| 100% | ZISFORZERO | 10 | Title of the unwritten finale to the 17-Across series |
| 63% | AISFORALIBI | 11 | Title of the first book in the 17-Across series |
| 48% | SOMETHINGWICKED | 15 | Start of a Ray Bradbury title ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across |
| 46% | ATLANTA | 7 | Georgia city that's the title location of 17-Across's FX series about cousins in the rap industry |
| 46% | COMEBACK | 8 | What Valerie Cherish made, according to the title of a 2005-2014 TV series |
| 44% | PRESIDENT | 9 | Title for the person named at the ends of 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 43% | ABANDONED | 9 | Deserted, and the title of the second novel in 27-Across's "Donovan" series |
| 43% | PARIAH | 6 | Outcast, and the title of the third novel in 27-Across's "Donovan" series |
| 43% | ADRIFT | 6 | Floating aimlessly, and the title of the fifth novel in 27-Across's "Donovan" series |
| 43% | RECKONING | 9 | Final settlement, and the title of the sixth novel in 27-Across's "Donovan" series |
| 42% | DANCE | 5 | Hint to the start of 17-, 31-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 42% | IRON | 4 | Series finale, titled "The ___ Throne", of "Game of Thrones" |
| 42% | FIRSTMATES | 10 | Title of this puzzle, in reference to 17- and 39-Across and 11- and 26-Down |
| 42% | HEAD | 4 | Apt attachment to the starts of 14-, 17-, 35- and 43-Across |
| 42% | GESUNDHEIT | 10 | Polite response to the ends of 17-, 25-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 41% | MEDICALDRAMA | 12 | Series of visits to the hospital? |
| 41% | COUNTERFEITCOIN | 15 | Slug, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 41% | MUSCLES | 7 | They're subject to the starts of 17-, 26-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 41% | ARABSPRING | 10 | Series of uprisings that led to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak |
| 41% | GROUCHOMARX | 11 | Speaker of the quip revealed by the ends of the answers to 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across |
| 41% | GENERALDISARRAY | 15 | Chaos ... or a hint to the contents of 17-, 28-, 34- and 43-Across |
| 41% | KICKSTARTER | 11 | Crowdfunding site ... or a hint to the beginnings of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 41% | BUTTHEADS | 9 | Disagree ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, 40- and 49-Across |
| 41% | EATINAHURRY | 11 | Gobble down food, and hint to the ends of 17-, 31- and 45-Across |
| 41% | THATWASCOOL | 11 | "Neato!" (and a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across) |
| 41% | CAFE | 4 | "Insomnia ___" working title of the series before it became "Friends" |
| 40% | GAMESEVEN | 9 | Playoff series finale ... or an apt title for this puzzle considering the number and length of its theme entries |
| 40% | BSIDE | 5 | 17-Across, to the self-titled "Bo Diddley" |
| 40% | TAOISEACH | 9 | Title given to the prime minister of Ireland |