| 100% | ALLITERATION | 12 | What 17-, 33-, 47- and 66-Across exhibit, despite appearances to the contrary |
| 46% | FRENCHTWIST | 11 | Elegant hairstyle, and what the circled letters give to 17-, 30-, and 47-Across? |
| 44% | FIVESTARS | 9 | What 17-, 23-, 33- and 47-Across each have |
| 41% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 40% | BEARSFRUIT | 10 | Pays off ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, and 47-Across |
| 40% | HORSEPLAY | 9 | Roughhousing ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 21-, 26-, 33-, 40-, 43-, 47- and 56-Across |
| 40% | GOOD | 4 | With 37-Down, what 17-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across are all said to bring |
| 39% | SONGBYPAULSIMON | 15 | The starts to 17-, 30-, 38- and 47-Across, collectively |
| 39% | PEOPLEFOOD | 10 | What a dog desires from the dinner table ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 39% | FITTOBETIED | 11 | Really steamed ... or what the ends of 17-, 26- and 47-Across are? |
| 39% | BIGDIPPER | 9 | Part of 17-Across ... and what the circles from A to G depict |
| 38% | RELOCATIONS | 11 | Changes made to the answers to 16-, 24-, 33- and 47-Across, whether interpreted as one word or two? |
| 38% | PICNICAREAS | 11 | Outside eating spots, and where to find the starts of 17-, 27-, and 47-Across |
| 38% | BOXOFCHOCOLATES | 15 | Where to find the varieties mentioned at the start of 17-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 38% | MUSIC | 5 | What the ends of 17-, 23-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across make |
| 37% | STRINGTRIO | 10 | Composition for violin, viola and cello ... and what the starts of 17-, 29- and 47-Across comprise |
| 37% | TAKEASWING | 10 | Try to hit, or what one can do with the ends of 18-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 37% | DATABACKUP | 10 | System administrator's task ... and a hint to what can be found in 17-, 30- and 47-Across |
| 37% | COLLEGEEXPENSES | 15 | What tuition and the starts of 17-, 22-, 37-(?) and 47-Across are |
| 37% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Start of each "S.N.L." episode ... or a hint to the initials of the words in 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across |
| 37% | ROYALFLUSH | 10 | What's hidden at the ends of 17-, 23-, 29-, 43- and 47-Across--if all are in, say, 38-Across |
| 36% | FINISHINGSECOND | 15 | Placing (and a hint to the first words of 17-, 24-, 47- and 60-Across) |
| 36% | BEHEADS | 7 | Takes off the top, and a hint to 17-, 24-, 47- and 56-Across |
| 36% | GOWHOLEHOG | 10 | Pull out all the stops, and how to find the animals at the starts of 17-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 36% | CAST | 4 | Throw, and what you can do to the first words of 17-, 24-, 39-, 47- and 58-Across |
| 36% | USEFOWLLANGUAGE | 15 | What the starts of the answers to 17-, 24-, 48- and 60-Across do, punnily? |
| 36% | ELMERSGLUE | 10 | What a kid might use to hold 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across together |
| 36% | ONYOURFEET | 10 | Jukebox musical featuring Gloria Estefan songs, or where to find the ends of 17-Across and 10-, 24-, and 33-Down |
| 36% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found |
| 35% | BIGWHEELS | 9 | What 17-, 28- and 48-Across were, so to speak |