| 100% | CYCLE | 5 | What hitting the starts of 20-, 32-, 43- and 55-Across comprises, in baseball lingo |
| 47% | MOON | 4 | Its cycle is indicated by the starts of 20-, 32-, 40- and 55-Across |
| 43% | TAKEFIVE | 8 | Go on a break, or what the starts of 16-, 20-, 32-, 43-, and 57-Across can be called |
| 42% | WOLF | 4 | Villain in the tale named by the starts of 20-, 32-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 41% | TONGUETWISTER | 13 | The starts of 20-, 29-, 36- and 46-Across, e.g., when repeated quickly in order |
| 41% | NEAR | 4 | With 65-Across, the starts of 20-, 26-, 43- and 51-Across taken together |
| 41% | MARCHMADNESS | 12 | NCAA Tournament colloquialism...that also describes the starts of 20-, 36-, and 43-Across? |
| 41% | LUCK | 4 | Word that can follow the starts of 20-, 26-, 43- and 52-Across |
| 40% | RICEKRISPIES | 12 | Breakfast brand since 1928 that hints at the starts of 20-, 33- and 43-Across |
| 40% | EYES | 4 | What the starts of 18-, 27-, 43- and 57-Across all have |
| 40% | THEFOURELEMENTS | 15 | What the starts of 22-, 36-, 41- and 50-Across comprise |
| 40% | BOWLS | 5 | What the starts of 20- and 53-Across and 11- and 29-Down are |
| 39% | INHALINGFOOD | 12 | What the ends of 20-, 36- and 43-Across suggest |
| 38% | STOCKOPTIONS | 12 | Noncash corporate benefits, or what a cook would call the starts of 20-, 28-, and 43-Across? |
| 37% | WHITEHOUSEDOGS | 14 | What the starts of 21-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across are, for the presidents in their clues |
| 37% | SHOWERTHOUGHTS | 14 | Mundane musings, or what the last words of 20-, 32-, and 39-Across have in common? |
| 37% | LETMEBEFRANK | 12 | "In all honesty, ... " and what the starts of 20-, 27-, and 44-Across might say? |
| 36% | FULLHOUSE | 9 | Hit 1980s-'90s sitcom ... or what the circled letters in 16-, 26- and 43-Across represent? |
| 36% | ODDSANDENDS | 11 | Hint to the starts of 20-, 27- and 50-Across |
| 36% | ASSETMANAGER | 12 | Adviser concerned with the starts of 20-, 31- and 44-Across |
| 36% | CHANGEOFPACE | 12 | Welcome break in one's routine, or the progression found at the starts of 20-, 33-, and 43-Across |
| 35% | SECURITY | 8 | Mall cop's job ... or a word that can precede the starts of 19-, 32-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 35% | GREATWHITE | 10 | Words that can precede the starts of 20-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 35% | THECHIPMUNKS | 12 | Singing group suggested by the starts of 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 35% | SOLD | 4 | Auctioneer's cry after the starts of 20-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 35% | MONOPOLY | 8 | Game whose tokens have included the starts of 16-, 20-, 26-, 49- and 55-Across |
| 35% | JAMSESSION | 10 | Impromptu performance ... or what the starts of 17-, 24-, 34- and 50-Across comprise? |
| 35% | YEAROFTHEMONKEY | 15 | 2004 ... with a hint to the starts of 20-, 34- and 51-Across |
| 35% | CLEANENERGY | 11 | "Green" topic suggested by the starts of 20-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 35% | PLANTMANAGERS | 13 | Factory supervisors ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 36- and 42-Across |