| 100% | DEVIOUS | 7 | Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across |
| 54% | JOINHANDS | 9 | Instruction before a group prayer, or, when parsed differently, an apt description of what 18-, 24-, 51-, and 59-Across do |
| 52% | TRASHTALK | 9 | Taunts between teams, or an apt description of 16-, 29-, and 48-Across? |
| 51% | CLOTHESLINE | 11 | Where duds are draped to dry … or a literal description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across? |
| 51% | TOTALLYRIPPED | 13 | Shredded, or an apt description of 20-, 29-, 36-, and 44-Across |
| 50% | FASTFOODS | 9 | Fares at McDonald's and KFC … or a literal description of 17-, 29- and 47-Across |
| 50% | LETTEROPENER | 12 | Sharp device in a classic desk set, or a literal and phonetic description of the ends of 20-, 28-, 36-, and 48-Across? |
| 50% | TOBEFAIR | 8 | "Admittedly …," or, when said aloud, a punny description of 18-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across |
| 49% | DOH | 3 | Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
| 49% | MESSHALL | 8 | Army dining area, or a punny description of where to find 16-, 24-, 36-, and 49-Across |
| 49% | WEREALLSET | 10 | "Ready to go!" ... or a description of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across? |
| 48% | PORTMANTEAUWORD | 15 | Description of 14-, 18-, 26-, 29-, 46-, 48-, 57- or 66-Across |
| 48% | THATTRACKS | 10 | “Sounds about right” . . . or a description of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 49-Across |
| 48% | CATCHPHRASE | 11 | Commonplace utterance ... or a description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across? |
| 48% | DELIVERANCE | 11 | 1972 thriller set in the backwoods of Georgia … or a plot point in 18-, 29- and 49-Across? |
| 47% | WHATISLOVE | 10 | 1993 dance hit, and a musical question answered by the starts of 18-, 29-, and 48-Across? |
| 47% | PICKUP | 6 | Learn, as a new skill ... or what can precede the ends of 20-, 36-, 42- and 59-Across |
| 47% | BOYMEETSGIRL | 12 | Beginning of a rom-com ... or a description of 20-, 36- and 41-Across? |
| 46% | FULL | 4 | With 66-Across, back to the beginning ... or a description of 21- and 48-Down? |
| 46% | CAPTAIN | 7 | With 63-Across, superhero with "wedgie power" ... and a description of 20-, 36-, or 54-Across |
| 46% | HIDDENTEXT | 10 | Invisible writing on a computer screen ... or a component of 18-, 23-, 36- and 52-Across? |
| 46% | DIDYOUCATCHTHAT | 15 | "Someone say something?" or a hint to the ends of 18-, 20-, 54- and 59-Across |
| 46% | THISTOOSHALLPASS | 16 | Adage on the impermanence of suffering ... or a hint to 18-, 29-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 45% | CRASHSITES | 10 | Focal points of many F.A.A. investigations ... or a description of 18-, 24- and 40-Across? |
| 45% | BADSPORTS | 9 | Those who don't handle defeat well ... or a description of 18-, 23-, 45-, and 56-Across |
| 45% | BEACHFRONT | 10 | Property along the ocean ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 45% | PARTYANIMALS | 12 | They're always ready for a good time ... or a description of 18-, 25-, 35- and 49-Across? |
| 45% | FALLINGSTA | 10 | Wishful things? ... or a literal description of 16-, 17-, 32-, 44- and 60-Across |
| 45% | FINALIZE | 8 | Wrap up … or a phonetic description of 17-, 19-, 25-, 41- and 54-Across |
| 44% | BONEYM | 6 | "Rasputin" band... or a description of 6 and 14 Across? |