| 100% | GOCOASTTOCOAST | 14 | Travel cross-country … or a description of what 16-, 23- and 43-Across do? |
| 53% | ODDSANDENDS | 11 | Miscellany ... or a description of the final words in 15-, 23-, 30-, 38- and 43-Across |
| 48% | PRMEN | 5 | Promoters ... or a description of 17-, 23-, 46- and 57-Across? |
| 46% | USOPENS | 7 | Annual tournaments ... or a description of the starts of 16-, 20-, 37-, 53- and 60-Across? |
| 45% | BADSPORTS | 9 | Those who don't handle defeat well ... or a description of 18-, 23-, 45-, and 56-Across |
| 45% | BONEYM | 6 | "Rasputin" band... or a description of 6 and 14 Across? |
| 44% | RIDINGCROP | 10 | Jockey's tool, or a description of what's been done to the starred answers |
| 43% | COCKTAILPARTIES | 15 | Evening socials, or a punny description of 17-, 23-, 50- and 57-Across |
| 43% | TSTORMS | 7 | Weather events with lightning, briefly ... or a description of 1 and 13 Across |
| 43% | FALLINGSTA | 10 | Wishful things? ... or a literal description of 16-, 17-, 32-, 44- and 60-Across |
| 43% | CLOCKWORK | 9 | Epitome of precision … or a description of 20-, 34- and 43-Across? |
| 42% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| 42% | WORKSHANDINHAND | 15 | Collaborates closely, and a literal hint to what each of 16-, 23-, 45- and 58-Across does |
| 42% | TAKEFIVE | 8 | Go on a break, or what the starts of 16-, 20-, 32-, 43-, and 57-Across can be called |
| 42% | MESSHALL | 8 | Army dining area, or a punny description of where to find 16-, 24-, 36-, and 49-Across |
| 42% | BUZZWORDS | 9 | Trendy, much-used lingo ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across |
| 42% | MAYCONTAINNUTS | 14 | Allergy warning, and a description of 16-, 22-, 35-, and 43-Across? |
| 41% | MIXEDBAG | 8 | Assortment ... or a description of 32-, 39- and 42-Across? |
| 41% | CATCHPHRASE | 11 | Commonplace utterance ... or a description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across? |
| 41% | PLAYSWITHFIRE | 13 | Tempts fate . . . or a description of 19-, 22-, and 39-Across |
| 40% | DEFENSIVELINES | 14 | Spots for some tackles, or a description of 20-, 24- and 41-Across |
| 40% | MAKETHECUT | 10 | Survive an audition, and what one may do to the start of 18-, 23-, 36-, or 54-Across? |
| 40% | BENDSTHETRUTH | 13 | Is subtly misleading, or what each of 23- and 47-Across does, figuratively and literally |
| 39% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray … or a hint to what can precede each half of 17-, 25- and 43-Across |
| 39% | JCREW | 5 | Retail clothing giant ... or a description of 17- and 54-Across and 10- and 24-Down? |
| 39% | HOTSTUFF | 8 | 1979 Donna Summer song, and a description of 17-, 23-, 31-, 43- and 49-Across |
| 38% | RINGLEADER | 10 | Mastermind, and what the first word of 16-, 23-, 35-, or 45-Across can be |
| 38% | UNITEDARTISTS | 13 | Classic film company ... or a description of 17-, 32-, 46- and 65-Across? |
| 38% | WEREALLSET | 10 | "Ready to go!" ... or a description of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across? |
| 38% | THATTRACKS | 10 | “Sounds about right” . . . or a description of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 49-Across |