| 100% | ENDSPOORLY | 10 | What each of 22-, 27-, 37- and 46-Across does |
| 100% | STARTSWELL | 10 | What each of 22-, 27-, 37- and 46-Across does |
| 59% | TAKESSTOCK | 10 | Assesses the situation, or what each of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50-Across does |
| 49% | BENDSTHETRUTH | 13 | Is subtly misleading, or what each of 23- and 47-Across does, figuratively and literally |
| 48% | HOLDSDEAR | 9 | Cherishes, and what each of 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across does |
| 47% | PACKSAPUNCH | 11 | Has a powerful effect, or what each of 17-, 26-, 38- and 49-Across does, literally |
| 47% | GOONAHEAD | 9 | "I'll catch up!" ... or what the ends of 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across do? |
| 46% | COMPUTERCOMPANY | 15 | What the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across each represent |
| 46% | SITONIT | 7 | Hold in abeyance, and what you can do to the ends of 17-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 44% | COLLEGEEXPENSES | 15 | What tuition and the starts of 17-, 22-, 37-(?) and 47-Across are |
| 42% | TURNONADIME | 11 | Change abruptly, or what the insides of 17-, 27- and 43-Across do? |
| 42% | SINGINGTHEBLUES | 15 | What the artists of 16-, 27- and 49-Across are doing (in reference to the last words of their hits)? |
| 42% | SNOWCAPPED | 10 | Like alpine peaks ... or what each half of 3-, 7-, 9-, 37- and 44-Down can be? |
| 41% | OFFTHEWALL | 10 | Bizarre, and what the ends of 16-, 22-, 37-, and 49-Across are when redecorating |
| 41% | BUILDABEAR | 10 | Customizable toy franchise, and what a part of each starred answer can do |
| 41% | MUCKRAKERS | 10 | What 17, 21, 37, and 55 Across are all examples of |
| 40% | JAM | 3 | What 20-, 37- and 53-Across may do |
| 40% | TVDETECTIVE | 11 | What each of the characters named at the ends of 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across is |
| 40% | MAKESWAVES | 10 | Causes a ruckus, and what the end of each answer to the starred clues does |
| 40% | GOESTOTHEDOGS | 13 | Rapidly deteriorates ... and what each of this puzzle's theme answers does? |
| 40% | KEEPSANOPENMIND | 15 | What each of the other four longest answers does |
| 40% | WORKSHANDINHAND | 15 | Collaborates closely, and a literal hint to what each of 16-, 23-, 45- and 58-Across does |
| 40% | COOLCAT | 7 | Hipster, and based on their initials, what each of 16-, 22-, 52- and 61-Across is? |
| 39% | GOESUPANDDOWN | 13 | What each group of circled words in this puzzle does |
| 39% | MORNINGPERSON | 13 | Early riser ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across is? |
| 39% | STATE | 5 | What "taxes," "wonkery" and "I mean" are each anagrams of |
| 39% | SPLIT | 5 | With 65-Across, chore on a winter to-do list ... and what appears in each set of circles |
| 38% | THINGSDRAWN | 11 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across are |
| 38% | REVERSINGCOURSE | 15 | Backtracking ... or what 17-, 27- and 46-Across are doing? |
| 38% | HOLLYWOODENDING | 15 | 2002 Woody Allen film ... or what each of the last words of 17-, 25- and 42-Across can be |