| 100% | RINGBEARER | 10 | Wedding role … or a description of 114-Across? |
| 63% | BONEYM | 6 | "Rasputin" band... or a description of 6 and 14 Across? |
| 61% | TSTORMS | 7 | Weather events with lightning, briefly ... or a description of 1 and 13 Across |
| 59% | ORANGEJUICE | 11 | Screwdriver component … or a description of 37-Across? |
| 57% | MIXEDBAG | 8 | Assortment ... or a description of 32-, 39- and 42-Across? |
| 57% | PRMEN | 5 | Promoters ... or a description of 17-, 23-, 46- and 57-Across? |
| 57% | CATCHPHRASE | 11 | Commonplace utterance ... or a description of 18-, 28- and 49-Across? |
| 57% | PLAYSWITHFIRE | 13 | Tempts fate . . . or a description of 19-, 22-, and 39-Across |
| 55% | UNITEDARTISTS | 13 | Classic film company ... or a description of 17-, 32-, 46- and 65-Across? |
| 55% | WEREALLSET | 10 | "Ready to go!" ... or a description of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across? |
| 55% | DEFENSIVELINES | 14 | Spots for some tackles, or a description of 20-, 24- and 41-Across |
| 55% | THATTRACKS | 10 | “Sounds about right” . . . or a description of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 49-Across |
| 55% | PARTCOMPANY | 11 | Go their separate ways ... or a description of 17-, 24-, 35- or 47-Across? |
| 55% | CONNECTFOUR | 11 | Game involving dropping discs ... or a description of 17-, 30-, 37-, and 45-Across? |
| 55% | GOCOASTTOCOAST | 14 | Travel cross-country … or a description of what 16-, 23- and 43-Across do? |
| 55% | GREENTAPE | 9 | Bureaucracy surrounding environmental regulations … or a description of 76-Across? |
| 54% | USOPENS | 7 | Annual tournaments ... or a description of the starts of 16-, 20-, 37-, 53- and 60-Across? |
| 54% | JCREW | 5 | Retail clothing giant ... or a description of 17- and 54-Across and 10- and 24-Down? |
| 54% | ODDSANDENDS | 11 | Miscellany ... or a description of the final words in 15-, 23-, 30-, 38- and 43-Across |
| 53% | ARMYANT | 7 | Insect in a raid ... or a description of 11 Across or 17 Across? |
| 53% | BADSPORTS | 9 | Those who don't handle defeat well ... or a description of 18-, 23-, 45-, and 56-Across |
| 52% | ODETOJOY | 8 | Work incorporated in 33-Across ... or a description of this puzzle? |
| 52% | FANCYDRESSER | 12 | General description of a 26-, 46- or 53-Across |
| 52% | VIOLETRAY | 9 | Bygone medical device used in electrotherapy … or a description of 111-Across? |
| 52% | YELLOWLAB | 9 | Marley in "Marley & Me," e.g. … or a description of 48-Across? |
| 52% | MIDDLECLASS | 11 | Bourgeoisie ... or a description of each group of circled letters? |
| 52% | CARTALK | 7 | Former NPR show, or a description of the starred answers |
| 51% | CENTERFIELD | 11 | Baseball position ... or a description of each group of circled letters? |
| 51% | ALLELBOWS | 9 | Awkwardly lanky ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters? |
| 51% | BEASTIEBOYS | 11 | Rap group with the classic 1986 album "Licensed to Ill" … or a description of 17-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across? |