| 100% | SIGNONTHE | 9 | With 60-Across, ink a contract ... or a feature of 17-, 25- and 37-Across |
| 56% | WEREALLSET | 10 | "Ready to go!" ... or a description of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across? |
| 55% | SECRETSANTA | 11 | Holiday gift-giving pool … or a feature of 14-, 17-, 24-, 46- and 60-Across? |
| 54% | GUESTAPPEARANCE | 15 | Talk show drop-by ... and a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 53% | HIDDENFEE | 9 | Feature of some contracts, and a hint to 17-, 25- and 41-Across |
| 53% | SPLIT | 5 | With 51-Across, nitpick ... or a hint to 17-, 37- and 60-Across |
| 52% | BEANDIP | 7 | Nacho accompaniment ... or a feature of 17-, 35- and 52-Across? |
| 52% | ROUGHSTART | 10 | Inauspicious beginning, or a feature of 17-, 24, and 47-Across |
| 50% | BACKTOOTH | 9 | Molar, or a feature of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 50-Across |
| 50% | MAIL | 4 | With 37-Across, perform perfunctorily … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 25-, 41- and 55-Across |
| 50% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hair challenge … or a hint to the last words of 17-, 25-, 37- and 51-Across |
| 50% | HIDDENCOST | 10 | Unexpected expense ... or a feature of 17-, 23-, 35- and 49-Across? |
| 50% | EIEIO | 5 | Refrain in a children's song ... or a literal feature of 17-, 25-, 42- and 55-Across |
| 50% | DOUBLEBACK | 10 | Turn around and return … or a feature of 17-, 24-, 32-, 45- and 51-Across? |
| 49% | CENTERCONSOLE | 13 | Car's storage compartment, or a feature of 17-, 24-, 48-, and 58-Across? |
| 49% | STUFFEDANIMAL | 13 | Tot's plaything ... and a feature of 17-, 25-, 48- and 59-Across |
| 49% | THATTRACKS | 10 | “Sounds about right” . . . or a description of 17-, 25-, 36-, and 49-Across |
| 48% | AGEDIFFERENCE | 13 | 83, for the creators of this puzzle ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 48% | MIDDLEEARTH | 11 | "The Lord of the Rings" setting ... or a feature of 17-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across? |
| 48% | FRIENDSTOTHEEND | 15 | Lifelong companions, and a feature of 17-, 27-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 48% | FIGUREHEAD | 10 | Carved decoration on a ship's prow ... or a hint to the first word of 17-, 25-, 37- and 45-Across |
| 48% | BEDHEAD | 7 | Result of failure to comb the hair after sleep, maybe ... or a feature of 17-, 25-, 49- or 61-Across? |
| 47% | CONNECTFOUR | 11 | Game involving dropping discs ... or a description of 17-, 30-, 37-, and 45-Across? |
| 47% | FINISHINGTOUCH | 14 | Concluding detail, and a feature of 16-, 25-, 37- and 52-Across |
| 47% | VEGHEAD | 7 | Person who doesn't eat meat, informally, and a feature of 17-, 25-, 51-, and 62-Across |
| 47% | ACTOFGOD | 8 | Force majeure, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 37- and 47-Across |
| 47% | BETWEEN | 7 | With 39-Across, a description of the answers inside 17-, 24-, 49- and 60-Across |
| 47% | FOOTBALLMATCHUP | 15 | Bit of Sunday TV scheduling ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 50- and 59-Across |
| 47% | REARENDED | 9 | Bumped from behind, or a hint to 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 47% | TOW | 3 | Highway breakdown need ... or, initially, feature of 17-, 27-, 45- and 60-Across |