| 100% | DIRECTORSSHOUT | 14 | What the ends of 20-, 35- and 42-Across are, collectively |
| 71% | AIRPLANESEATS | 13 | What the ends of the answers to 20-, 26- and 42-Across are |
| 65% | CHORALGROUP | 11 | What the ends of 17-, 31-, 37- and 48-Across are, collectively |
| 61% | INHALINGFOOD | 12 | What the ends of 20-, 36- and 43-Across suggest |
| 58% | SOMETHINGTODO | 13 | Time-filling activity, and what the ends of 20-, 30-, 38- and 47-Across are |
| 57% | SPRINGAHEAD | 11 | Make an annual clock adjustment ... and what the end of 20-, 36- and 42-Across may literally have |
| 57% | CURRENCIES | 10 | What the ends of 17-, 21-, 37-, 39- and 55-Across are |
| 57% | LIGHTNING | 9 | What the ends of 16-, 26- and 42-Across mean in Hebrew, French and German, respectively |
| 56% | ONOMATOPOEIA | 12 | Word sounded out by the ends of 20-, 35- and 40-Across |
| 55% | BALLPARKFIGURES | 15 | Rough estimates ... or what the ends of 17-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across are? |
| 55% | FITTOBETIED | 11 | Really steamed ... or what the ends of 17-, 26- and 47-Across are? |
| 54% | BOWLS | 5 | What the starts of 20- and 53-Across and 11- and 29-Down are |
| 54% | COLLECTORSITEMS | 15 | Things gathered by aficionados ... or what the ends of 16-, 24-, 49- and 59-Across can be? |
| 54% | STALEMATERIAL | 13 | Dated jokes ... and what the ends of four Across answers are, in a way |
| 54% | JUSTFORKICKS | 12 | Why the buyers of 20-, 28- and 42-Across are in the shoe store? |
| 53% | FINALAPPROVAL | 13 | Permission from the big boss ... and a hint to the ends of 20-, 35- and 42-Across (in the country indicated) |
| 52% | SOAP | 4 | The end of each of 20- and 56-Across and 11- and 29-Down is a popular one |
| 51% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 51% | MAKEASCENE | 10 | Be disruptive, or what you can do with the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across |
| 51% | OFFTHEWALL | 10 | Bizarre, and what the ends of 16-, 22-, 37-, and 49-Across are when redecorating |
| 51% | TOBUILDAFIRE | 12 | Jack London short story set in harsh winter conditions, and what the ends of 20-, 28-, and 47-Across can be used for |
| 50% | DELIORDER | 9 | What the ends of 17-, 30-, and 49-Across spell |
| 49% | COMPUTERCOMPANY | 15 | What the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across each represent |
| 49% | THEWHOLESHEBANG | 15 | What the ends of 17-, 29- and 46-Across figuratively comprise |
| 49% | PICKUP | 6 | Learn, as a new skill ... or what can precede the ends of 20-, 36-, 42- and 59-Across |
| 49% | SUGARSUBSTITUTE | 15 | Artificial sweetener ... and what the end of 17-, 26-, 48- and 58-Across is, literally |
| 49% | BANDLEADER | 10 | Musical conductor ... and what the end of 18-, 23-, 40- or 51-Across can be? |
| 49% | MUSIC | 5 | What the ends of 17-, 23-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across make |
| 49% | NOTES | 5 | What the ends of 18-, 28-, 49- and 64-Across may contain |
| 49% | AINTNOSUNSHINE | 14 | Bill Withers hit, and a hint to the ends of 20-, 27- and 42-Across |