| 100% | FLYINGSTART | 11 | What the answers to 17-, 26-, 37-, 39- and 52-Across are all off to? |
| 58% | THINGSDRAWN | 11 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across are |
| 55% | TUCKEDINBED | 11 | Put to rest, or what the answers to the clues at 17-, 23-, 37- and 49-Across are |
| 54% | CURRENCIES | 10 | What the ends of 17-, 21-, 37-, 39- and 55-Across are |
| 53% | CENTERICE | 9 | Hockey face-off site, and what's inside the answers to 17-, 24-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 51% | HOPPERS | 7 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across all are |
| 50% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 50% | PHOTOFINISH | 11 | Close race ending, and a hint to the answers to 17-, 26-, 39- and 54-Across |
| 50% | PASSABLE | 8 | Barely adequate ... or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50-Across are |
| 50% | FRENCHOPEN | 10 | Big clay court event ... or a hint to the answers to 17-, 26-, 40- and 52-Across |
| 50% | CUTITOUT | 8 | "Stop that!" ... and a hint to the answers to 17-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across |
| 50% | GOOD | 4 | With 37-Down, what 17-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across are all said to bring |
| 49% | GOVERNMENTBONDS | 15 | Treasury notes ... or what the two sides of 17-, 23-, 37- and 52-Across are joined with? |
| 49% | TURNDOWNANOSCAR | 15 | What 18 and 52 Across were the only performers to do |
| 48% | SCRAMBLES | 9 | What all the answers on this puzzle's 37-Across are to each other |
| 48% | AIRPLANESEATS | 13 | What the ends of the answers to 20-, 26- and 42-Across are |
| 48% | MUCKRAKERS | 10 | What 17, 21, 37, and 55 Across are all examples of |
| 47% | SPOONERISMS | 11 | What 18-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across all are (whose circled letters name something used with the base phrases) |
| 46% | PALINDROMES | 11 | What the answers to the starred clues all are when their first and last letters are removed |
| 46% | PUTONASHOW | 10 | Perform in the theater ... and what can be done to the end of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 45% | STOCKHOLDER | 11 | Certain investor ... and, based on the word hidden in each, what 17-, 26-, 37- or 50-Across is? |
| 45% | LIFTGATE | 8 | Rear device for an SUV, or what the answers to 3-, 9-, 17- and 27-Down all have |
| 45% | SPINCLASS | 9 | Modern exercise option ... or what the answers to 17-, 26-, 36- or 49-Across could teach? |
| 45% | HOS | 3 | Sounds from Santa (and what's been added to 17, 39, and 63 Across) |
| 45% | ESSAYCOLLECTION | 15 | Anthology of personal writings ... and a phonetic hint to what is literally comprised by the answers of 17-, 23-, 46- and 56-Across |
| 45% | ANAGRAMS | 8 | What the three possible answers to each of 26-, 36- and 44-Across are, leading to 27 possible solutions to this puzzle |
| 45% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 44% | TOOCLEVERBYHALF | 15 | Overly inventive ... or a hint to the answers to 17-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 44% | BEARFRUIT | 9 | Be productive ... or what the answers at 17-, 25-, 53- and 63-Across do? |
| 44% | CHORALGROUP | 11 | What the ends of 17-, 31-, 37- and 48-Across are, collectively |