| 100% | JUSTAPHASE | 10 | The terrible twos, e.g. (one hopes!) ... or the start of 17-, 22-, 36- or 45-Across? |
| 52% | KINDOFBLUE | 10 | Classic Miles Davis album ... or a hint to the start of 17-, 22-, 37- or 45-Across |
| 48% | SHORTCUTS | 9 | Timesavers ... or the starts of 17-, 26-, 36- and 51-Across? |
| 46% | WHATABREEZE | 11 | "Piece of cake!" ... and apt description of the starts of 17-, 22-, 36- and 46-Across? |
| 45% | GENRE | 5 | What the start of 17-, 29-, 45- or 61-Across is, in a bookstore |
| 45% | FORSAKE | 7 | Abandon ... or two words often seen next to the starts of 17-, 27-, 47- and 60-Across |
| 45% | PIECEOFCAKE | 11 | Easy-peasy ... or a hint to the start of 17-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 45% | USATODAYSECTION | 15 | One can be found at the starts of 17-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 44% | THATSAWRAP | 10 | "Finished!"...or an observation about the starts of 17-, 25- and 45-Across |
| 44% | GOOD | 4 | With 65-Across, comment that might be heard after the start of 17-, 28-, 45- or 59-Across |
| 44% | WOODY | 5 | With 63-Across, name associated with the starts of 17-, 23-, 36-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 43% | MAKETHECUT | 10 | Survive an audition, and what one may do to the start of 18-, 23-, 36-, or 54-Across? |
| 43% | INSTAGRAM | 9 | Social networking service ... or an apt portmanteau for the starts of 17-, 27- and 45-Across |
| 42% | JELLY | 5 | What quivering legs feel like ... or a word that can precede the starts of 17-, 27-, 45- and 60-Across |
| 42% | NAMEDROPS | 9 | Shows off one's connections, or what you'll do by speaking the starts of 17-, 28- and 43-Across |
| 42% | SPELLBOUND | 10 | Entranced … or what one can do by reading the starts of 17-, 24-, 34-, 44- and 50-Across in order? |
| 41% | BOARDGAME | 9 | Entertainment found at the start of the answer to 17-, 21-, 27-, 45- or 54-Across |
| 41% | OPENINGBELL | 11 | Sound of capitalism? ...or a hint to the starts of 17-, 22-, 35- and 46-Across |
| 41% | ITSNOTHING | 10 | "Just a scratch, really" ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 27-, 36- and 46-Across |
| 41% | TONGUETWISTER | 13 | The starts of 20-, 29-, 36- and 46-Across, e.g., when repeated quickly in order |
| 40% | DIRTYWORDS | 10 | Curses ... or the starts of 17-, 27- and 44-Across? |
| 40% | PENCILMEIN | 10 | Tentative "It's a date" ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across |
| 40% | TACOTOPPING | 11 | The start of 17-Across or 11- or 33-Down |
| 40% | TAROTCARDREADER | 15 | One examining the starts of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 39% | COLLEGEEXPENSES | 15 | What tuition and the starts of 17-, 22-, 37-(?) and 47-Across are |
| 39% | FIVEIRONS | 9 | Fairway clubs ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to 17-, 24- and 45-Across and 10- and 37-Down |
| 39% | PACMAN | 6 | Where to find the starts of 17-, 28-, 45- and 58-Across? |
| 39% | ITSTHEPITS | 10 | "Awful!" ... or a hint to the common element of 17-, 23-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 39% | APRILFOOLSDAY | 13 | Apt time for pranksters to do the starts of 17-, 22-, 50-, and 57-Across? |
| 38% | FACEFORWARD | 11 | Look directly ahead, and a clue to the starts of 17-, 24-, 36- and 49-Across |