| 100% | QANDU | 5 | What can be added to 39 and 40 Across to form new words |
| 51% | ESS | 3 | Letter that can be added to the fronts of 4-, 6- and 7-Across to make new words |
| 49% | HOS | 3 | Sounds from Santa (and what's been added to 17, 39, and 63 Across) |
| 42% | ISH | 3 | "Give or take" suffix ... that can be added to the end of 18-, 23-, 51- and 60-Across to form a sort of set |
| 42% | FASHIONFORWARD | 14 | On the cutting edge of style, or what 20-, 33-, and 40-Across can be said to be? |
| 41% | CAST | 4 | Throw, and what you can do to the first words of 17-, 24-, 39-, 47- and 58-Across |
| 40% | TWISTEDMIND | 11 | Trait for an evil genius ... and a hint to what can literally be found in 17-, 23-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 39% | PUTTHESQUEEZEON | 15 | Coerce, or what can be done to 18-, 23-, 52-, and 58-Across |
| 39% | SEVENCONSONANTS | 15 | What can be found consecutively in 17-, 23-, 40-, and 50-Across |
| 38% | PRO | 3 | It's a plus, and what must be added to 14-, 20- and 29-Across |
| 38% | ALTEREGO | 8 | Secondary identity ... or what can be found in 18-, 27-, 40-, 54- and 66-Across |
| 37% | HALF | 4 | With 38- and 40-Across, grocery purchase ... or what can be found in some other Across answers in this puzzle |
| 37% | BANKOPENING | 11 | 9:00 AM weekday event, typically ... and what the first word in the answers to starred clues can be |
| 37% | PUTONASHOW | 10 | Perform in the theater ... and what can be done to the end of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 37% | STANDAPART | 10 | Stick out from the crowd, and what can be found in 17-, 25-, 40-, and 50-Across? |
| 37% | HEADSTART | 9 | Advantage in a race, and what can be found in 16-, 33-, or 40-Across |
| 37% | TIME | 4 | With 63-Across, what (in abbreviated form) has been added to the long Down answers |
| 37% | SOUNDADVICE | 11 | Words of wisdom, and what 17-, 30-, and 45-Across could be called? |
| 37% | HEADSTART | 9 | What each word in 18-, 20-, 34- and 51-Across could be considered |
| 36% | FLATFINISH | 10 | Paint choice ... and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 36% | THATWASNTON | 11 | With 70-Down, "Never would've predicted this scenario," and what can be said about the first word of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 36% | ABLE | 4 | Add a B to 48-Across, and you'll be ___ to get this word! |
| 36% | ATEFORTWO | 9 | Dined with a bun in the oven, or what can be found in 17-, 26-, 40-, and 51-Across |
| 36% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 36% | FLYINGSTART | 11 | What the answers to 17-, 26-, 37-, 39- and 52-Across are all off to? |
| 36% | THELAST | 7 | What shall be first ... or words that can precede 17-, 23-, 52- and 60-Across |
| 36% | INBED | 5 | Words that can be added to the end of any fortune cookie, it's said |
| 36% | SCAPE | 5 | Word that can follow sea and man to make new words |
| 36% | BOATSWAIN | 9 | Word that can be shortened to four letters and two apostrophes |
| 35% | SCRIPTNOTES | 11 | Screenplay suggestions from the studio, and what's been added to the theme titles |