| 100% | WESTCOAST | 9 | U.S. region suggested by the first parts of 17-, 31- and 46-Across |
| 68% | STOPLIGHT | 9 | Signal hinted at by the first parts of 17-, 31- and 46-Acros |
| 54% | TWENTYQUESTIONS | 15 | Game suggested by the first words of 17-, 25- and 42-Across |
| 53% | VERVE | 5 | Characteristic suggested by the first words of 17-, 20-, 36-, 55- and 60-Across |
| 52% | SCUBA | 5 | Activity suggested by the last parts of 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 51% | USPS | 4 | Org. suggested by the starts of 17-, 31-, 41- and 62-Across |
| 50% | BANG | 4 | Sound suggested by the first letters of the words in 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across |
| 49% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Next number in a series suggested by the starts of 17-, 27-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 48% | INTEGER | 7 | The first parts of 17- and 22-Across are always this, the first part of 46-Across is sometimes this, and the first part of 55-Across is never this |
| 47% | MATTER | 6 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17-, 25-, 42- and 55-Across |
| 46% | FLY | 3 | Spider's prey, or what the first parts of 17- and 62-Across and 9- and 30-Down can do |
| 46% | VEGETABLES | 10 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 46% | CRAIGSLIST | 10 | Website where you can do the first parts of 17-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 45% | FLAT | 4 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 59-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 45% | OPERA | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 51-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 45% | FINAL | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 11- and 33-Down |
| 45% | MATCH | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 52-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 45% | HEAVY | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 45% | TRICK | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 45% | LICENSE | 7 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 45% | SANTA | 5 | With the first parts of 17- and 52-Across and 11- and 25-Down, four California cities |
| 45% | HAPPY | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 45% | RIVER | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 45% | CUT | 3 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 58-Across and 11- and 33-Down |
| 45% | FAN | 3 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 54-Across and 11- and 33-Down |
| 45% | GENERAL | 7 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 45% | RANGE | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 57-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 45% | ROUND | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 45% | HALFTIME | 8 | Game break … or a hint to interpreting the first parts of 17-, 26-, 36-, and 52-Across? |
| 45% | SAY | 3 | What you can do to the first parts of 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 25-Down |