| 100% | OSCAR | 5 | With 63-Across, author of the quip starting at 17-Across |
| 83% | OSCAR | 5 | With 126-Across, author of the quip starting at 27-Across |
| 66% | SESAME | 6 | With 63-Across, where to find all the characters at the starts of 17-, 24-, 40-, 52- and 66-Across |
| 61% | WOODY | 5 | With 63-Across, name associated with the starts of 17-, 23-, 36-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 59% | EMOPHILIPS | 10 | Speaker of the quip starting at 20-Across |
| 59% | HOMERSIMPSON | 12 | Speaker of the quip starting at 27-Across |
| 57% | SEUSS | 5 | Author of the books quoted at 17-, 29-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 55% | OSCAR | 5 | With 70-Across, source of the quip at 21-, 39- and 58-Across |
| 54% | ANON | 4 | Author of the quip at 20-, 37-, 51-, 66-, 20-, 37-, and 51-Across |
| 54% | JEANS | 5 | Article of apparel with styles found at the starts of 17- 26-, 41-, 51- and 66-Across |
| 54% | JEANS | 5 | Article of apparel with styles found at the starts of 17-, 26-, 41-, 51- and 66-Across |
| 51% | ALEXANDERPOPE | 13 | Author of the verse that starts with the beginnings of 20-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 50% | PING | 4 | With 57-Across, game that includes the starts of 17-, 29-, 48- and 64-Across |
| 49% | SIRJAMESMBARRIE | 15 | Author of the quote beginning at 26-Across |
| 49% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of 17 and 63 Across |
| 48% | STEVEN | 6 | With 123-Across, speaker of the quip |
| 48% | JOE | 3 | With 43-Across, author of the quote |
| 48% | MARGARET | 8 | With 53-Across, author of the quote |
| 48% | BED | 3 | With 70-Across, what the end of 17-, 33-, 42- or 63-Across describes |
| 48% | LINE | 4 | With 14 Across, payoff at the end of a joke |
| 48% | BOXOFCHOCOLATES | 15 | Where to find the varieties mentioned at the start of 17-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 47% | BOARDGAME | 9 | Entertainment found at the start of the answer to 17-, 21-, 27-, 45- or 54-Across |
| 47% | BILLY | 5 | Name associated with the starts of 17-, 27-, 48- and 64-Across |
| 47% | ALBERT | 6 | With 23-Across, author of the general theory of relativity |
| 47% | JULES | 5 | With 49-Across, author of the novel suggested by this puzzle's theme; the movie debuted 10/17/1956 |
| 47% | SAMGOLDWYN | 10 | With 28-Across, author of quip |
| 47% | TRIMMINGTHETREE | 15 | Yuletide undertaking, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 21-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 47% | WINDOWDRESSINGS | 15 | Storefront merchandise displays, or what the starts of 17-, 24-, 51-, and 63-Across are |
| 47% | ILIAD | 5 | Work hinted at by the starts of 17-, 26-, 42- and 56-Across |
| 47% | USATODAYSECTION | 15 | One can be found at the starts of 17-, 29- and 45-Across |