| 100% | ITSGOTLEGS | 10 | Surprised shout when a spot on the wall starts moving, and what can be said about 17-, 26-, and 43-Across |
| 45% | WORKSLIKEACHARM | 15 | Functions perfectly, and what can be said about the starts of 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57-Across |
| 44% | THISISNOTADRILL | 15 | "Remember your training, people!," and what can be said about the starts of 17-, 24-, 51-, and 63-Across |
| 43% | DOESNTHAVEACLUE | 15 | Is completely unaware, or what can be said about 17-, 26-, and 47-Across |
| 43% | ITSASETUP | 9 | "We've been fooled!," or what can be said about 17-, 26-, or 43-Across |
| 42% | THATSTHESPIRIT | 14 | "Now you're talking!," and what can be said about the starts of 19-, 25-, 52-, and 63-Across |
| 42% | THATSAKEEPER | 12 | Happy cry on a fishing trip, and what can be said about the end of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 40% | THATSTHESPIRIT | 14 | "Now you're talking!," and what can be said about the starts of 19-, 25-, 52-, and 63-Across |
| 40% | TAKEFIVE | 8 | Go on a break, or what the starts of 16-, 20-, 32-, 43-, and 57-Across can be called |
| 40% | YOUCANKEEPIT | 12 | "I don't need that back," and what can be said about the starts of 20-, 34-, and 40-Across |
| 39% | ITSALONGSTORY | 13 | "I'll tell you the rest another time," and what can be said about the starts of 20-, 28-, 36-, and 49-Across |
| 39% | ITSGROWINGONME | 14 | "I wasn't sure at first, but ...," or what could be said about the ends of 16-, 26-, and 44-Across? |
| 39% | ITSADEAL | 8 | "Agreed!" ... and what can be said about the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 38% | ITSNOTFAIR | 10 | Petulant cry, and what might be said about 17-, 26-, or 44-Across? |
| 38% | AFEWCHOICEWORDS | 15 | Euphemism for rude expressions, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across |
| 38% | CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | 15 | "Not quite!," and what can be said about a letter string in the answer to each starred clue |
| 37% | THEENDISINSIGHT | 15 | "We're almost there!," and what can be said about 17-, 25-, 51-, and 64-Across? |
| 37% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 37% | STOPALONGTHEWAY | 15 | Break during a road trip, and what can be found in 17-, 26-, and 46-Across |
| 37% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 35% | ATEFORTWO | 9 | Dined with a bun in the oven, or what can be found in 17-, 26-, 40-, and 51-Across |
| 35% | LETSUNPACKTHAT | 14 | Therapist's statement, or what can be said about the first parts of 20-, 28-, and 46-Across? |
| 34% | HEYCANIGETALIFT | 15 | Request from someone who needs a ride, or a request that can be made of the starts of 17-, 24-, and 43-Across |
| 34% | THATSANORDER | 12 | "Do it now!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred clues |
| 34% | THATSNOTATHING | 14 | Snide dismissal, and what can be said about 20-, 33-, and 42-Across? |
| 34% | THATSALL | 8 | With 63-Across, "The end" ... or what can be said about the novels in the clues for 25-, 38- and 52-Across |
| 33% | FIVEGUYS | 8 | Hamburger franchise, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 24-, 30-, 41-, and 48-Across |
| 33% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 33% | THINGSDRAWN | 11 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across are |
| 33% | THEVIBESAREOFF | 14 | "This doesn't feel right," and what can be said about some letters in the answers to the starred clues? |