| 100% | BELTLOOP | 8 | Waistband sight ... or what 20-, 39- and 55-Across each have? |
| 60% | RUNNINGSTART | 12 | Early advantage ... or what 20-, 28- and 45-Across each have? |
| 57% | FITTINGENDING | 13 | Satisfying close ... or what 20- and 55-Across have in common? |
| 53% | SHOWERTHOUGHTS | 14 | Mundane musings, or what the last words of 20-, 32-, and 39-Across have in common? |
| 52% | JUICYPART | 9 | Movie role with range ... or what 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across each have? |
| 48% | SILENTPARTNER | 13 | Nonactive member of a firm ... or what G, H and W each have in 20-, 29- and 49-Across? |
| 47% | LETTERSTOSANTA | 14 | Certain holiday mail ... or what 20-, 25- and 43-Across have in common |
| 47% | DOUBLETREE | 10 | Hilton hotel chain ... or what 18-, 29- and 49-Across each have |
| 46% | ROLLSOFTHEDICE | 14 | Crapshoots, or what you can find in 20-, 31- and 39-Across |
| 46% | ONANDONANDON | 12 | How a motormouth talks ... or what 20-, 29- and 43-Across literally have in common |
| 46% | WOWFACTOR | 9 | Pizazz ... or what 18-, 23-, 46- and 56-Across each has? |
| 45% | ONEND | 5 | Without a break ... or what each word in 18-, 28-, 46- and 62-Across has |
| 45% | HIDDEN | 6 | With 68-Across, ulterior motive … or what 21-, 37- and 59-Across each has? |
| 43% | XFACTOR | 7 | Mystery quality ... or what 18- and 55-Across and 3- and 32-Down have? |
| 43% | STARTUP | 7 | With 39-Across, seed money ... or what 18-, 24-, 48- and 58-Across each has |
| 42% | FRESHSTART | 10 | New beginning ... or what 16-, 23-, 31-, 38- and 45-Across each have? |
| 42% | BIGBREAK | 8 | Opportunity for success, or what 17-, 29-, 45-, and 61-Across each have |
| 42% | LITERARYCIRCLES | 15 | What 20-, 39- and 56-Across might travel in |
| 42% | GREATSUCCESS | 12 | What 20-, 28- and 43-Across each turned into |
| 42% | PITS | 4 | What 20-, 41-, and 56-Across all have |
| 41% | INNERCITY | 9 | Densely populated area ... or what 17-, 24-, 32-, 43- and 51-Across each have? |
| 41% | NURSERYRHYMES | 13 | What 20-Across and 39-Across are |
| 41% | GETTHEPICTURE | 13 | Comprehend ... or what 20-, 29- and 47-Across do, finally |
| 41% | THEYMIGHTCRASH | 14 | What 20-, 34- and 41-Across have in common |
| 40% | HITCHINGARIDE | 13 | Getting picked up by the side of the road ... or what 20-, 30- and 39-Across are literally doing? |
| 40% | MADETHEALIST | 12 | Achieved great fame ... or what 20-, 28-, 35- and 48-Across did? |
| 39% | NATIONALS | 9 | D.C. baseball players … or what the ends of 17-, 21-, 39- and 55-Across sound like |
| 39% | PACKSAPUNCH | 11 | Has a powerful effect, or what each of 17-, 26-, 38- and 49-Across does, literally |
| 39% | SAFESPACES | 10 | Bias-free environments, or what 20-Across and 27- and 35-Down are |
| 39% | PERMUTATIONS | 12 | What 20-, 29-, 44- and 53-Across are of each other |