| 100% | ELECTIONANAGRAM | 15 | What 55-Across is to 17-Across |
| 80% | MUCKRAKERS | 10 | What 17, 21, 37, and 55 Across are all examples of |
| 72% | HOS | 3 | Sounds from Santa (and what's been added to 17, 39, and 63 Across) |
| 69% | BATONWIELDERS | 13 | What 17-, 28-, 43- and 55-Across all are |
| 68% | MIDDLENAME | 10 | What 50-Across is ... or a clue to 17-, 29-, 35- and 45-Across |
| 68% | CURRENCIES | 10 | What the ends of 17-, 21-, 37-, 39- and 55-Across are |
| 68% | BIGWHEELS | 9 | What 17-, 28- and 48-Across were, so to speak |
| 67% | TAKEASHOT | 9 | What 17-, 28- and 46-Across are always willing to do |
| 66% | FLYINGSTART | 11 | What the answers to 17-, 26-, 37-, 39- and 52-Across are all off to? |
| 66% | COUNTTHESQUARES | 15 | How to find out what "this many" is in 17-, 21-, 52- and 57-Across |
| 63% | TWOHUNDREDTH | 12 | With 41 and 55 Across, what 15 Across is |
| 62% | FINISHINGSCHOOL | 15 | Where social graces are taught, and what 17-, 23-, 38-, and 55-Across each has |
| 62% | GOOD | 4 | With 37-Down, what 17-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across are all said to bring |
| 61% | TURNDOWNANOSCAR | 15 | What 18 and 52 Across were the only performers to do |
| 61% | BLUEZONES | 9 | Geographic regions known for the longevity of their residents, and what 17-, 25-, 39-, and 55-Across are? |
| 61% | ANAGRAM | 7 | What 1-Down is, to 13-Across |
| 61% | REVERSE | 7 | What 1-Down is, to 13-Across |
| 61% | NOWINSITUATIONS | 15 | Tough spots to be in … or what 17-, 20-, 38- and 53-Across represent? |
| 59% | TUCKEDINBED | 11 | Put to rest, or what the answers to the clues at 17-, 23-, 37- and 49-Across are |
| 59% | LETSPUTAPININIT | 15 | Suggestion to defer discussion ... and what might be said of 17-, 25, 46- and 60-Across |
| 59% | TWISTEDMIND | 11 | Trait for an evil genius ... and a hint to what can literally be found in 17-, 23-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 58% | ANIMALSHELTER | 13 | Place to adopt a new pet, or what is found in 17-, 24-, 49-, and 59-Across? |
| 58% | ECOWARRIORS | 11 | Based on a common feature of their names, what 17-, 23-, 36- and 51-Across are well-suited to be? |
| 57% | DATABACKUP | 10 | System administrator's task ... and a hint to what can be found in 17-, 30- and 47-Across |
| 57% | ESSE | 4 | To be, for students of 17-Across |
| 57% | AISLE | 5 | What some politicians claim to reach across |
| 57% | PUTONASHOW | 10 | Perform in the theater ... and what can be done to the end of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 56% | TAXES | 5 | What 4-Across is being pressured to release |
| 56% | HOOT | 4 | What 69-Across will grow up to do |
| 56% | ROBERTFROSTPOEM | 15 | What 17- and 39-Across is |