| 100% | BADSPORTS | 9 | Those who don't handle defeat well ... or a description of 18-, 23-, 45-, and 56-Across |
| 39% | CATCHPHRASE | 11 | Commonplace utterance ... or a description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across? |
| 38% | PRMEN | 5 | Promoters ... or a description of 17-, 23-, 46- and 57-Across? |
| 37% | GOCOASTTOCOAST | 14 | Travel cross-country … or a description of what 16-, 23- and 43-Across do? |
| 37% | ODDSANDENDS | 11 | Miscellany ... or a description of the final words in 15-, 23-, 30-, 38- and 43-Across |
| 36% | BONEYM | 6 | "Rasputin" band... or a description of 6 and 14 Across? |
| 35% | TSTORMS | 7 | Weather events with lightning, briefly ... or a description of 1 and 13 Across |
| 35% | CONNECTFOUR | 11 | Game involving dropping discs ... or a description of 17-, 30-, 37-, and 45-Across? |
| 34% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Certain TV intro ... or a description of each of 12 letters in the grid (the starts of six Across entries and then six Down entries) that spell out an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 34% | COCKTAILPARTIES | 15 | Evening socials, or a punny description of 17-, 23-, 50- and 57-Across |
| 33% | MIXEDBAG | 8 | Assortment ... or a description of 32-, 39- and 42-Across? |
| 33% | PLAYSWITHFIRE | 13 | Tempts fate . . . or a description of 19-, 22-, and 39-Across |
| 32% | SPRINGROLLS | 11 | Chinese appetizers ... or a punny description of 17-, 28-, 35- and 45-Across |
| 32% | CARBONOFFSET | 12 | Purported counterbalance for greenhouse-gas emissions . . . or a description of the wordplay in 18-, 27-, 39-, and 51-Across |
| 32% | DEFENSIVELINES | 14 | Spots for some tackles, or a description of 20-, 24- and 41-Across |
| 32% | CUETHEMUSIC | 11 | Instruction to start playing ... or a hint to the end of 18-, 24-, 49- and 56-Across |
| 32% | BLUEONBLUE | 10 | 1963 Bobby Vinton hit ... or a hint to both halves of 18-, 23-, 37- and 54-Across |
| 32% | BEACHFRONT | 10 | Property along the ocean ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 32% | SAUSAGELINK | 11 | Breakfast side order ... or a hint to the last words of 18-, 23-, 34- and 49-Across |
| 32% | DEVIOUS | 7 | Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across |
| 32% | BARS | 4 | Signs of cell service ... or a word that can follow both parts of 18-, 23-, 36-, 52- and 58-Across |
| 31% | HIDDENTEXT | 10 | Invisible writing on a computer screen ... or a component of 18-, 23-, 36- and 52-Across? |
| 31% | WHATSPOPPIN | 11 | Slangy question of greeting ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across |
| 31% | JCREW | 5 | Retail clothing giant ... or a description of 17- and 54-Across and 10- and 24-Down? |
| 31% | USOPENS | 7 | Annual tournaments ... or a description of the starts of 16-, 20-, 37-, 53- and 60-Across? |
| 31% | CRASHSITES | 10 | Focal points of many F.A.A. investigations ... or a description of 18-, 24- and 40-Across? |
| 31% | GHOST | 5 | Word game ... or a word that can precede the starts of 18-, 26-, 43- and 54-Across |
| 31% | UNITEDARTISTS | 13 | Classic film company ... or a description of 17-, 32-, 46- and 65-Across? |
| 31% | WEREALLSET | 10 | "Ready to go!" ... or a description of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across? |
| 31% | THATTRACKS | 10 | “Sounds about right” . . . or a description of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 49-Across |