| 100% | THEBEEGEES | 10 | Trio whose members start 17-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 49% | HOPPERS | 7 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across all are |
| 46% | ARSMAGNA | 8 | 1545 treatise whose rearranged letters aptly suggest 17-, 26-, 44- and 59-Across |
| 45% | WORLDSERIES | 11 | Climactic baseball event … or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across form? |
| 42% | TRAIN | 5 | Alternative to avoid the headaches of 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across |
| 41% | MIDDLEAGES | 10 | Time appropriate for 17-, 26- and 44-Across? |
| 41% | SPICEGIRLS | 10 | "Wannabe" band whose members included 17- and 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THREEON | 7 | Bases loaded ... or a hint to the contents of 17-, 26-, 44- and 56-Across |
| 40% | BANG | 4 | Sound suggested by the first letters of the words in 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across |
| 39% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 39% | THINGSDRAWN | 11 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across are |
| 39% | ALPHABET | 8 | Series whose first seven members are sung to the starts of 18-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across |
| 39% | SHORTCUTS | 9 | Timesavers ... or the starts of 17-, 26-, 36- and 51-Across? |
| 38% | ITSNOTFAIR | 10 | Petulant cry, and what might be said about 17-, 26-, or 44-Across? |
| 36% | ILIAD | 5 | Work hinted at by the starts of 17-, 26-, 42- and 56-Across |
| 36% | MUSCLES | 7 | They're subject to the starts of 17-, 26-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 36% | DOLLARBILL | 10 | Its back features the last parts of 17-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 36% | PASSABLE | 8 | Barely adequate ... or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50-Across are |
| 35% | CATCHMEIFYOUCAN | 15 | 2002 Spielberg film ... and a hint to the start of 17-, 26- and 48-Across |
| 35% | BOXOFCHOCOLATES | 15 | Where to find the varieties mentioned at the start of 17-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 35% | BUTTHEADS | 9 | Disagree ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, 40- and 49-Across |
| 35% | AND | 3 | "Link" missing from 17-, 26-, 53- and 62-Across |
| 35% | CONSONANTS | 10 | Group whose members are represented completely (with no repeats) in 21-, 26- and 43-Across |
| 34% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | What 17-, 26-, 38-, and 52-Across contain |
| 34% | PHASESOFTHEMOON | 15 | Starts of 17-, 27- and 49-Across |
| 34% | CRAIGSLIST | 10 | Website where you can do the first parts of 17-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 34% | LINE | 4 | Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 27-, 44- and 59-Across |
| 34% | DELI | 4 | Where you might find the starts of 18-, 26-, 44- and 59-Across |
| 34% | FISH | 4 | A part of this starts 17-, 30-, 48- and 63-Across |
| 34% | ALPHABETQUARTET | 15 | There's one in 17-, 26- and 42-Across |