| 100% | BOWLS | 5 | Starts of 21- and 53-Across and 3- and 30-Down |
| 71% | GOSPELS | 7 | Writings of the first parts of 21- and 53-Across and 3- and 31-Down |
| 71% | TVSHOWS | 7 | What the ends of 21- and 57-Across and 3- and 30-Down all name |
| 68% | CONEHEADS | 9 | Dan Aykroyd film, and a hint to the starts of 18- and 38-Across and 3- and 30-Down |
| 60% | BALLS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 21-, 58- and 64-Across and 3- and 40-Down |
| 59% | BOWLS | 5 | What the starts of 20- and 53-Across and 11- and 29-Down are |
| 58% | CALLS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17- and 61-Across and 10- and 30-Down |
| 58% | LUCKY | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 21- and 49-Across and 3- and 32-Down |
| 58% | TYPE | 4 | Synonym for "class" found in the middle of 21- and 54-Across and 3- and 35-Down |
| 57% | STEM | 4 | Feature of the items in the first parts of 21- and 49-Across and 3- and 29-Down |
| 56% | DRAW | 4 | Something you can do to the starts of 17-, 21-, 37-, 53- and 60-Across |
| 56% | BEAM | 4 | Smile (and a word that can follow the first parts of 21- and 49-Across and 3- and 29-Down) |
| 52% | WHATCHAUPTO | 11 | "Anything fun on the agenda today?," or a hint to the starts of 3-, 7-, 21-, and 29-Down |
| 51% | POT | 3 | Word that completes 3 Down, 4 Across, 21 Down, and 28 Across |
| 50% | MYOUTPUTISDOWNBUT | 17 | Start of a comment by 3- and 126-Down |
| 50% | NAMES | 5 | Starts of 17- and 55-Across, and 11- and 29-Down, impolitely |
| 49% | WHATATOOL | 9 | Common put-down that hints at the ends of 17-, 21-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 49% | USMARINECORPS | 13 | Its hymn contains the starts to 17-, 21- and 53-Across |
| 49% | LIQUORSTORE | 11 | Where to purchase the starts of 21-, 26- and 45-Across |
| 49% | BERRY | 5 | Word that follows the start of 21-, 26-, 43- and 50-Across |
| 48% | BEGINNINGOFFALL | 15 | September equinox, and a hint to the starts of 18- & 62-Across and 2-, 3-, 10-, 33-, 37- & 38-Down |
| 48% | SCHWAS | 6 | Start and end of 3-Down, phonetically |
| 47% | NEAPOLITAN | 10 | Kind of ice cream suggested by the starts of 21-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 47% | GAL | 3 | Inner woman of 20- and 53-Across and 10- and 29-Down |
| 47% | POT | 3 | Word that defines 21- and 55-Across and 3- and 35-Down |
| 47% | SHORTFALL | 9 | Unexpected deficit, and a description of 3-, 5-, 7- and 30-Down |
| 47% | SPIKED | 6 | What 21- and 52-Across and 3- and 31-Down might be |
| 47% | ABC | 3 | They're "easy" to find in 17- and 53-Across and 3- and 24-Down |
| 47% | WAVES | 5 | They can follow the starts of 18- and 56-Across and 4- and 33-Down |
| 47% | COLLEGESTATION | 14 | Texas city ... and a hint to the starts of 21-, 27-, 45- and 56-Across |