| 100% | BODYDOUBLE | 10 | Stand-in during a film shoot ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across |
| 64% | ITSMEAGAIN | 10 | "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| 61% | FRENCHTWIST | 11 | Classic hairstyle ... or a hint to the puns in 17-, 25-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 60% | REARWINDOW | 10 | Hitchcock classic, and a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across |
| 59% | TECHBOOMS | 9 | Big times in Silicon Valley … or a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across? |
| 59% | BODYDOUBLES | 11 | Star stand-ins ... or a hint to 17-, 25, 48- and 58-Across? |
| 59% | DEEJAYS | 7 | Record spinners ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 38-, 48- and 61-Across |
| 57% | THINKBIG | 8 | "Shoot for the moon!" ... or a hint to interpreting the clues to 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across |
| 56% | JUSTSAYNO | 9 | Slogan popularized in the 1980s ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 28-, 48-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 56% | BODYDOUBLE | 10 | Actor's stand-in, or a hint to what can precede both parts of 17-, 25-, 35-, and 48-Across |
| 55% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hair challenge … or a hint to the last words of 17-, 25-, 37- and 51-Across |
| 55% | JOBOPENING | 10 | Want ad heading ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 55% | NO | 2 | With 38-Across, what a two-letter answer is in a crossword, usually ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 44- and 51-Across |
| 55% | BEFOREHAND | 10 | Earlier ... or a hint to the words circled in 17-, 21-, 37- and 51-Across |
| 54% | ITMEANSALOTTOME | 15 | "I'm deeply indebted" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 54% | WHATARACKET | 11 | "Boy, is that loud!" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 54% | MIDDLESEAT | 10 | Cramped spot for a plane passenger ... or a hint to something hidden in 17-, 26-, 34-, 42- and 51-Across |
| 54% | HEADSTARTS | 10 | Race advantages ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 54% | NOELS | 5 | Seasonal songs ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 54% | DONTSWEATIT | 11 | Reassuring words ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across |
| 53% | ILLGOFIRST | 10 | Trailblazer's declaration ... or a hint to 17-, 19-, 34- and 51-Across |
| 53% | REARENDED | 9 | Bumped from behind, or a hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 53% | FORGONE | 7 | Relinquished ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 53% | AGEDIFFERENCE | 13 | 83, for the creators of this puzzle ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 53% | BREAKALEG | 9 | "Good luck!" ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 53% | HUSHHUSH | 8 | Top-secret ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 39- and 56-Across (AND 66-Across!) |
| 53% | FOOTBALLMATCHUP | 15 | Bit of Sunday TV scheduling ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 50- and 59-Across |
| 52% | METALMUSIC | 10 | Genre for Slayer and Iron Maiden ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 52% | GROUPTHINK | 10 | Intellectual conformity ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 22- and 51-Across |
| 52% | THEBEEGEES | 10 | Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 46-Across |