| 100% | ABRAHAMLINCOLN | 14 | Statesman born 2/12/1809 whose surname can precede the starts of four long puzzle answers |
| 43% | DONUT | 5 | Treat whose varieties appear at the starts of four long answers and are represented a dozen times in this puzzle |
| 40% | OLD | 3 | Unlike the starts of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 37% | STEAKDINNER | 11 | Meal suggested by the starts of four long answers |
| 37% | HEEEEERESJOHNNY | 15 | Classic TV intro which can be applied to the starts of the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 36% | NOTFITFORTHEJOB | 15 | Like the start of four long answers, vis-à-vis its answer? |
| 36% | CHRISTMAS | 9 | Word that can precede the starts of eight key words in this puzzle |
| 36% | SHORT | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 36% | BUTTERFLY | 9 | Word that can precede the starts of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 35% | ILLSECONDTHAT | 13 | "Amen!" ... or a hint to the start of four other long answers |
| 34% | YECCH | 5 | Reaction to the starts of the five longest puzzle answers |
| 34% | TLDR | 4 | "I lost interest" acronym spelled out by the starts of four answers in this puzzle |
| 34% | TOE | 3 | Digit associated with the starts of this puzzle's five longest answers |
| 33% | FALLINGLEAVES | 13 | Autumn occurrence, and a hint to the start of the other four longest Down answers |
| 33% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | Raucous frat film, and a hint to the starts of the other four long Across answers |
| 33% | GENEEDITING | 11 | Molecular manipulation technique ... and a hint to the starts of the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 33% | WHITEWATER | 10 | Canoeing challenge whose first word can precede the start and whose second word can precede the end of the answers to starred clues |
| 33% | LOSSLEADERS | 11 | Retail come-ons ... and what the starts of the longest Across answers can be? |
| 32% | HEARTED | 7 | Word that can follow the starts of 11 answers in this puzzle |
| 32% | INA | 3 | With 60-Down, on one's game ... and hint to the start of this puzzle's longest answers |
| 31% | GREATWHITE | 10 | Words that can precede the starts of 20-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 31% | FRENCH | 6 | Word that can precede the starts of 20-, 28-, 46- and 57-Across |
| 31% | IRON | 4 | Element that can precede the starts of 20-, 31-, 47- and 54-Across |
| 31% | CAPTAIN | 7 | Title that can precede the starts of 17-, 23-, 49- and 59-Across |
| 31% | SOMETHING | 9 | Word that can precede the starts of 18-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 31% | LITTLERED | 9 | Phrase that can precede the starts of 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across |
| 31% | FRENCH | 6 | Word that can precede the start of 20-, 35-, 43- or 58-Across |
| 30% | COW | 3 | Animal that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |
| 30% | PIG | 3 | Animal that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |
| 30% | DUCK | 4 | Bird that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |