| 100% | HAUNTED | 7 | With 66-Across, spooky property that might include a 20-Across and a 7-, 25- and 28-Down |
| 36% | COMBO | 5 | Deal that might include a sandwich, chips, and a drink |
| 35% | TRIGGER | 7 | With 25-Down, caution before a potentially upsetting lecture ... or a hint to 19- and 59-Across and 7-Down? |
| 35% | LIMO | 4 | Car that might include a TV and a bar |
| 35% | MAGICSETS | 9 | Kits that may include a wand and exploding dice |
| 34% | SCARF | 5 | Warm accessory that may be worn with mittens and a hat |
| 34% | TWEET | 5 | Message that might include an "@" and a "#" |
| 34% | YOULL | 5 | With 21 Across, 3 Down, 8 Down, and 20 Down, response to Ralphie's request for a BB gun in "A Christmas Story" |
| 34% | WHATSTHEMATTER | 14 | Question of concern, with a hint to 20-, 25- and 43-Across |
| 34% | TOP | 3 | With 66-Across, place on a keyboard to find all the letters in 16-, 28-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 34% | DRAG | 4 | Clothing that might include padded hips and a wig |
| 34% | ARTSET | 6 | Kit that may include colored pencils and a stencil |
| 34% | RAMEN | 5 | Dish that might come with a spoon and chopsticks |
| 33% | ALLINTHEFAMILY | 14 | 1970's TV show with a literal hint to 20-, 25- and 42-Across |
| 33% | HEY | 3 | With 61-Down, Jimi Hendrix's first single ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 28-, 45- and 50-Across |
| 33% | FRESH | 5 | With 28 Across, a new beginning (and with how 2020 has gone, we might all need it) |
| 33% | PUTINAGOODWORD | 14 | Recommend, with "for," and a hint to the start of 20-, 25- and 44-Across |
| 33% | POSTSALES | 9 | Part of a business that might include invoicing, payment, updates and equipment maintenance |
| 33% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 32% | FULL | 4 | With 66-Across, back to the beginning ... or a description of 21- and 48-Down? |
| 32% | WINWINSITUATION | 15 | Circumstance that's good for everyone ... with a hint to 17-, 25- and 44-Across |
| 32% | MAKESABOOBOO | 12 | Misspells, say, as a ghost might at 20-, 28-, 37- and 50-Across? |
| 32% | DIE | 3 | Cube that might be included with a board game |
| 32% | OFFICEJOB | 9 | Something that might be held down with a tie? |
| 32% | THEBRIDESOF | 11 | With 64 Across, photo idea that National Geographic turned down as a little too suspicious-sounding? |
| 32% | TOUCH | 5 | With 28 Across, get offline ... and what 13 and 20 Across do? |
| 31% | KAZOO | 5 | Instrument that might be made with a comb and wax paper |
| 31% | JEER | 4 | Something that rhymes with, and might accompany, a sneer |
| 31% | OUTOF | 5 | Phrase that may precede each part of 18- and 58-Across and 3- and 25-Down |
| 31% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument that may be read on a calculator by typing 3080 and turning it upside down |