| 100% | CAPTAIN | 7 | Title that can precede the starts of 17-, 23-, 49- and 59-Across |
| 71% | KNOTS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 23-, 51- and 59-Across |
| 65% | LITTLERED | 9 | Phrase that can precede the starts of 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across |
| 64% | BRAIN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17-, 35- and 54-Across and 16-Down |
| 64% | BROWN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 63% | LINE | 4 | Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 27-, 44- and 59-Across |
| 59% | JELLY | 5 | What quivering legs feel like ... or a word that can precede the starts of 17-, 27-, 45- and 60-Across |
| 58% | FLAT | 4 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 59-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 57% | CORN | 4 | Word that can precede the start of 17- or 54-Across or 11- or 27-Down |
| 57% | GREATWHITE | 10 | Words that can precede the starts of 20-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 56% | FRENCH | 6 | Word that can precede the starts of 20-, 28-, 46- and 57-Across |
| 56% | IRON | 4 | Element that can precede the starts of 20-, 31-, 47- and 54-Across |
| 56% | SOMETHING | 9 | Word that can precede the starts of 18-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 56% | COW | 3 | Animal that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |
| 56% | PIG | 3 | Animal that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |
| 56% | DUCK | 4 | Bird that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |
| 56% | FARM | 4 | Place that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across |
| 55% | SATURDAYNIGHT | 13 | Popular date time ... or a phrase that can precede the starts of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| 53% | CLEAR | 5 | With 64-Across, words that can precede the starts of 18-, 31-, 38- and 55-Across |
| 53% | FASTBREAK | 9 | Dynamic basketball sequence represented by the starts of 17-, 23-, 30-, 40- and 49-Across |
| 53% | CALLS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17- and 61-Across and 10- and 30-Down |
| 52% | SPARE | 5 | Extra, and a word that can precede the last parts of 17- and 59-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 52% | BALLS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 21-, 58- and 64-Across and 3- and 40-Down |
| 52% | VANITY | 6 | Unappealing personal trait ... or a word that can precede the start of 17-, 28-, 46- or 60-Across |
| 52% | GHOST | 5 | Word game ... or a word that can precede the starts of 18-, 26-, 43- and 54-Across |
| 52% | DESIGNATED | 10 | Word that can precede the last parts of 17-Across and 10- and 25-Down |
| 52% | BEATBOXING | 10 | Percussive activity you can imitate by reading the starts of 17-, 23-, 37-, and 49-Across in a loop |
| 52% | JULEP | 5 | Libation made from the beginnings of 17-, 23-, 49- and 59-Across |
| 51% | FALSE | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 16- and 59-Across and 10- and 27-Down |
| 51% | GARDEN | 6 | Word that can precede the first parts of 20- and 59-Across and 11- and 35-Down |