| 100% | STARTUP | 7 | With 39-Across, seed money ... or what 18-, 24-, 48- and 58-Across each has |
| 59% | JUICYPART | 9 | Movie role with range ... or what 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across each have? |
| 49% | TECHSTARTUP | 11 | New venture that may collaborate with Y Combinator, and what 18-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across each literally has? |
| 47% | WOWFACTOR | 9 | Pizazz ... or what 18-, 23-, 46- and 56-Across each has? |
| 47% | SEASON | 6 | With 41-Across, good time for a cliffhanger ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 63-Across has? |
| 45% | DUSTJACKET | 10 | Book protector ... and what 17- 24-, 39-, and 53-Across each has |
| 44% | NEWBEGINNINGS | 13 | Fresh starts ... or, when said aloud, what 18-, 23-, 53- and 58-Across all have? |
| 44% | HIDDEN | 6 | With 68-Across, ulterior motive … or what 21-, 37- and 59-Across each has? |
| 44% | DOUBLETREE | 10 | Hilton hotel chain ... or what 18-, 29- and 49-Across each have |
| 43% | FUSEBOXES | 9 | Electrical panels found in older homes … or what 18-, 24-, 35- and 53-Across do (regarding each half of each answer)? |
| 43% | STOCKHOLDER | 11 | Typical annual meeting attendee ... or what 18-, 24- and 51-Across each can be, in a way |
| 42% | BELTLOOP | 8 | Waistband sight ... or what 20-, 39- and 55-Across each have? |
| 42% | INNERCITY | 9 | Densely populated area ... or what 17-, 24-, 32-, 43- and 51-Across each have? |
| 42% | THEEND | 6 | With 39-Across, doomsayer's assertion ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 51- and 61-Across |
| 42% | ONEND | 5 | Without a break ... or what each word in 18-, 28-, 46- and 62-Across has |
| 41% | SPARETIRE | 9 | Trunk item ... or what has been put on 18-, 24-, 41- and 53-Across? |
| 41% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 41% | ORDINARYJOE | 11 | Unremarkable sort, or what you're left with after 17-, 25-, 39- and 48-Across |
| 40% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Tennis match with teams of men and women, or what 18- and 25-Across and 42- and 55-Across literally have |
| 40% | FLIES | 5 | Skedaddles ... or what 18-, 26-, 42- and 53-Across all have |
| 40% | OPENINGDAY | 10 | Start of a sports season, and what each half of 17-, 28-, 39- and 48-Across can have |
| 39% | STARTUP | 7 | With 40-Across, money required to open a business ... or a hint to 18-, 24-, 47- and 57-Across |
| 39% | WILDPITCHES | 11 | Mistakes in baseball ... or what 18-, 24-, 34- and 51-Across might produce? |
| 38% | BIGBREAK | 8 | Opportunity for success, or what 17-, 29-, 45-, and 61-Across each have |
| 38% | EYEOPENERS | 10 | Enlightening experiences ... or what 18-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across have, phonetically speaking |
| 38% | FSTOP | 5 | Camera setting, and what shortened 18-, 24-, 47-, and 58-Across? |
| 38% | INSIDEINFO | 10 | Dirt ... or what 17-, 25-, 36- and 48-Across all have? |
| 38% | FOULLANGUAGE | 12 | Profanity ... or what 17-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across start with? |
| 38% | CASHUPFRONT | 11 | Demand for payment prior to service, or what 18-, 27-, 41-, and 54-Across all have |
| 38% | BESTPICTURE | 11 | What the starts of 18-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across each won |