description of 19-, 29-, and 52-Across? |
| 29% | NOSEJOBS | 8 | Rhinoplasties, or an apt description of 16-, 25-, 37-, and 53-Across? |
| 29% | MUSIC | 5 | What the ends of 17-, 23-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across make |
| 29% | DOUBLEUP | 8 | Share a single bed ... or a hidden feature of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 28% | LIFTGATE | 8 | Rear device for an SUV, or what the answers to 3-, 9-, 17- and 27-Down all have |
| 28% | BOOBYTRAPS | 10 | Dangers for the unwary ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23- and 47-Across? |