| 100% | TSHIRT | 6 | Where you might see the message formed by the last words in 21-, 32-, 42- and 54-Across |
| 40% | ZOOM | 4 | Where you might see the message "the meeting host will let you in soon" |
| 38% | ITMEANSALOT | 11 | “That’s so nice of you” . . . and a literal description of the last word in 17-, 21-, 39-, or 57-Across |
| 37% | DOG | 3 | Animal you might describe by the ends of 21-, 28-, 48- and 54-Across |
| 35% | REARVIEWMIRROR | 14 | Where you might see the word AMBULANCE behind you |
| 35% | JAR | 3 | Where you might find the thematic parts of 17-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across |
| 34% | GOLFBALL | 8 | Sports item that can be found at the starts of 17-, 21-, 32-, 42- and 54-Across |
| 34% | EROSION | 7 | Natural process illustrated by the last words of 18-, 24-, 37-, 54- and 61-Across |
| 34% | DEVIOUS | 7 | Sly, and a phonetic hint to the pattern in the last words of 17-, 24-, 42-, and 58-Across |
| 33% | THATSAWRAP | 10 | "And we're done!" ... or what you might say when you see the words hidden in the themed answers? |
| 33% | SHOWERTHOUGHTS | 14 | Mundane musings, or what the last words of 20-, 32-, and 39-Across have in common? |
| 33% | SODAMIXER | 9 | Ingredient in some cocktails ... or a hint to the last words in 17-, 23-, 32-, 43- and 48-Across |
| 33% | STAY | 4 | "___ tuned! Solve the last words in the next 9 days and find a fun theme as you go along!" |
| 33% | AFTERLIFE | 9 | The great beyond ... or where each word in 17-, 24-, 35- and 45-Across might be found? |
| 33% | BUILDABEAR | 10 | What you can do by combining the last words of 17-, 30- and 44-Across |
| 33% | MASTERPIECES | 12 | "Mona Lisa" and "Guernica" ... and, in a different way, the last words of 20-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 33% | ONAUTO | 6 | Running by itself, and where the first words of 17-, 35-, 42- and 64-Across can be placed |
| 32% | LEFTOFCENTER | 12 | Somewhat liberal, or where you might find the first words in the answers to starred clues |
| 32% | THEMEANINGOFLIFE | 16 | Profound philosophical subject, as defined by the answers to 21-, 32-, and 42-Across? |
| 32% | RIGHTOFWAY | 10 | Crossroads concern, and where you might find the answers to starred clues' ending words |
| 32% | EEG | 3 | Diagnostic procedure where you might see theta waves and the mu rhythm |
| 32% | BUILDINGSPECS | 13 | Parameters for a construction project . . . or, read another way, what the last words of 17-, 23-, 49-, and 54-Across might be used for? |
| 32% | MOBSCENE | 8 | "The Sopranos" clip? ... or where you might hear 20-, 25- and 42-Across |
| 31% | BELOWTHEBELT | 12 | Grossly unfair, or where you find the last words of 20-, 29-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 31% | POLLINATION | 11 | Job done by the insects seen above the circled words in 17-, 26- and 50-Across |
| 31% | DRESSINGS | 9 | What the last words in 16-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across are |
| 31% | COLORADORIVER | 13 | Where you might tour the Grand Canyon in a 38-Across |
| 31% | TWIST | 5 | Let's go to the 1960s! What will you see here? You will see this dance inspired by rock and roll music where you turn and twirl |
| 31% | OED | 3 | Voluminous book published in Britain and where you may look for word meanings: Abbr. |
| 30% | MEAD | 4 | Lake —, reservoir in Arizona and Nevada formed by the Hoover Dam across the Colorado River |