| 100% | SPINCYCLE | 9 | Washer action ... or a hint to four consecutive letters inside 18-, 23-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 46% | SAUSAGELINK | 11 | Breakfast side order ... or a hint to the last words of 18-, 23-, 34- and 49-Across |
| 45% | HEADSTARTS | 10 | Race advantages ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 44% | WHEREITSAT | 10 | Happening place ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 39- and 51-Across? |
| 44% | ISEE | 4 | "Aha!" ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 37-, 48- and 58-Across |
| 44% | AVENGERSASSEMBLE | 16 | Classic comics rallying cry ... or a hint to 18-, 30- and 49-Across |
| 44% | JOBOPENING | 10 | Want ad heading ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 44% | MONEYMONEYMONEY | 15 | 1976 Abba song ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 50-Across |
| 44% | LASTONESTANDING | 15 | Survivor of an all-out brawl ... or a hint to 23-, 38-, 64- and 87-Across |
| 44% | RENTACARS | 9 | Some vacation expenses ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 54-Across |
| 44% | APPENDAGE | 9 | Wing, e.g. ... or a hint to answering 17-, 23-, 49- and 56-Across |
| 44% | WORDSWITHFRIENDS | 16 | Popular app ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 24- and 49-Across |
| 44% | MATCHINGPJS | 11 | Some Xmas card attire ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 44% | WHATSPOPPIN | 11 | Slangy question of greeting ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across |
| 43% | WHATARACKET | 11 | "Boy, is that loud!" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 43% | BLUEONBLUE | 10 | 1963 Bobby Vinton hit ... or a hint to both halves of 18-, 23-, 37- and 54-Across |
| 43% | BEACHFRONT | 10 | Property along the ocean ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 23-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 42% | MIDAUGHTS | 9 | Part of the George W. Bush era ... or a hint to part of 18-, 26-, 38- and 46-Across |
| 41% | FLYING | 6 | With 35-Across, complete success ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 46- and 51-Across |
| 41% | ITSMEAGAIN | 10 | "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| 41% | AUPAIRS | 7 | Live-in workers ... or a hint to 14, 18, 32, and 51 Across |
| 41% | ATTACHE | 7 | Embassy staffer ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 49- and 59-Across? |
| 41% | NOEL | 4 | Seasonal song ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 23-, 37-, 52- and 59-Across |
| 40% | COUNTRYSTAR | 11 | Grand Ole Opry performer ... or a hint to 17-/18-Across and 23- and 36-Down |
| 39% | ONOFFSWITCH | 11 | Toggle ... or a hint to 18-, 29- and 45-Across? |
| 39% | HEADSTARTS | 10 | Advantages, or a hint to 18-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 39% | DOTDOTDOT | 9 | Indication of more to come … or a hint to a feature of three consecutive letters in 18-, 20-, 59- and 61-Across |
| 39% | UFOSIGHTING | 11 | Eerie encounter ... or a hint to 23-, 31- and 39-Across |
| 39% | GOBETWEEN | 9 | Intermediary ... or a hint to 23-, 35-, 42- and 52-Across |
| 39% | ROCKYSTART | 10 | Bumpy beginning ... or a hint to 18-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across |