| 100% | THREE | 5 | With 68- or 69-Across, what 16-, 32-, 42- and 60-Across each consists of |
| 49% | SCARLET | 7 | With 38-Across, symbols of a scandal ... or what 16-, 23-, 47- and 58-Across consist of (in their entirety)? |
| 46% | ONWARDANDUPWARD | 15 | Aspirant's motto ... or, phonetically, what 18-, 23-, 47- and 57-Across each consist of |
| 45% | HIDDEN | 6 | With 68-Across, ulterior motive … or what 21-, 37- and 59-Across each has? |
| 43% | FALLINGSTA | 10 | Wishful things? ... or a literal description of 16-, 17-, 32-, 44- and 60-Across |
| 43% | MIXEDRESULTS | 12 | Ambiguous outcomes ... or a feature of 1-, 20-, 32-, 42-, and 69-Across |
| 40% | TAKEFIVE | 8 | Go on a break, or what the starts of 16-, 20-, 32-, 43-, and 57-Across can be called |
| 40% | SEASON | 6 | With 41-Across, good time for a cliffhanger ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 63-Across has? |
| 39% | SNAKEHEAD | 9 | Predatory fish capable of crawling on land, or what each part of 16-, 24-, 37- and 53-Across can be |
| 38% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Tennis match with teams of men and women, or what 18- and 25-Across and 42- and 55-Across literally have |
| 38% | HOLLYWOODENDING | 15 | 2002 Woody Allen film ... or what each of the last words of 17-, 25- and 42-Across can be |
| 38% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 38% | MAKEA | 5 | With 69- and 70-Across, get to the point . . . or what you’ll need to do with some of the answers in this puzzle? |
| 38% | MONO | 4 | With 69-Across, what each set of letters in parentheses represents |
| 36% | MIXEDBAG | 8 | Assortment ... or a description of 32-, 39- and 42-Across? |
| 36% | STARTUP | 7 | With 39-Across, seed money ... or what 18-, 24-, 48- and 58-Across each has |
| 36% | HAUNTEDHOUSE | 12 | Halloween attraction, or what 19-, 27-/32-, and 42-Across all might be a part of? |
| 36% | INNERCITY | 9 | Densely populated area ... or what 17-, 24-, 32-, 43- and 51-Across each have? |
| 36% | FLIP | 4 | With 65-Across, part of a record ... or what each of this puzzle's five long Across answers has? |
| 35% | FALSE | 5 | With 68-Across, sprinter's infraction, or what the answer to each starred clue has |
| 35% | FRESHSTART | 10 | New beginning ... or what 16-, 23-, 31-, 38- and 45-Across each have? |
| 35% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| 35% | RECIPE | 6 | With 58-Across, conditions likely to lead to catastrophe, or what 16-, 21-, 26-, and 45-Across are ingredients for? |
| 35% | USOPENS | 7 | Annual tournaments ... or a description of the starts of 16-, 20-, 37-, 53- and 60-Across? |
| 35% | BED | 3 | With 70-Across, what the end of 17-, 33-, 42- or 63-Across describes |
| 35% | GOCOASTTOCOAST | 14 | Travel cross-country … or a description of what 16-, 23- and 43-Across do? |
| 35% | INNERNERD | 9 | The secret geeky part of you ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 32-, 42- and 49-Across |
| 35% | LOOSE | 5 | With 62-Across, handyman's assortment, and a hint to what's in each set of circles |
| 35% | SIGNONTHE | 9 | With 60-Across, ink a contract ... or a feature of 17-, 25- and 37-Across |
| 35% | BOREFRUIT | 9 | Turned out successfully ... or what the parents of 16-, 19-, 52- and 57-Across did? |