| 100% | SHAPESHIFTER | 12 | Werewolf, e.g. ... or the one responsible for 20-, 34- and 41-Across? |
| 38% | STRAIGHTEDGES | 13 | Rulers, e.g. ... or what the letters in 3-, 7-, 27- and 34-Down all have |
| 38% | ITSTIMETOROLL | 13 | "Let's go!" ... or a hint for the ends of 20-, 28-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 37% | LEXICOGRAPHERS | 14 | Ones who produced the clues for 20-, 25- and 45-Across |
| 37% | YOUCANCALLMEAL | 14 | 1986 hit song for Paul Simon ... or an instruction from the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across? |
| 36% | CULPRIT | 7 | The one responsible for a misdeed |
| 35% | TWODOOR | 7 | Coupe, e.g. ... or a hint to 17- and 64-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 34% | PRMEN | 5 | Ad agency guys responsible for 20-, 38- and 54-Across? |
| 34% | ARENA | 5 | TD Garden, for the 20-Across, e.g. |
| 33% | BUMPSETSPIKE | 12 | Common volleyball combo … or 20-, 34- and 41-Across together |
| 33% | TOWER | 5 | Space Needle or the Eiffel, for e.g. |
| 32% | SPELLBOUND | 10 | Entranced … or what one can do by reading the starts of 17-, 24-, 34-, 44- and 50-Across in order? |
| 32% | MOTTO | 5 | "In God We Trust" or "All for one and one for all," e.g. |
| 32% | CROSSEDABEAR | 12 | Betrayed Paddington? … or what 20-, 34- and 41-Across did in this puzzle |
| 31% | INJEOPARDY | 10 | At risk … or where one might hear the clue-and-answer pairs at 17-, 23-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across? |
| 31% | THEYMIGHTCRASH | 14 | What 20-, 34- and 41-Across have in common |
| 31% | LEIGH | 5 | Co-star of the film whose title is hidden sequentially in 20-, 34-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 31% | SOAPS | 5 | Afternoon fare ... or a hint to the ends of 20-, 33-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 31% | R2D2 | 4 | Sci-fi sidekick ... or a hint to 20- and 34-Across |
| 31% | BEA | 3 | Agcy. of the DOC responsible for obtaining stats. such as the GNP and GDI or regional and industry info |
| 31% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| 31% | TONGUETWISTER | 13 | The starts of 20-, 29-, 36- and 46-Across, e.g., when repeated quickly in order |
| 31% | STARTER | 7 | Appetizer, e.g. ... and what a 15 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 30% | BABYSTEPS | 9 | Small advances ... or the progression suggested by the ends of 17-, 23-, 33-, 41- and 48-Across |
| 30% | LINEDANCING | 11 | Honky-tonk activity, and a description of the first parts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across |
| 30% | TEETOTALERS | 11 | Abstainers ... or the central column's answers vis-à-vis 20-, 39-, 74- and 101-Across, respectively |
| 30% | SHELLCOMPANY | 12 | Vehicle for some financial deception ... or, literally, the casing of 20-, 30-, 37-, and 46-Across? |
| 30% | FLAG | 4 | The Stars and Stripes, for one |
| 30% | STOPPER | 7 | Cork, e.g. ... and what a standout 12 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 30% | TIEBREAKER | 10 | Overtime round, e.g. ... and what a black square acts as for the circled words? |