| 100% | TALMUD | 6 | The —, text of Judaism comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara |
| 100% | TALMUD | 6 | The -, text of Judaism comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara |
| 40% | EDIT | 4 | Check the phrasing and grammar of a text |
| 40% | IBERIAN | 7 | Of the peninsula comprising Spain and Portugal |
| 39% | GLORY | 5 | "The ___ of the Garden," 1911 text of poem by Rudyard Kipling and C.R.L. Fletcher |
| 39% | THEFOURELEMENTS | 15 | What the starts of 22-, 36-, 41- and 50-Across comprise |
| 39% | THEWHOLESHEBANG | 15 | What the ends of 17-, 29- and 46-Across figuratively comprise |
| 37% | DATE | 4 | It's comprised of the day, month, and year |
| 37% | WINDQUARTET | 11 | Musical ensemble ... or what the ends of 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across comprise |
| 37% | JAMSESSION | 10 | Impromptu performance ... or what the starts of 17-, 24-, 34- and 50-Across comprise? |
| 37% | TRAINCREW | 9 | Engineer, brakeman and conductor ... and what the ends of the answers to starred clues comprise? |
| 36% | CYCLE | 5 | What hitting the starts of 20-, 32-, 43- and 55-Across comprises, in baseball lingo |
| 36% | SIOUX | 5 | People comprising the Dakota and the Lakota |
| 36% | PSALMS | 6 | Book of the Old Testament comprising 150 sacred songs, poems and prayers |
| 36% | MALIEMPIRE | 10 | The sport of boxing in the 1960s and '70s, essentially? |
| 35% | STRINGTRIO | 10 | Composition for violin, viola and cello ... and what the starts of 17-, 29- and 47-Across comprise |
| 35% | BARMENU | 7 | List including nachos, sliders, wings, etc. ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues comprise? |
| 35% | CHECKLIST | 9 | To-do items to tick off ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues comprise |
| 35% | EDITS | 5 | Changes the text of |
| 35% | MOVIETRAILER | 12 | Preview ... and what the ending letters of the four other longest answers comprise? |
| 35% | OED | 3 | Ref. that's the subject of the book The Professor and the Madman |
| 35% | AESOP | 5 | Writer of fables like The Tortoise and the Hare |
| 35% | ASTRONOMY | 9 | The study of space and the universe |
| 35% | BELLE | 5 | The beauty of "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 35% | LONDON | 6 | The capital of England and the UK |
| 35% | EDITOR | 6 | Person who is in charge of and determines the final content of a text |
| 34% | READE | 5 | Charles —, author of 1861 novel The Cloister and the Hearth |
| 34% | GENET | 5 | Jean —, author of stage plays The Balcony and The Maids |
| 34% | COPPER | 6 | Bloodhound friend of fox in The Fox and the Hound |
| 34% | POEM | 4 | The text of many a sappy Hallmark card |