| 100% | CREAKING | 8 | This sort of gate hangs the longest |
| 42% | YIDDISH | 7 | Source of the six longest Across answers in this puzzle |
| 42% | OLD | 3 | Unlike the starts of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 41% | DRINK | 5 | What each of the four long answers in this puzzle is |
| 41% | RIDDLE | 6 | The sphinx is known for this sort of question |
| 41% | TOE | 3 | Digit associated with the starts of this puzzle's five longest answers |
| 41% | BUGS | 4 | They're found at the end of this puzzle's longest answers |
| 41% | GOREVIDALNOVELS | 15 | What the first words of eight long answers in this puzzle are |
| 40% | CTR | 3 | Abbr. found at the 56-Down of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 39% | ELEVEN | 6 | How many letters are in the longest answers in this puzzle - or how many of these answers there are |
| 39% | MENIAL | 6 | Scullions did this sort of task |
| 39% | FALLEN | 6 | Lucifer was this sort of angel |
| 39% | PERSEVERANCE | 12 | Subject of the adage formed by the starts of nine long answers in this puzzle |
| 39% | REALIST | 7 | Practical sort ... or anagram #1 of the only seven letters used to make this puzzle |
| 38% | FIRSTAMENDMENT | 14 | Source of the freedoms found at the ends of this puzzle's four other longest answers |
| 38% | PORTUGUESE | 10 | Bo is this sort of water dog |
| 38% | NEWYEARSEVE | 11 | Time to sing the tune suggested by the starts of 10 long answers in this puzzle |
| 38% | ARM | 3 | The long ___ of the law |
| 38% | ARM | 3 | The long ____ of the law |
| 38% | ROAD | 4 | The Beatles had a long one of these on their last number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 37% | FOOT | 4 | Body part whose parts are aptly found at the bottom of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 37% | ORE | 3 | The longest train ever consisted of 682 cars, was 4.5 miles long and carried this product in W. Australia on June 21, 2001 |
| 37% | INA | 3 | With 60-Down, on one's game ... and hint to the start of this puzzle's longest answers |
| 37% | ANYMOMENT | 9 | "It's about to happen" ... or what each of the four other longest answers in this puzzle has? |
| 37% | DAH | 3 | The longer of the two Morse symbols |
| 37% | TRAINS | 6 | The long fabric trails of wedding gowns |
| 37% | PROBOSCIS | 9 | The long, mobile snout of a mammal |
| 36% | IROBOT | 6 | Classic sci-fi collection whose title should not be construed as any sort of statement from me, the human author of this puzzle |
| 36% | LEADDETECTIVES | 14 | Ones in charge of a case ... or a literal hint to the eight other longest answers in this puzzle |
| 36% | THROW | 5 | Light bed cover ... and a verb that goes with the first parts of this puzzle's four longest answers |