| 100% | FORESEES | 8 | What 17-Across has, phonetically |
| 77% | CASTOFTHOUSANDS | 15 | What 17-Across had |
| 74% | FORAYS | 6 | What 61-Across has, phonetically |
| 74% | FORTIES | 7 | What 38-Across has, phonetically |
| 68% | NOTHINGINCOMMON | 15 | What 17-, 23-, 38- and 55-Across have |
| 67% | FALSESTARTS | 11 | What 17-Across, 11 and 35-Down all have in common |
| 67% | FIVESTARS | 9 | What 17-, 23-, 33- and 47-Across each have |
| 66% | THEYCANBEROLLED | 15 | What 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across have in common |
| 63% | LEAPDAYBIRTHDAY | 15 | What 38 Across had |
| 63% | LIVESOFEASE | 11 | Carefree existences ... or, punnily, what 17-, 27- and 45-Across have |
| 63% | INSIDEINFO | 10 | Dirt ... or what 17-, 25-, 36- and 48-Across all have? |
| 63% | DOGTAGS | 7 | Military IDs ... or what 17-, 23-, 51- and 61-Across have |
| 63% | DOUBLEHEADERS | 13 | Ballpark events, or what 17-, 31- and 48-Across all have |
| 63% | CLOSINGCEREMONY | 15 | Olympics event, and what 17-, 24-, 47- and 57-Across have |
| 63% | SECONDOFTWO | 11 | Latter, or, homophonically, what 17-, 31- and 44-Across each have |
| 63% | INTERNALAFFAIRS | 15 | Investigative department, and what 17-, 24-, 52-, and 64-Across have? |
| 63% | LOOKINGBACK | 11 | Reminiscing, and what 17-, 22-, 35-, and 49-Across all have |
| 62% | DUSTJACKET | 10 | Book protector ... and what 17- 24-, 39-, and 53-Across each has |
| 62% | FAIRYTALEENDING | 15 | "Happily ever after" ... or what 17-, 27-, 39- or 47-Across has? |
| 62% | LINES | 5 | Botox targets ... or what 17-, 28-, 45- and 60-Across all have |
| 61% | HAVETHEFINALSAY | 15 | Hold ultimate authority . . . or what 17-, 29-, 36-, and 45-Across do, phonetically |
| 61% | PHOTOFINISH | 11 | Very close race, and what 17-, 26- and 41-Across have in common |
| 61% | REPAIRS | 7 | Fixes, or, parsed another way, what 17-, 28-, 44- and 58-Across have |
| 61% | OPENINGPRESENTS | 15 | Christmas morning activity, and what 17-, 25-, 47-, and 61-Across all have? |
| 61% | BIGBREAK | 8 | Opportunity for success, or what 17-, 29-, 45-, and 61-Across each have |
| 60% | INNERCITY | 9 | Densely populated area ... or what 17-, 24-, 32-, 43- and 51-Across each have? |
| 60% | JUICYPART | 9 | Movie role with range ... or what 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across each have? |
| 59% | FINISHINGSCHOOL | 15 | Where social graces are taught, and what 17-, 23-, 38-, and 55-Across each has |
| 59% | DRAWCONCLUSIONS | 15 | Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have |
| 58% | RIGHTLANE | 9 | Highway segment for slower traffic ... and, literally, what 17-, 24-, 37- and 47-Across each has |